Zenith chronomaster sport strap6/28/2023 The hand makes 10 tiny jumps each second, to do a total of 60 steps to complete each revolution. But the most interesting part of the dial is found in the small sub-dial at 9 o’clock, This is the seconds hand, and is a constantly running to make one complete revolution every 10 seconds. Minute markers are transfer printed strokes around the periphery of the dial, and an aperture is open at 3 o’clock to show the date, replacing the marker. The hands are javelin style, also faceted and polished with lume infill. The hour markers are bar shaped appliqué with faceted and polished edges, infilled with lume. These stars are little indentations on the sunburst dial and provide visual interest and depth to the dial, which in our view is very attractive. The entire surface of the dial is covered by divots of four pointed stars arranged in a lattice geometrical pattern. The screw-down crown is rather large, and is emblazoned with the star emblem and ribbed sides. The design is largely lug-less, with mounting points for the bracelet and (the included) interchangeable rubber strap located in the rear of the watch head. ![]() The case itself is an angular shape, with flat alternate surfaces which are brushed finished with chamfers which are polished. This sloped shoulder is round, and top is finished with straight graining, providing contrast and depth to the design. The bezel has a dodecagonal base, echoing the hour markers, and has polished slopes leading to the top plateau. 03.9300.3620/51.I001 : blue dial, shown here with the stainless steel bracelet. Incidentally the 1969 Defy is faithfully reproduced and re-issued in another Defy released today – the Defy A3642, but that is another review for another day. The 1969 Defy has a 14 sided bezel and uses the same angular design language. The design is based on the original Defy, released in 1969, more than 3 years before the AP. The design elements of the Defy Skyline has indeed not even taken inspiration from Gerald Genta’s 1972 design, but rather from its own historical roots. And the polished slopes take on the round shape of the top surface instead of being 8 sided. The bezel is clean and decorated with straight graining, and without the signature screws which pierce the bezel of the RO. The Defy Skyline’s bezel is not even octagonal, but is 12 sided. Perhaps a suggestion of the more famous RO imposing itself on one’s psyche. ![]() ![]() This is not necessarily a bad thing – to have a highly recognizable and successful silhouette. The immediate look, at first glance is one which is reminiscent of a number of luxury steel watches, personified by the likes of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo. It began when Georges-Favre Jacot had dreamt of creating the most precise watch of the time, and chose as a brand name the highest point in the sky directly above the observer – known astronomically as the zenith. This motif is drawn from the impression of the night stars over manufacture in Le Locle. The new Defy Skyline series is based on a geometrically structured dial with a pattern of four pointed stars – in an inspired reimagining of the Zenith “double Z” logo of the 1960s. 03.9300.3620/01.I001: white dial, shown here with the star studded green rubber strap. And then, even further back to 1902, where the original Defi (note different spelling) line of rugged and precision pocket watches were made by Zenith. But the Defy collection can trace its origins back to 1969 where it was first used to convey the audacious spirit of Zenith. The Defy collection is often seen as recent innovation, revived by the marketing genius of Jean-Claude Biver.
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