LVMH Watch Week kicks off today, and following right on the heels of the attention-grabbing Chronomaster Sport and Revival A385, one of the three presenting maisons, Zenith, has unveiled the latest eye-popping addition to its avant-garde Defy line, the new Defy 21 Urban Jungle.

Dressed in dark green tones, the model, as its name implies, is geared toward a metropolitan-based consumer looking for an elevated, sporty daily wearer. The Urban Jungle is another boldly colorful update to the Defy collection, following an array of such releases through 2020, most notably the violet version of the chronograph (pictured below), a jeweled pink variation, and a Land Rover collaboration, among a number of other releases.  

The verdant design begins with a 44-mm khaki green ceramic case, complete with gray rectangular pushers, a stylized conical crown, and flat-edged, hooded-style lugs. The entire case has a satin finish, and it’s secured to the wrist via a black rubber strap topped with a khaki green cordura rubber that lends it a ribbed look; the strap fastens to the wrist with a microblasted titanium double-folding clasp. The choice of ceramic for the case is significant, not only because it demonstrates Zenith?s continued interest in the material but also because it gives the case an uncommon and impressiveness sturdiness compared to the steel and titanium that are more frequently used in the line.
A flat-topped green bezel surrounds the dial, while a sap...