Zenith’s Newest Defy is a Star Studded Sports activities Watch with an Unlikely El Primero Motion

Which implies – you guessed it – that small seconds hand at 9:00 whips round its tiny register on the similar price because the chronograph seconds hand on the Chronomaster Sport. The brand new motion is formally dubbed the El Primero 3620, and takes the structure of the 3600 and adapts it for a easy time and date execution, however with a neat trick all the time seen with that additional fast seconds hand. Is it helpful to have a small seconds hand that makes a full rotation round its subdial each 10 seconds, as a substitute of each 60? I imply, most likely not. However it’s a reminder of the chronometry at work inside, and a little bit of a flex for Zenith, which is as a lot part of the Defy’s lengthy historical past as the rest. 

The aesthetic of this watch is bound to generate quite a lot of dialog throughout the watch group, and the Zenith group extra particularly. Its 41mm chrome steel case is supposed to be paying homage to the octagonal form of the newly reissued A3642, and the bezel is 12 sided, giving the entire watch a up to date, extremely angular appear and feel. The dial is made up of a collection of engraved four-pointed stars, which Zenith says is a reimagining of their “double Z” emblem from the Nineteen Sixties. Silver, blue, and black variants can be found at launch, all with a sunburst sample and faceted, utilized hour markers which were coated in luminescent materials. The Defy Skyline ships on a stainless-steel bracelet and likewise features a rubber strap that may be simply swapped utilizing Zenith’s quick-change strap system. 

The retail worth of the Defy Skyline is $8,400. Maintain your eyes peeled to those pages for a full overview within the coming weeks. Zenith