![]() ![]() ![]() It makes a bolder statement on the wrist, but that’s part of its charm. The architecture remains the same, including the ladder-style bracelet, grooved indexes and date window between 4 and 5 o’clock, but the dial now comes in a rich gradient red.īeating underneath it is the automatic Elite 670 calibre with 50 hours of power reserve. ![]() With its 14-sided bezel, unusual square hour markers and smoked grey-brown dial, it was a vintage-y triumph that sold out almost immediately.īolstered by its success, Zenith has recently released a non-limited follow up in the Defy Revival A3691. So much so that its sporty Defy watch, launched that same year, was often overshadowed in the years that followed.īut the brand decided it was time to give the Defy its due when it released a faithful remake of the original A3642 last year as a 250-piece limited edition. Zenith’s high-frequency El Primero took the world by storm in 1969. The two larger models are powered by the automatic HUB1110 movement, while the 33mm model uses the quartz HUB2913 calibre. It retains the central seconds hand and date window at 3 o’clock, though the latter has been filled in to match the black lacquer dial colour for a less jarring presence.Ĭompared to its ancestor, these have noticeably fewer exposed screws on its now-brushed bezel. The LVMH Watch Week novelty comes in 33mm, 38mm and 42mm, in cases made of black ceramic, titanium, or 18k yellow gold. Its watches today are far more futuristic and expressive, so it is fascinating to see the brand pay tribute to its (relatively) subdued beginnings with the Hublot Classic Fusion Original. This was the very first Hublot watch and it got its name (which is French for “porthole”) from its bezel design. While the world was going wide-eyed at luxury steel watches designed by Gerald Genta in the late 1970s, Carlo Crocco upped the audacity ante by releasing a gold watch with a rubber strap, thus laying the foundation of his brand Hublot and its now famous “art of fusion” tenet. ![]()
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