Zenith has longstanding and legitimate links to aviation. The brand filed a trademark for the French term “PILOTe” in 1888 and for its English version “PILOT” in 1904. Zenith was indeed a prominent maker of specialized watches and dashboard instruments for pilots. Among famous users, Louis Blériot achieved his epic flight onboard his monoplane across […]
The Skyline series gets two new models, decked out in sinister full black ceramic The Defy Skyline Skeleton Black Ceramic is a real contender among stealth-wealth showpieces Both models are powered by time-only El Primero calibres Zenith’s Defy collection has gone over to the dark side for Watches and Wonders. The brand has just released … Continued
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It’s been a good couple of years for Zenith (waiting lists and all), and they’re off to a blazing start for 2023 with the release of the new Defy Skyline Skeleton at LVMH Watch Week in Singapore. This integrated model has been a popular pick since it was introduced, and the new version features some … Continued
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What comes after gradient brown and burgundy red? Well, in the case of Zenith and the funky Defy Revival, it’s gradient turquoise blue, of course! Just as we suggested when we showed you the non-limited burgundy red edition, it’s not surprising more colours are following the success of the first one. And with a design straight […]
The idea of a re-edition within the watch market is nothing new. Many brands have woken up to the huge demand for revivals, recreations, or remixes of their lauded vintage references. But when these designs date to the specialist era of watchmaking, where multiple brands turned to the same dial, case, and movement manufacturers, there … Continued
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Until recently, the only revival we were familiar with was called CCR, as in Creedence Clearwater Revival. CCR was an American rock band named among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone; it is worth finding the time and getting acquainted with the band’s work. One of their tracks, “Fortunate Son”, was […]
The Zenith Defy Skyline collection was launched a year ago to strengthen the brand’s position in the highly competitive segment of luxury sports watches, where the Defy Extreme and Defy Classic series were already fighting for the desired impact. The Skyline references greatly improved the chances of winning a broader clientele with a unique offering of […]
LVMH Watch Week is back, and Zenith is bringing out the big guns to kick off 2023. And one of the biggest and boldest has to be the new limited-to-50 Defy Extreme Glacier chrono, a technological tour-de-force in a striking package that incorporates a unique material. The 45mm titanium case still retains the angular, architectural … Continued
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This year, Zenith is staking its money on the recently launched Defy Skyline collection. Unveiled in 2022, the Defy Skyline continues Zenith’s long lineage of robustness and precision with stylistic references to the 1969 Defy but toned down and smartened up to become a contender in the hyper-competitive luxury sports watch segment. Along with the […]
In 2021, Zenith expanded the Defy collection by adding a new rugged series. Appropriately named the Defy Extreme, the watches in this range share 45mm titanium cases, black, blue or rose gold elements and are powered by the El Primero 9004 automatic chronograph movement with two escapements. According to Zenith, the Defy Extreme is the […]