Zenith Defy Black Ceramic Hands-On Review
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Zenith Defy Black Ceramic Hands-On Review

By redcorals · May 11, 2019 · 3 replies
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Albeit being no horological achievement ( relatively speaking even within the Zenith world ) i t is a rather appealing no-nonsense automatic piece. It is very comfortable 41mm sports watch that sits low on the wrist; has a ceramic case with polished bezel and brushed sides fitted with lightweight ru

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Albeit being no horological achievement (relatively speaking even within the Zenith world ) it is a rather appealing no-nonsense automatic piece. It is very comfortable 41mm sports watch that sits low on the wrist; has a ceramic case with polished bezel and brushed sides fitted with lightweight rubber straps and a Ti double folding clasp. It has a display caseback showcasing a basic Zenith mvmt but fitted with silicon escapement IIRC that can hold a 50hr PR. 

The skeleton dial is well-finished with decent anglage (Don't know if its treated/coated). The legibility is nothing to sing about - thankfully the hands and indices have lume or this wud become a Stealth watch afterhours. Cudnt get my hands on the blue or the white ceramic versions to make up my mind yet but I am swayed. There were other all steel/titanium/etc versions but this one got to me. It is attractively priced but at a premium to the Steel/Ti models.  had to google the missing ones...what do you think - too close to Swatch or worthy entry level pieces?

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DR
Dr No
May 13, 2019
Love the look at first glance . . .

. . . but once the anthropomorphic aspect of the design takes hold, it's hard to shake it. My two cents: not a good pick for long-term satisfaction. Not even mid-term. Find it, flip it, forget it if you must. Art PS - congrats on hitting the 2K milestone!

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redcorals
May 14, 2019
Thanks for curbing my unchecked enthusiam Art.

ps I am 1/13th of you- In watch hours I haven't even ticked yet

DR
Dr No
May 14, 2019
. . . and I'm an eighth of Nicolas, but . . .

. . . who's counting?

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