THE LE LOCLE-BASED WATCHMAKER UNVEILED A WIDE-RANGING 36MM DEFY MIDNIGHT COLLECTION with dials in a gradated deep blue or grey meant
to recall the evening sky – including a Zenith star. The dials within the Defy Midnight collection feature stars of different sizes – some of which glow in the
dark. One of the dials is made with white mother-pearl with a vertical gradient effect, intended to evoke moonlight on a cloudy night. Even the rotor on the
Elite in-house movement is star-shaped and completely visible from a clear sapphire caseback.
This full Defy Midnight (priced starting at $8,600) is being offered with a wide assortment of interchangeable bracelets and straps. Each watch will come
in a box that includes three additional colored straps and an interchangeable folding clasp. (See our interview on the following pages with Zenith CEO Julien
Tornare for more about Defy Midnight).
Zenith’s Elite Classic.
ELITE ADDITIONS
Zenith has revamped its Elite collection of
unisex watches, making them a bit slimmer
and more minimalistic. Look for two new
Elite collections in 2020: the Elite Classic
(starting at $5,700) and Moonphase
(starting at $6,700). Both collections
feature models in 40.5mm and 36mm case
diameters, in stainless steel or rose gold.
Zenith’s new Elite
Moonphase
The Zenith Elite
Moonphase,
available in
40.5mm and 36mm
case diameters.
Elite Classic,
with diamonds
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