Zenith has once again redefined the standards for rugged luxury with the introduction of its latest timepiece: the DEFY Extreme Diver in a striking silvery-white dial. Building on the DEFY line’s legacy of precision, durability, and modern design, this edition underscores Zenith’s commitment to creating watches that thrive in extreme environments while maintaining an elegant aesthetic.
Pushing the Limits of Form and Function
The DEFY Extreme Diver continues the DEFY collection’s long history of crafting purpose-built watches, dating back to its origins in 1969. This timepiece is designed for professional divers and adventure enthusiasts, combining robust performance with cutting-edge design elements. Featuring Zenith’s signature angular titanium case and a black ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel, the DEFY Extreme Diver ensures functionality even in the harshest underwater conditions. The bezel is engraved and filled with Super-LumiNova, guaranteeing visibility where light is scarce.
Uncompromising Durability
With a diameter of 42.5mm, the titanium case is lightweight yet highly resistant to corrosion, making it ideal for prolonged exposure to seawater. The watch includes a helium escape valve, critical for saturation diving, and offers 600 metres (60 ATM) of water resistance—a depth that symbolically equates to 1,969 feet, paying homage to the DEFY’s founding year. Designed to meet ISO 6245 diver watch standards, the DEFY Extreme Diver also complies with ISO 764 for paramagnetism and ISO 1413 for shock resistance, cementing its status as a comprehensive professional diver’s watch.
Distinctive Design and Readability
Zenith’s commitment to readability is evident in the silvery-white sunburst-finish dial, adorned with engraved geometric patterns of four-pointed stars—a motif that harks back to the DEFY collection’s early designs. Oversized hands and applied hour markers feature three pigments of “X1” grade Super-LumiNova, emitting blue, green, and yellow light for clear differentiation of hours, minutes, and seconds. Bright orange accents add a nostalgic touch, inspired by vintage DEFY diver models, while the date window at 3 o’clock is seamlessly colour-matched to the dial.
At the heart of the DEFY Extreme Diver lies the El Primero 3620-SC calibre, a high-frequency automatic movement boasting a 60-hour power reserve. Featuring a paramagnetic escapement with silicon components, this calibre is visible through the sapphire display case back, an uncommon feature for diver’s watches, providing enthusiasts with a glimpse of its technical brilliance.
The DEFY Extreme Diver offers versatility with its titanium three-link bracelet and two additional straps. The first is a durable FKM rubber strap with a Cordura-effect texture and side vents for water flow. The second is an extra-long strap made from recycled fishing nets, designed for professional divers to wear securely over wetsuits. Both straps reflect Zenith’s commitment to innovation and sustainability.
The DEFY Extreme Diver in silvery-white is available through Zenith’s boutiques, both physical and online, and authorized retailers worldwide.
The DEFT Extreme Diver is retaining at SGD 16,400.00 not including tax.
