Zenith Defy Extreme Mirror High-Speed Polish
The monumental El Primero 9004 movement is back in business, this time in a case that equals its razzle-dazzle
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Zenith’s DEFY Extreme Mirror
Highly polished tool watches are nothing new but the Zenith Defy Extreme Mirror takes reflective surfaces to a new level, if the pictures are anything to go by (we will be shooting this watch soon so look to the coming issue of WOW Singapore for our thoughts on the watch in the metal ? Ed). Zenith calls the Extreme Mirror the ?ultimate, ultramodern camouflage watch? and we can only think that this means that the watch will have a sort of chrome-like finish, despite being entirely cased in stainless steel. Think perhaps of the iconic sheen of certain memorable contemporary watches from the likes of Chanel and Rado for some context, although both these brands were using a sort of ceramic to create the effect.
Zenith’s DEFY Extreme Mirror
The potential brilliance of the Extreme Mirror is precisely why Zenith is touting camouflage credentials here, which has us thinking that this watch might be the polar opposite of the stealth all-black watch (pioneered by Hublot), while essentially having the same effect. The very brightness of the model might render it invisible, except in its timekeeping and chronograph functions. Given that the three-dimensional multi-level dial also sports some mirror effects, the openworked hands with SuperLuminov...
The post Zenith Defy Extreme Mirror High-Speed Polish appeared first on LUXUO.
Zenith’s DEFY Extreme Mirror
Highly polished tool watches are nothing new but the Zenith Defy Extreme Mirror takes reflective surfaces to a new level, if the pictures are anything to go by (we will be shooting this watch soon so look to the coming issue of WOW Singapore for our thoughts on the watch in the metal ? Ed). Zenith calls the Extreme Mirror the ?ultimate, ultramodern camouflage watch? and we can only think that this means that the watch will have a sort of chrome-like finish, despite being entirely cased in stainless steel. Think perhaps of the iconic sheen of certain memorable contemporary watches from the likes of Chanel and Rado for some context, although both these brands were using a sort of ceramic to create the effect.
Zenith’s DEFY Extreme Mirror
The potential brilliance of the Extreme Mirror is precisely why Zenith is touting camouflage credentials here, which has us thinking that this watch might be the polar opposite of the stealth all-black watch (pioneered by Hublot), while essentially having the same effect. The very brightness of the model might render it invisible, except in its timekeeping and chronograph functions. Given that the three-dimensional multi-level dial also sports some mirror effects, the openworked hands with SuperLuminov...
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