In 2013 Zenith launched the Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage, a limited edition piece that was part of the Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane collection. The very distinctive Christoph Colomb complications fall under Zenith’s ‘Academy’ collection, and feature the large fishbowl-like… Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : Zenith Captain Power Reserve
The full name of today’s watch is in fact the Zenith Captain Elite Power Reserve. The ‘Elite’ of the name refers to the movement inside, the automatic Elite 685 calibre, and the watch fits firmly within the traditionally designed Captain… Read More ›
BREAKING NEWS : Jean-Frédéric Dufour new Rolex CEO
Zenith CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour (photo taken January 2013, Geneva) has just been announced as the new CEO (Director-General, in French) of Rolex, replacing Gian Riccardo Marini, who has been CEO since 3 May, 2011. Mr. Dufour was appointed as Zenith… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2014 : Zenith Pilot Type 20 Tribute to Charles Kingsford Smith
Following on from Horologium’s post earlier this month about the Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903 is the announcement of a Zenith limited edition for Australia that is also based on the Type 20 and of course, also… Read More ›
PRE-BASEL 2014 : Zenith’s Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT 1903
In the run-up to Baselworld brands will often issue pre-releases of new watches, before an official Baselworld launch. Today’s offering from Zenith is one such watch, a piece that I had the opportunity to look at in Geneva in January…. Read More ›
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2013 Prize Winners
The Grand Théâtre de Genève was the scene of the 2013 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). One and a half thousand guests joined the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Ueli Maurer, to celebrate the watch industry, with fifteen… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Boutique Edition
The recently launched Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Boutique Edition is a collaboration with Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH), with whom Zenith has previously collaborated on a similar watch with a different dial. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013 : Zenith’s Christoph Colomb Hurricane
Baselworld releases often have the watch industry equivalent of a restaurant’s ‘soft opening’ up to months before the actual fair, and so it was at the end of January 2013 in Geneva when I visited Zenith’s temporary digs and saw… Read More ›
Zenith Pop-up shop in London
Pop-up shops don’t tend to be associated with established watch brands, which is why I thought it was worth mentioning to Horologium’s London readers that Zenith will bring itself to City workers at two pop-ups during March. In partnership with… Read More ›
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2012 winners
The 2012 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève took place on Thursday November 15 at the Geneva Grand Théâtre, with TAG’s Mikrogirder taking out the top award, and MB&F’s Legacy Machine N°1 garnering two, including the Public Prize. Congratulations to all… Read More ›