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Defy

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Defy

1969

Zenith's futuristic, high-tech line pushing case materials and movement innovation, including the ultra-high-frequency Defy Lab/21.

Category
Avant-garde sport watch
Designers
In-house design studio
Case materials
Titanium, Aeronith, ceramic
Sizes
36mm, 41mm, 44mm
Dial
Openworked skeleton dial revealing star-shaped bridges
Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire
Strap / bracelet
Integrated titanium bracelet or rubber strap
Movements
Calibre El Primero 9004 (Defy 21)
Movement type
Automatic chronograph, 50Hz escapement
Power reserve
50 hours
Water resistance
100m (10 ATM)
Complications
Chronograph (1/100th second) · Date
Key references
97.9002.9004/78.R582
Price band
$10,000–$20,000
The house

Zenith

Creator of the El Primero, the first automatic chronograph movement and still one of the highest-frequency movements in the world at 5Hz / 36,000 vph.

Founded
1865
Founder
Georges Favre-Jacot
Headquarters
Le Locle, Switzerland
Signature materials
Titanium, Aeronith (ultra-lightweight composite), ceramic, Ceratanium
Signature movements
In-house El Primero calibre family (3600, 400 series), the world's first automatic chronograph movement introduced in 1969
Notable designers
Charles Vermot
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