Zenith Defy

The Defy is Zenith at its most architectural. The line traces to the octagonal Defy cases of 1969, and the modern Skyline sharpens that DNA into a geometric, intricately faceted steel case built for every occasion. Dials carry a pattern of four pointed stars, a nod to the double Z hallmark of the 1960s, and the range runs from three hand models and open worked skeletons to the Skyline Chronograph of 2024, whose El Primero calibre times events to 1/10th of a second.

At the sports end sit the Defy Extreme Diver and the Defy Revival, which recreates the 1969 original, with the high frequency Defy 21 at the summit.