Victory over Earth’s Gravity

 In 2008, Swiss manufacturer Zenith, renowned for its highly accurate movements or chronometers, which have won an incredible 2,333 awards, was also searching for answers to the question of how to minimize the effect of gravity on the regulating component of a watch movement. Its innovative escapement module, called Gravity Control, which took engineers and technologists seven years to develop, was inspired by marine chronometers. 

 In 2008, Zenith, renowned for its highly precise chronometers, which won impressive 2,333 prizes, sought to further minimize gravity’s impact on a movement’s regulating component. Inspired by marine chronometers, the engineers developed the innovative Gravity Control escapement, a module that took seven years to perfect.

Over the years, the Gravity Control module has been continuously refined. The 2025 version occupies 70% less space than the original, now integrated into the El Primero 8812S hand-wound movement with a 50-hour power reserve. To celebrate its 160th anniversary, Zenith presents the exceptional Defy Zero G Sapphire. Featuring a skeletonized movement, a blue lapis lazuli dial, and a 46 mm sapphire case available in blue or transparent, this watch exemplifies the fusion of technical innovation and traditional watchmaking. Production is extremely limited, with only ten pieces of each version.