BY JOVAN KRSTEVSKI
At Watches and Wonders 2025, Zenith, building upon their prior year’s showcase that featured a notable Pilot series entry, presented a quartet of new timepieces. These novel introductions span their core collections, each exhibiting distinct characteristics.
PILOT BIG DATE FLYBACK 160th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
A limited commemoration, features a blue ceramic case measuring 42.5mm x 14.25mm, complemented by titanium crown and push-pieces. Its dial is a blue corrugated expanse hosting substantial luminescent Arabic numerals, paired with rhodium-plated, SuperLuminova SLN C1 treated hands.
The automatic El Primero 3652 calibre powers it, offering a big date with a 0.007-second jump, flyback chronograph, and stop-second function, operating at 36,000vph with a 60-hour reserve.
Limited to 160 pieces, it comes with blue and white cordura-effect rubber straps and is priced at €16,500.
G.F.J. CALIBRE 135 LIMITED EDITION
This piece revives a historic movement within a 39mm x 10.5mm platinum 950 case, showcasing a stepped bezel and curved stepped lugs. Its blue tripartite dial presents a brick guilloche pattern, a lapis lazuli center, and a mother-of-pearl small seconds subdial, indicated by gold applied markers and hands.
The manually wound, COSC-certified Calibre 135 operates at 18,000vph with a 72-hour reserve and a special “bricks” guilloche finish.
Offered with dark blue alligator, black calfskin, and blue “Saffiano” calfskin straps, it costs €52,900.
CHRONOMASTER SPORT 160th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
This spry number comes sheathed in a 41mm x 13.6mm cerulean ceramic crib, all dolled up with pump-style pushers. Its dial, a slick expanse of blue lacquer, sports rhodium-plated gnomons and indices, generously daubed with SuperLuminova SLN C1, and a date aperture cheekily tucked away at the four-thirty mark. Under the hood, the self-winding El Primero 3600 calibre orchestrates the timekeeping, boasting the capacity to clock a tenth of a second with its central sweep hand, all thanks to a silicon escapement and lever.
This high-hat hitter ticks away at a rapid 36,000vph, laying claim to a 60-hour power hold. It ambles onto the scene with a blue metallic wrist-binder and a spare blue rubber strap for when the mood strikes, setting you back €23,700.
DEFY SKYLINE CHRONOGRAPH 160th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Finally, the Defy presents a modern chronograph in a 42mm x 12.7mm blue ceramic case with a multi-faceted bezel. Its dial displays an engraved geometric motif on a blue sunray pattern, with rhodium-plated, SuperLuminova SLN C1 hands and markers, and a 4:30 date.
The automatic El Primero 3600 movement provides 1/10th of a second chronograph function, a silicon escape wheel and lever, and a 60-hour power reserve. Limited to 160 pieces, it includes a blue ceramic bracelet and a blue patterned rubber strap, priced at €24,800.
