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I don’t need to fill in about Zenith as a brand again. I guess I have done enough of it earlier. All set to dazzle the Baselworld 2007, Zenith has a new - Chrono Aero, to add to its line of remarkable timepieces to be unveiled then. This watch is powered by automatic El Primero caliber 4000SC with 31 jewels, beating at 36,000 bph. Offered in two sizes, 46.5mm and 43mm, the silver or black dial with guilloche pattern and rose gold applied indeces & numerals is encased in brushed stainless steel case with a rose gold bezel.
Playing the sportiness card boldly and elegantly, the Defy collection entered the ZENITH galaxy like a shooting star. This avant-garde timepiece, all power, stands for luxury and good taste but also for strength and longevity. The Classic/Xtreme duality forms a backdrop to the thrilling lifestyle it conjures up - summer cruises on yachts in the Caribbean or outboard motorboat races, round the world trips in private jets or piloting a stealth plane, exhilarating escapades at the wheel of a sports car or careering around in racing cars … No doubt about it, the Defy collection embodies what is best about water sports, planes and cars !
With Defy, ZENITH started a veritable revolution in which creativity and performance are intimately linked. Defy Classic elevates the sports watch to the nobility. The muscular chassis, athletic build, starry bezel and the guilloche dial and bracelet links form a high-profile whole that expresses a virile refinement. Defy Xtreme conjugates the future with the present. This watch, in its reinforced power case that is ultra-shock-resistant and designed to cope with the most extreme situations, can take extravagant combinations of effect and material. Nothing is too daring!
The principal event of 2008 is the arrival of the 8800 Tourbillon Zero-G (zero gravity) movement, a major innovation in the world of watchmaking. This revolutionary system, which includes a gyroscope cage tourbillon and constant horizontal escapement, means the mechanism avoids the effects of gravity and thus gives considerably greater accuracy.
At the same time, Defy Classic and Defy Xtreme are heading for the open with the SEA ranges that have a distinctly nautical look, unveiling the first of a three-part limited edition.
Finally, Defy Classic has put two new complications into all-gold cases whilst Defy Xtreme creates a surprise effect with an even more audacious version of the Stealth watch.
Incorporating a new generation of ultra-high performance calibers and made of innovative materials such as ZENITHIUM, this complete range will ensure new competitive success for the Defy collection.
Caliber
El Primero 4000 SC
Automatic chronograph movement
13 1/4’’’ caliber. Diameter 30 mm. Height : 6.50 mm. 278 components.
Balance bridge in shock-absorbing Zenithium Z+
Incabloc® anti-shock device
36,000 vibrations per hour
Power reserve over 50 hours
31 jewels
Measures short time intervals to a 10th of a second
Automatic winding in both directions
Central rotor on ball bearings
Full Tungsten oscillating weight with guilloché pattern
Functions
Hours and minutes in the center
Small seconds counter at 9 o’clock
Date at 4 _ o’clock
Central seconds-hand for the chronograph
30-minute counter at 3 o’clock
12-hour counter at 6 o’clock
Case
Brushed stainless steel case with rose gold bezel.
2 sizes available: Diameter: 46.5 mm & 43 mm
Screw-in push buttons with specific guilloche pattern
Screw-in crown engraved with ZENITH star
Graduated unidirectional rotating bezel, with screw-heads & satin-finished cone-shaped indexes in rose gold.
Transparent sapphire case back
Screw-in case back
Water-resistance up to 300 meters
Dial
Silver or black fully guilloché dial
Rose gold applied indexes & numerals.
Crystal
Sapphire glass, 4 mm thick, with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Magnifying lens over the date window at 4 _ o’clock
Hands
Rose gold faceted luminous hands with white Superluminova inserts
Straps
Black or brown handmade alligator leather strap
Black or brown rubber strap
Bracelet
Brushed high-density stainless steel & rose gold bracelet
Buckle
Brushed stainless steel triple-folded clasp for the bracelet
Brushed stainless steel tongue buckle for rubber & leather straps
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