Zenith Defy Zero G

BASELWORLD 2018

The Defy collection is the embodiment of Zenith’s horological complexity, including the iconic high-frequency Defy El Primero 21 and the Defy Lab, the world’s most accurate mechanical watch thanks to its monocrystalline silicon oscillator. During Baselworld 2018 the Defy appears as a full collection, including the Defy Zero G, with gyroscopic “Gravity Control.” The device, fitted here into a skeletonized version of Zenith’s high-frequency El Primero calibre, cancels the effects of gravity by maintaining the regulating organ and balance in a horizontal position.

The spherical system is composed of 139 tiny components, which have been redesigned to reduce the module’s dimensions by 70%. This enables it to fit between the two flat sapphire crystals of the Defy case. The 44 mm case is brushed titanium, and it’s water resistant to 100 metres (10 bar/330 ft). The movement is the famous mechanical hand-wound, Zenith El Primero calibre 8812 S, with 324 components, 36,000 vib/h (5Hz), platinum counterweight of the gyroscopic system, and it has 50-hour power reserve.