https://professionalwatches.com/zenith/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:06:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://professionalwatches.com/zenith/ 32 32 144002254 https://professionalwatches.com/zenith-defy-revival/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:58:38 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=70714 Zenith continues to expand on its Defy collection, with a broad range of options, all housed in octagonal-shaped cases. Of all the sub-collections — the Classic, Extreme, 21, Zero G, Midnight, Double Tourbillon, Fusee Tourbillon, and Revival — the Revival is the most likely to appeal to vintage collectors as it’s a faithful remake of…]]> 70714 https://professionalwatches.com/zenith-defy-skyline-skeleton/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:16:41 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=70753 Zenith continues to expand the Defy line which already consists of Classic, Extreme, 21, Zero G, Midnight, Double Tourbillon, Fusee Tourbillon, and Revival sub-collections. The new three-hand 41 mm diameter stainless steel octagonal-cased Skyline collection was added to Zenith’s Defy lineup in 2022 for $8,400 (pictured above on the right). Zenith introduced a slightly more…]]> 70753 https://professionalwatches.com/field-report-zenith-chronomaster-original-reverse-panda/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:08:39 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=60200 Zenith has been raging with a variety of new timepieces over the past few years, following what seemed like a neverending flow of Defy iterations. From revival timepieces such as the archive-inspired 384 and 386 to the modern Chronomaster Sport and even the Defy Carbon — Zenith is further distinguishing its offerings within the crowded…]]> 60200 https://professionalwatches.com/2021-zenith-pilot-type-20-chronograph-silver/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:14:34 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=55059 Zenith introduced a new limited-edition Pilot Chronograph for 2021, with a unique dial and case. The 2021 Pilot Type 20 Chronograph Silver comes in a 45 mm x 14.25 mm case, the same as with the 2016 Heritage Cafe Pilot Racer and the 2017 Pilot Extra Special Chronograph. As you can see, the look of…]]> 55059 https://professionalwatches.com/introducing-the-2021-zenith-chronomaster-sport/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:59:08 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=54869 Zenith is a storied Swiss watchmaker that produced one of the very first automatic mechanical chronographs, and aptly named it the “El Primero” which means first. Whether the Zenith caliber 3019 PHC (El Primero), Seiko caliber 6139, or the Caliber 11 development consortium consisting of Heuer-Léonidas SA, Léon Breitling SA, Hamilton-Büren, and Dépraz & Co…]]> 54869 https://professionalwatches.com/zenith-defy-classic-carbon/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:10:58 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=52939 Zenith has created a carbon fiber version of its best selling Defy wristwatch — including a carbon bracelet. Carbon fiber is hardly a new material within the watch industry, however, Zenith’s new Defy Classic Carbon comes with the option of a full carbon bracelet, which is a first for an automatic watch. It’s also available…]]> 52939 https://professionalwatches.com/interview-with-julien-tornare-of-zenith/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:08:17 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=50341 Julien Tornare is the international CEO of Zenith SA which is a Swiss luxury watchmaker that was founded in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot in Neuchâtel and is owned by the LVMH Group. How has the worldwide virus outbreak impacted Zenith? Like many of our peers in the watch industry and virtually all sectors of the…]]> 50341 https://professionalwatches.com/the-story-of-zeniths-chronomaster-revival-shadow/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:19:21 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=47984 Inspired by a black chronograph prototype from 1970, the Chronomaster Revival Shadow is presented in an A384 case, Zenith’s first watch to house the El Primero. Shortly after Zenith debuted the automatic El Primero movement in 1969, the company produced a prototype manual-winding chronograph — in a blackened steel case. Only a limited number were…]]> 47984 https://professionalwatches.com/zenith-debuts-defy-21-land-rover-edition-at-watches-of-switzerland/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 04:36:50 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=46650 Last week, Zenith CEO, Julian Tornare, presented the new Defy 21 Land Rover Edition timepiece at Watches of Switzerland’s flagship boutique in the heart of SoHo. Located at 60 Greene Street, Watches of Switzerland has an expansive one-of-a-kind retail store with 25-foot ceilings spread out across 5,000 square feet on two floors with its own…]]> 46650 https://professionalwatches.com/zenith-and-phillips-create-unique-throwback-a386-el-primero-chronographs/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:38:50 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=42687 Zenith and Phillips Watches created a one-of-a-kind Ref. A386 El Primero in platinum with a Lapis Lazuli dial for the ZOE4LIFE foundation charity, that we wrote about last month, and that sold for CHF 250,000 at the Geneva Watch Auction X on November 9. Following the presentation of the unique piece, Zenith and Phillips announced a…]]> 42687