With the new Defy Extreme Double Tourbillon, Zenith extends the reach of one of its most technically complex movements, El Primero Caliber 9020, by placing it into two ongoing Defy Extreme designs.
The 1/100th-of-a-second high-frequency chronograph movement, with a seconds hand that races around the dial once per second, is already among the watchmaker’s defining technical achievements.
Found previously powering special limited editions, the caliber utilizes two independent tourbillons, each regulating a different function. One tourbillon completes its rotation in sixty seconds to regulate the time display while the second tourbillon rotates in just five seconds to regulate a high-frequency chronograph.
The new watch is now most complicated model in the Zenith Defy collection. And true to Defy’s sporty character, the new model is set in a hefty 45mm case and will be offered with two different executions.
One version features a titanium case with a mix of satin-brushed, polished and matte surfaces (including the titanium bracelet). The second model, offered on a black rubber strap, is cased in carbon fiber with sandblasted matte rose gold twelve-sided bezel and pusher protectors. Both offer open-work dials to better display the dual tourbillons and their star-shaped cages.
Zenith has finished the watch’s El Primero 9020 movement to emphasize its decidedly contemporary nature.
Artisans have satin-brushed its bridges and coated them with a layer of black PVD. The finishing touch is a rose gold highlight meant to expose the various geometric shapes throughout the caliber.
Zenith is offering the new Defy Extreme Double Tourbillon as an ongoing model, in both versions, at retailers, Zenith boutiques and online Zenith boutiques.
Prices: $79,700 (carbon case, rose gold) and $69,600 (brushed titanium).
Specifications: Zenith Defy Extreme Double Tourbillon
(Reference: 12.9100.9020/78.I200, black carbon and rose gold)
Movement: El Primero 9020, COSC-certified chronometer with 50 hours power reserve for the watch / 50 min for the chronograph.
Functions: Hours and minutes in the centre. Double Tourbillon. 1 escapement for the Watch (36,000 VpH / 5 Hz – cage makes a turn in 60 second). 1 escapement for the Chronograph (360,000 VpH / 50 Hz – cage makes a turn in 5 second). 1/100th of a second Chronograph:
– Central chronograph hand that makes one turn each second
– 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock
– 60-second counter at 6 o’clock
– Chronograph power-reserve indication at 12 o’clock
Special oscillating weight with satined finishings
Case: 45mm black carbon & 18-karat rose gold, water-resistance to 200 meters.
Dial: Openworked, with gold-plated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1 markers and hands.
Strap & Buckle: Black Rubber with micro-blasted titanium triple folding clasp.
Price: $79,700.
Specifications: Zenith Defy Extreme Double Tourbillon
(Reference: 95.9100.9020/78.I001, in titanium)
Movement: El Primero 9020, COSC-certified chronometer with 50 hours power reserve for the watch / 50 min for the chronograph.
Functions: Hours and minutes in the centre. Double Tourbillon. 1 escapement for the Watch (36,000 VpH / 5 Hz – cage makes a turn in 60 second). 1 escapement for the Chronograph (360,000 VpH / 50 Hz – cage makes a turn in 5 second). 1/100th of a second Chronograph:
– Central chronograph hand that makes one turn each second
– 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock
– 60-second counter at 6 o’clock
– Chronograph power-reserve indication at 12 o’clock
Special oscillating weight with satined finishings
Case: 45mm brushed titanium, water-resistance to 200 meters.
Dial: Openworked, with gold-plated, faceted and coated with SuperLuminova SLN C1 markers and hands.
Bracelet & Buckle: Titanium bracelet with titanium folding clasp.
Price: $69,600.
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