Zenith Defy Revival A3642 Limited Edition
Zenith presents DEFY Revival A3642, a modern reinterpretation of the earliest DEFY watch.
1969 was a milestone year for Zenith. In that year, the Swiss Manufacture launched the iconic El Primero calibre and the DEFY collection.
Nicknamed coffre-fort in French, the original DIFY featured an exceptionally edgy design and robustness that mass-produced quartz watches of the time simply could not rival. Its bold, octagonal case paired with a fourteen-sided bezel exhibits audacity and ruggedness through sharply defined lines and facets with different finishes. These emblematic design features have been distilled into the modern Zenith DEFY collection.
Its steel “ladder” bracelet was designed and manufactured by the legendary Gay Frères Company. With a water-resistance of 30ATM (300 metres) ensured by a screw-down crown, the DEFY A3642 was an all-terrain and all-occasions watch.
Reproduced in stunningly accurate detail using the original production plans from 1969, the DEFY Revival A3642 brings back all the characteristics and singular design elements of the historic model.
The gradient dial spotlights unusual applied square hour markers with horizontal grooves that convey a sense of perpetual motion. Its sword-shaped hour and minute hands are generously filled with Super-LumiNova in a similar tone to Tritium found in the original.
The paddle-shaped seconds hand was a prominent feature in several Zenith watches of the same era. In fact, the only cosmetic differences between the Revival and its ancestor are the sapphire crystal, the display case back and the type of luminescent pigments.
Instead of the original’s solid case-back with the four-pointed star engraving, the DEFY Revival A3642 features a sapphire display back. It offers the view of the automatic Elite 670 manufacture movement endowed with a star-shaped oscillating weight. Operating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28’800 VpH), this self-winding caliber delivers a power reserve of 50 hours when fully wound.
Just like the historic model, the Defy Revival A3642 is water resistant to 300 meters. This special Revival watch is a limited edition of 250 pieces. It is available at Zenith physical and online boutiques around the world.
Technical details
Model: Zenith DEFY REVIVAL A3642
Reference: 03.A3642.670/75.M3642
Movement
Elite 670, automatic
Frequency: 28,800 VpH (4 Hz)
Power reserve: min. 50 hours
Star-shaped oscillating weight with satined finishing
Functions
Hours and minutes in the centre
Central seconds hand
Date indication at 4:30
Case
Material: Stainless steel
Octagonal case with iconic 14-sided bezel
Water resistance: 30 ATM
Diameter: 37mm
Dial
Gradient brown dial
Hour markers: Rhodium-plated and faceted
Hands: Rhodium-plated and faceted with Super-Luminova SLN C1
Bracelet
Stainless steel “Ladder” bracelet
Edition
Limited edition of 250 pieces
Price
6,900 CHF
