The Defy collection is the embodiment of Zenith’s horological complexity, including the iconic high-frequency Defy El Primero 21 and the Defy Lab, the world’s most accurate mechanical watch thanks to its monocrystalline silicon oscillator.
This year, the Defy appears as a full collection, including the Defy Zero G, with gyroscopic “Gravity Control.” The device, fitted here into a skeletonized version of Zenith’s high-frequency El Primero calibre, cancels the effects of gravity by maintaining the regulating organ and balance in a horizontal position. The spherical system is composed of 139 tiny components, which have been redesigned to reduce the module’s dimensions by 70%. This enables it to fit between the two flat sapphire crystals of the Defy case. The 44 mm case is brushed titanium.
Movement
Mechanical hand-wound, Zenith El Primero calibre 8812 S, 324 components, 36,000 vib/h (5Hz), platinum counterweight of the gyroscopic system, 50-hour power reserve
Functions
Offset hours and minutes, small seconds, self-regulating Gravity Control module, power reserve indicator
Case
Brushed titanium, 44 mm diameter, thickness 14.85 mm, transparent sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides. Water resistant to 100 metres (10 bar/330 ft)
Dial
Openworked with contrasting offset hour and minute counter, rhodium-plated hands and hour markers coated with Super-LumiNova SLN C1
Bracelet/strap
Brushed titanium bracelet or black rubber with blue alligator leather coating
