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Revolution Awards 2017: Technical Achievement — Zenith Defy El Primero 21
The chronograph second hand is almost anxiety-inducing, as it’s hard to believe that a watch hand can move so fast. Hit the chrono start pusher and immediately the dedicated balance wheel springs to life and vibrates at a blistering speed of 360,000 vibrations (50Hz) an hour, meaning that the escapement locks and unlocks 100 times per second. It is an amazing sight to behold. And, while it’s true that Zenith is not the first brand to create a wristwatch with a 1/100th-of-a-second chronograph (that honor belongs to Zenith’s LVMH Group sister brand TAG Heuer and its Mikrograph) the Defy is the first watch to make the price of this complication accessible at $11,600.
Defying convention never looked so good.