There was a ‘soft launch’ earlier this year, but it was only at Baselworld 2019 that the new siblings of Zenith’s Defy Classic Black – the new Ceramic White and Ceramic Blue models, took a step forward. Of the two… Read More ›
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INDUSTRY NEWS : LVMH confirms participation at Baselworld 2020
After the bad news for Baselworld organisers about the departure of Breitling from next year’s fair, all eyes were on the LVMH Group, who had been yet to publicly declare their position. They have now confirmed that Bvlgari, Hublot, TAG… Read More ›
BRONZE FORTNIGHT : Zenith Pilot Type 20 Adventure Collection
Today is the final of our posts on some of the bronze watches released so far this year. Again it is about more than one model, but they are variants of a core format that has worked successfully for the… Read More ›
NEW : Zenith Defy Classic Black Ceramic
Zenith’s Defy collection, relaunched during Baselworld 2017 with a selection of pieces including the Defy El Primero 21, Classic Defy Automatic and Defy Classic Skeleton, has spent the period since then slowly adding a couple of new variants to the… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Jean-Claude Biver steps down as head of LVMH watch division
Reuters have reported that LVMH watch division head Jean-Claude Biver is stepping down from his operational responsibilities but staying on as non-executive president of the division and its brands Hublot, TAG Heuer, and Zenith. He has headed the division since… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton
A couple of months ago, we introduced Zenith’s new 2018 Defy Classic. Coming in a 41mm-sized titanium case, it is available in two variants; one with a skeletonised dial, and one with a sunburst blue dial. Both models have applied… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2018 : Zenith Classic Defy Automatic
After a movement-focused 2017 which saw Zenith launch the Defy El Primero 21 and the headline-grabbing Defy Lab with its new high frequency oscillator which found its way into a special ten piece limited edition, Baselworld 2018 has seen the… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : luxury watch e-commerce continues to expand in China
China’s second larget e-commerce platform, JD.com, has officially launched a new alliance with more than a dozen of its international watch brands, including new partner Chopard (which opened an online flagship store on JD.com in August), as well as Tag… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Oris opens online store on Tmall
Oris is the latest watch brand to become a part of Tmall, an online e-commerce platform run by China’s Alibaba Group. They join Tag Heuer, Zenith, and Tissot, all hoping to reach Alibaba’s 500 million users. The Alibaba Group have… Read More ›
ZENITH : El Primero 36’000 VPH ‘Panda’ and ‘Reverse Panda’
Earlier this year Zenith launched two new El Primero 36’000 VPH chronographs with classic ‘panda’ (black-on-white) and ‘reverse panda’ (white-on-black) dials in black ceramicised aluminium cases. Both of these have finally arrived in Australia, and we had the opportunity to… Read More ›
