Zenith introduces new Defy models during LVMH Watch Week 2023

Text: Aleksandar Mladenovic

Zenith’s model Skyline has quickly become a big seller the world over. The model belongs to the Defy series, which is Zenith's tough sports watches, and during LVMH Watch Week 2023 they are introducing a couple of additions.

Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton

Most people who are interested in Zenith naturally know about the models that fall under the Defy Classic umbrella and thereby their Defy Classic Skeleton, which is found in a bunch of case materials and colours. These days those who have missed the skeletonised execution in the Skyline series can count themselves lucky.

So now the reworked calibre El Primero 3620 is visible through both the front and the back, where the seconds hand ticks with 1/10 of a second.

The model comes in two executions: black or blue, where both measure 41mm (11.6mm thick), have an octagonal crystal ring, are made in steel and have an integrated bracelet. There are also some differences compared with the non-skeletonised model from last year: the date window has been removed and the seconds hand's position has been moved from 9 o'clock to 6 – a clear lift in the editorial team's eyes.

The high-frequency calibre El Primero 3620 thus ticks at 36,000 bph and has a power reserve of 60h. Naturally there are also matching rubber straps for the watches as usual. For anyone who fancies taking a dip with the watch this summer, it is resistant down to 100m.

The price tag for the new Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton is 124,900 kronor.

Zenith Defy Skyline 36mm

Zenith is also launching a smaller version of the Skyline model in a 36mm large case for those who are tempted by the larger variant but who feel that it is a little too big. Unfortunately without the high-frequency El Primero movement in these, there was presumably no room for it in the smaller case.

The model is available in 6 different executions: dark blue, light green or pink dial with the choice of having the crystal ring adorned with diamonds or not. So there are a number of options both for him and her.

Even if the movement is not the same as in the big sibling, it is a reliable and robust movement made in-house with a centre seconds, date window at 3 o'clock and which offers a power reserve of 50 hours. Naturally there is the possibility of putting matching rubber straps on these watches too.

The price tag for the model without stones is 96,300 kronor and with stones 136,300kr.

Zenith Defy Extreme Glacier

To present novelties without an addition in the more extreme Defy Extreme series would not have felt complete.

Here we have a real monster of 45mm in a titanium case that is equipped with the magical El Primero calibre 9004. Here the chronograph's seconds hand sweeps around the dial one whole lap per second (that is to say at a frequency of 360,000 bph) while the ordinary timekeeping has a frequency of 36,000bph. The model is, as the name gives away, inspired by an arctic theme with light blue and white details and a white rubber bracelet (or a matching titanium bracelet).

The model is limited to 50 pieces with a price tag of 296,700 kronor.

For more information about the novelties, visit Zenith's website.