While totally unexpected (at least for me), this iteration of Zenith's Defy platform starts to make more sense when you think about it. Most people today don't realize that the Defy isn't actually a modern Zenith invention, although link it does look like it. The Defy name has real history that dates back to pocket watches produced by Zenith founder Georges Favre-Jacot in the late 1800s. Inscribed on the dial of those pocket watches? Défi, or "challenge" in English.
Caliber: Chronoswiss caliber C. 301Functions: Off-centre hours at 12:00, central minutes, retrograde seconds at 6:00Diameter: 36.50mmPower Reserve: Approx. 42 hoursWinding: Automatic with stop secondsFrequency: 4 HzJewels: 33Chronometer Certified: NoAdditional link Details: Skeletonized blue rotor with Côtes de Genève and ball bearing; polished pallet lever, escape wheel and screws; bridges and plates with perlage
I'll admit that as a 6'7" man, regardless of any external marketing decisions I'm probably not the target audience for a 35mm pink gold sports watch with 90 diamonds on the bezel. Yet, if it link was a vintage 36mm Day-Date I might not bat an eye, something I'll try to unpack when I see the watch in person later today. Who knows, maybe there's a bit of brand-agnostic blinginess in me after all.