When the team at the Zenith Manufacture came across a blueprint of its historical building, it immediately reminded them of the blueprints they had seen of earliest Aeronefs, the earliest aircrafts conceived by the pioneers of flight, most notably Louis Blériot and his Type XI aircraft that he flew across the English Channel. As the preeminent watchmaker that accompanied the...

With respect to exceptional collaborations, Zenith is proud to introduce its newest “Friend of the Brand,” world-renowned DJ and producer Carl Cox. An undisputed living legend in electronic music and specifically “techno,” Carl Cox is credited with bringing his craft to new heights and his unique sound to a global audience. From underground rave parties in the ’80s to main...

If all the colors that our eyes can perceive are to be considered as frequencies of visible light, then violet has the highest frequency of them all, beyond which is invisible ultraviolet light. It was only natural to pair this intense, energetic color with the highest-frequency chronograph in regular production, the Defy 21. In past centuries, violet was coveted as...

A timepiece shrouded in mystery. Its existence has eluded collectors and Zenith collaborators alike for decades. As the legend goes, in 1970, not long after Zenith debuted the groundbreaking El Primero caliber, the manufacture had produced a prototype of a manual-winding chronograph, housed in a blackened steel case – a rarity for the time. Only a handful of this spectral...

There is a dreamer in each of us, gazing at the starry night sky and taking in the infinite potential that lies ahead. For its first purely feminine watch, Zenith sought inspiration from the cosmos when creating the Defy Midnight, a versatile sporty-chic timepiece with a unique celestial dial, conceived with free-spirited women in mind. As much a jewel as...

Zenith is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the El Primero. It's taking the opportunity to unveil this cult movement in its modernized version, fitted in the emblematic Chronomaster. The new El Primero lineage is inaugurated with the Chronomaster 2, a series of 250 titanium models featuring an original ceramic bezel and skeleton dial. Reinterpreted to ensure greater modularity, the El...