Zenith Introduces the Defy Skyline, with Another Variation on the El Primero Caliber
With the recent release of its Defy Revival A3642, Zenith hinted that it would be turning the spotlight on its avant-garde Defy collection, at least in the early part of 2022, after a 2021 filled with interesting variations on its Chronomaster line. The main event occurred at the kickoff of the virtual LVMH Watch Week launch event, as Zenith unveiled the Defy Skyline, a new model that re-imagines the octagonal-shaped “bank vault”case of the original 1969 Defy and adds an all-new version of the El Primero caliber that powers the dial’s unique 1/10th-second subdial.
Distinguishing the Defy Skyline from both the Revival piece that preceded it and the existing watches in the modern Defy collection is, first and foremost, its star-pattern dial, whose surface is studded with engraved four-pointed stars, a visual tribute to the historical Zenith “double-Z” logo of the 1960s. Why a star-themed logo in the first place" Zenith founder Georges Favre-Jacot, who is said to have taken the night sky as a major inspiration, named his watch company after the highest point that starry firmament. On the new Defy Skyline models ? whose geometric, architectural forms and metallic surfaces evoke images of city skylines ? the dial pattern adds an intriguing sense of depth. The other feature of the Defy Skyline’s dial that makes it special, though perhaps not so evident at first glance, is the small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock, whose steadil...
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