Defy Inventor

Rumours are that it was a failure & tuning these was a big issue . Callibration & service were time consuming hence not very effective financially… I was one of the first to receive one and has been a regret that it was discontinued quietly ..

The title of this post truly reflects the situation, I believe. There were multiple attempts in the past to create high-frequency movements. Chopard 8HF and Zenith Defy Inventor come to mind. There is also DeBethune Resonique, but it is a design exercise

I would also say that innovation must remain comprehensible to collectors. For example, the Zenith Defy Inventor with the 18hz superfast jiggly silicon web which takes the place of escapement is an innovation. But, it leaves me cold as I can't easily and

To be sure, there are ways to replace conventional hairsprings, but I can't name too many that offer real improvements. Aside from the fact that this Calabrese proposal appears to use non-repairable DRIE parts, there's also a major burden of proof to be p

I started reading. It is interesting what Nick said. I must complete the article (reading). The USA do not know mechanical watches. Many could wear by coincidence a mechanical watch by surprise. With Rolex no problem, no saffier case back. My discovery wa

I missed the memo on the fact that this watch has a separate manually wound movement for the chronograph with its own escapement running 100 semi-oscillations per second. Between this watch, the new Sport, and the Defy Inventor, Zenith has really been doi

I started the year with one watch left in my collection which was my beloved classic GO perpetual calendar. This was the only watch that survive the purge I did in 2019! The I got really excited as I got one of the first Zenith Defy Inventor, but unfortun

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