![]() ![]() The moiré optical effect produced by thin alternating white and black bands is a recurring theme in Felipe Pantone’s paintings and sculptures, which has been miniaturized and reproduced on the top bridges and portions of the dial of the Defy 21 Felipe Pantone, using fine laser-engraving and lacquering techniques so precise that they provide an optical illusion of fluidic movement in the contrast of the stripes. In the process, the development of this collaborative edition allowed Zenith to think out of the box and accomplish several world-firsts in watchmaking. But the engineers at Zenith refused to compromise even the littlest details. ![]() Both the unusual shape and scale of the hands as well as the precise application of the gradient PVD so that the colours transition perfectly between the different segments of the hands proved far more challenging to create than anyone could have anticipated. The central hour and minute hands are no less extraordinary, taking on an intentionally distorted look resembling the lightning bolts that figure in much of Pantone’s work with a rainbow gradient of colours applied through the same state-of-the-art process as the movement’s bridges. While the process has been standardized, each piece will take on slightly different colours, essentially becoming a unique work of art. Requiring months of trials and finding the appropriate solution with specialists to achieve this rainbow effect, the Defy 21 Felipe Pantone is the first watch to ever use this innovative kind of three-dimensional PVD with silicon particles as a surface treatment on a movement to produce a spectrum of perfectly transitioning colours. Using the principal of interference colours, the coating on the bridges reflects a gradient of metallic rainbow tones. One of its most striking features are the multi-coloured bridges, a signature trait in Pantone’s work. Just as Felipe Pantone constantly explores novel techniques and tools to create his bold works of art, Zenith pushed the boundaries of innovation when it came to executing Felipe Pantone’s version of the Defy 21 – to the extent of having to develop new techniques previously unheard of in watchmaking. ![]()
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