Zenith already comes with innovative and exceptional material in its DEFY collection to express its vision of the future of watchmaking. They are introducing the new groundbreaking pieces with The Defy Classic Carbon exploring the uncharted territory of innovation with a full carbon fiber construction and integrated bracelet design.
With the DEFY Classic Carbon, Zenith brings forth an ergonomic and eye-catching solid carbon bracelet to an automatic watch, an unprecedented technical feat and an edgy design statement.
Producing a full carbon fiber bracelet required the Manufacture to take on an entirely new set of technical challenges. Weighing a mere 65 grams in total with its carbon bracelet and titanium clasp, the DEFY Classic Carbon sets a new benchmark of precision for Zenith that extends beyond the movement.
In relative terms, it weighs almost half as much as an equivalent DEFY Classic model in titanium with a bracelet in the same metal, which is already significantly lighter than traditional metals like stainless steel and gold.
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Its intriguingly nuanced appearance gives way to a sensation that’s unexpectedly silky and smooth to the touch. Its incredibly light but balanced weight makes it easy to forget that one is wearing a watch at all.
Following the angular lines of the DEFY Classic case that’s made in the same material, each link in the bracelet is a piece of solid carbon fiber, molded and milled with precision in such a way that it highlights the layers or “strata” of the carbon fiber while providing superior ergonomics on the wrist.
Its lightness, comfort and visual impact are bound to intrigue. Because the patterns are layering of carbon fiber can differ from one component to the next, no two watches will be exactly alike.
And for those who prefer the contrast of the carbon fiber case against the strap, the DEFY Classic Carbon is also available with a black rubber Cordura-effect strap with a carbon and titanium folding buckle.
The DEFY Classic Carbon’s aesthetic is homogenous with the dark allure of the carbon fiber case and bracelet, emphasizing the singular skeleton watch’s unabashedly futuristic and architectural design language. Highlighted by the open dial with a star-shaped motif, the automatic Elite manufacture caliber has also been a dark treatment in ruthenium.
And despite its palette of anthracite and black tones, legibility is guaranteed with bright green Super-LumiNova on the blackened hands and applied hour markers. The DEFY Classic Carbon will be available at Zenith Boutiques and retailers and its online shop from November 2020.
