DRESS
2019
GENEVA
DEBUTS
SPECIFICATIONS:
ZENITH DEFY CLASSIC TWO-TONE
Reference: 87.9001.670/79.M9001
MOVEMENT
Elite 670 SK, Automatic and skeletonized, with
silicon escape wheel
Calibre: 11 ½``` (Diameter: 25.60mm)
Movement thickness: 3.88mm
Components: 187
Jewels: 27
Frequency: 28,800 VpH (4Hz)
Power-reserve: min. 48 hours
Finishing: Special oscillating weight with
satin finishings
FUNCTIONS
Hours and minutes in the centerCentral seconds
hand. Date indication at 6 o’clock.
CASE, DIAL & HANDS
Diameter: New 41mm brushed titanium case with
18-karat rose gold bezel
Thickness: 10.75mm
Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal with anti-
reflective treatment on both sides
Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal
Material: Brushed titanium & 18-karat rose gold
Water-resistance: 100 meters
Dial: Openworked
Hour-markers: Gold-plated, faceted and coated
with SuperLumiNova SLN C1
Hands: Gold-plated, faceted and coated with
SuperLumiNova SLN C1
STRAP & BUCKLE
Titanium & rose gold bracelet with folding buckle
ZENITH
ZENITH DEFY CLASSIC TWO-TONE
In addition to colorful, high-tech Defy debuts, Zenith in January showed
an effervescent Zenith Defy Classic Two-Tone, my favorite of all the firm’s
early debuts. This beauty, with its very contemporary openwork dial, pairs
a first-ever (for Zenith) rose gold bezel with the well-known Zenith almost-
cushion-shaped brushed titanium case. This is Zenith’s first Defy Classic
(41mm) in a two-tone package.
The dual-metal rose gold and titanium combination, not the most
common match-up at fine watchmakers, suits this Zenith perfectly. The dial’s
matte grey and black openwork pattern, a quite contemporary rendition of
the Zenith star, amplifies the warmer rose gold bezel around it. The choice to
use gold plate on the hands and markers intensifies the duality of the two-
tone effect.
On my wrist, the watch wears smaller than expected, perhaps a sensory
trick triggered by its lightweight titanium case and mostly titanium bracelet.
You see the gold links in the bracelet, but their weight is minimal.
A second trick here is the Zenith Defy Classic Two-Tone’s comfortable
retro feel and look, despite an angular, openwork matte dial. I commend
Zenith for that clever slight of wrist, and I expect, and hope, to see two-tone
designs within other Zenith Collections at some point soon. The Zenith Defy
Classic Two-Tone is priced at $15,500.
SPRING 2019 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 99