Zenith

I bumped on a Zenith Defy Extreme ...

 

Team,

Almost everyone agrees that the Zenith designs from Thierry Nataf era were everything but discrete.

Yesterday I "bumped" on one, that I never saw "in metal" and IMHO is a very interesting and bold watch.

Of course, with the beefy 46.5mm case diameter, is not a watch that I can wear but seeing "in metal" changed my perspective of this model.

Interesting, bold with a presence that no one can ignore.

I took few pictures to share here:

Big and bold. No one will ignore this watch but notice that it "dresses" comfortable on my meager wrist.

Of course, there are so many elements on the dial that is hard to ... check the time.

In the sheer exaggeration it contains some beauty elements.

Way to big. Here is it on my hand.

Some information about the Zenith Defy Xtreme Grande Date

Caliber

    El Primero 4039 SX (?)
    Automatic Chronograph movement with Grande Date and power reserve module
    Diameter : 30.50mm
    Height : 9.05mm
    Balance, chronograph and pallet bridges shock-absorbing Zenithium Z+
    Incabloc anti-shock device
    36,000 VPH
    Power reserve over 50 hours
    41 jewels
    Measures short time intervals to a 10th of a second
    Automatic winding in both directions
    Central rotor on ball bearings
    Heavy metal oscillating weight

Functions

    Hours and minutes in the center
    Small seconds-hand at 9 o'clock
    Chronograph:
        Central seconds-hand
        30-minute counter at 3 o'clock
    3-Disc Grande Date
    Power Reserve indicator from hour axis

Case / Bracelet

    Titanium case.
    Diameter: 46.5mm
    Titanium screw-in push-buttons with carbon fiber guilloché patterns
    Titanium screw-in crown with specific protecting device
    Graduated unidirectional rotating bezel & indexes in Titanium
    Helium valve at 10 o'clock
    Screw-in case back (Ti)
    Water-resistance up to 1000m
    Brushed titanium bracelet
    Lateral bracelet inserts in composite materials   

Dial / Hands / Crystal

    Multi-layered see-through structure composed of black or grey carbon fiber layer and varnished dial plate
    9-branched Open "helical" bridge in red-tinted Aluminium
    Black luminous hands with Superluminova inserts
    Hour & minute "skeleton" hands
    Sapphire glass, 3.8 mm thick, with anti-reflective coating on both sides

As my ending comment, this type of bold watches, that most of us dislike, put Zenith back on the "radar screen".

Now, under the helm of Mr. Jean-Frédéric Dufour the designs are much more pleasant and Zenith has a great product like for all tastes.

Cheers,

Nilo