When Georges Favre-Jacot looked up at the night sky in the mid-19th century, he was inspired by the stars to call his fledgling brand “Zenith," indicating his appetite for reaching the highest echelons of chronometric perfection. 160 years later, his brand has indeed scaled the watch world heights. In celebration of this tremendous milestone, the Le Locke-based maison is releasing a series of blue ceramic versions of its most beloved modern collections. The Pilot Big Date Flyback, a recent addition to the brand’s oeuvre that was introduced in 2023, now looks more sporting than ever in its night sky-themed livery.
Registered by Favre-Jacot as early as 1888 in French, the “Pilote" collection has a history almost as long as Zenith itself. The 2023 Pilot Big Date Flyback is a robust, modern take on the idea of a pilot’s chronograph: Housed in a 42.5mm blue ceramic case with dual rectangular titanium pushers and a titanium crown, it features a striking, matching blue dial in a corrugated pattern with large, luminescent Arabic indices and a dual-register chronograph layout. An outsize date at 6 o’clock — as well as flyback functionality — are provided courtesy of the automatic Zenith El Primero cal. 3652 movement.
Case Size: 42.5mm
Case Material: Blue ceramic
Power Reserve: 60 hours
Strap: Blue Cordura ribber; white Cordura
Price: $15,500
From the article by Paige Reddinger, Oren Hartov, Victoria Gomelsky, Carol Besler, Justin Fenner
