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Despite producing a range of rugged, powerful sports watches with high water resistance ratings, Zenith had not produced a traditional diver’s watch for many years. That is, until the 2024 Geneva Watches & Wonders show came around and the brand unveiled not one, but two diver’s visions in a distinctly Zenith spirit. While the radical, modern Defy Extreme Diver garnered most of the early press attention, Zenith’s return to one of its classic references from the late 60s was perhaps even more notable. Continuing the brand’s style of faithful, charming, and beautifully executed vintage re-editions, the new Zenith Defy Revival A3648 features a vibrant, punchy color palette, a funky geometric design, and truly heavy-duty underwater functionality.

Like its 1969 original, the Zenith Defy Revival A3648 high quality copy watches features a 37mm-wide stainless steel case. The case shape should be somewhat familiar to fans of the brand, with a similar angular octagonal profile to the rest of the Defy Revival collection. However, this is a bulkier, more purposeful take on the same theme, ditching the curved flat surfaces of the hooded lugs of the previous Defy Revival in favor of wide, triangular chamfers. Particularly for the case side chamfers, this gives the A3648 a wider polished surface than its siblings, but it’s far from the only noticeable design tweak to this case. The most obvious change here is the case thickness. Measuring 15.5mm from caseback to top of the crystal, the Defy Revival A3648 has such a compact case diameter that there simply isn’t an elegant way to hide that bulk on the wrist. Instead, Zenith embraces the heft, making the case appear tall and surprisingly top-heavy on the wrist, giving it a heavy, utilitarian feel.

Additionally, the screw-down crown has been partially recessed and moved to the 4:30 position for increased security, a move that also drastically changes the overall character of the design on the wrist, moving away from the integrated, sport-watch-adjacent feel of thinner and lighter models. Of course, the new unidirectional diving bezel also goes a long way toward shifting the A3648’s personality in a more aggressive direction, featuring a heavy gear-tooth rim and an almost fluorescent orange diving scale insert topped with a sapphire for a vintage Bakelite-style feel. All this heavy-duty gear isn’t just for show, however, as Zenith has thought to give the watch a 600-meter water-resistance. Coincidentally, 600 meters also equals 1,969 feet, an allusion to the year the original Defy A3648 was launched. Despite the more hardcore, purposeful construction, Zenith still equips the Defy Revival A3648 with a sapphire display caseback to showcase its beautifully decorated movement. Breitling Superocean Heritage replica Watches

In contrast to the layered, geometric case design, the dial of the Zenith Defy Revival A3648 is decidedly simple and crisp. That’s not to say it’s demure, or of course, as the traffic cone orange accents on the minute track and handset make this crisp, clear layout hard to miss from across a room. The pairing of wide, 60s diver-style baton hour and arrow-tipped minute hands keeps the vintage feel on the wrist, while the generously sized luminous fill and printed rectangular hour markers should make this watch a must-see even in pitch-black conditions. The signature Zenith 4:30 date window cuts through the bright orange minute track here, making the white date wheel even more eye-catching than usual. Historically, these date windows have been a Marmite staple on previous Zenith models, and the execution here is unlikely to be any less controversial. replica Patek Philippe Watches

As with previous entries in the Defy Revival collection, Zenith has equipped the Defy Revival A3648 with its in-house Elite 670 automatic movement. The Elite 670 may lack the horological spectacle of some of Zenith’s more complicated offerings, but the base platform here is reliable, high-performance, and genuinely appealing. Zenith rates this movement as delivering a 50-hour power reserve at 28,800 vph, but it’s the finishing that really steals the show. The circular Côtes de Genève pattern across the bridges provides an impressive visual depth, and when paired with the tight waves on the mainplate, the Elite 670 catches the light from nearly any angle. replica Franck Muller Curvex CX

Rather than adopting the distinctive trapezoidal bracelet design that defined the previous Defy Revival, the Zenith Defy Revival A3648 is paired with an equally offbeat five-link stainless steel bracelet. At first glance, the bracelet almost looks like a traditional three-link Oyster bracelet with polished finishes on the end links, but this is a deceptively complex piece. The polished middle links here are bead-of-rice style, with a distinct diamond shape that gives their high-polished surface an almost liquid feel in the changing light. Zenith’s solid finishing work also extends to the more traditional center and outer links, which feature a smooth, even brushed effect.

It had been several years since the world had seen a fully equipped dedicated diver’s watch from Zenith before 2024. Following the 2024 Geneva Watches & Wonders show, the brand has fully embraced the return of the diver, and the new Zenith Defy Revival A3648 proves that Zenith’s classic diver design from the late 60s can still serve as a timepiece today. replica Audemars Piguet Watch