Having handled this watch I can only concur that the play of light on the case and bracelet is visually very stunning. Keeping the dial muted and minamalistic was a smart move as otherwise there would be too much going on. The strap change system seems solid and is simplicity itself to release then reengage bracelet or strap. Just mind you don’t scratch the bracelet engaging the teeth. The bracelet is truly mesmerising and the rubber strap looks very sporty and very well engineered with cool detailing and taper. Overall a great package. The date window is perfectly placed due to the larger El P movement which looks a bit from the rear with a cool full sized star. The only knock I can see is that bracelet and case patina may cause anxiety if you’re in any way bothered by this plus there is no tool free way to adjust the bracelet. You get two watches in one and with the neutral black dial could also swap in the green or blue options for a different funky look. Overall a very well engineered piece at the price. And a beautiful presentation box. The effect of the 10s small seconds is that time is running faster, six times faster, so maybe now you’re living life in the fast lane after all.

“Is this a Royal Oak? No it’s a tree” alright we’ll played

Great video!!! Very well done in terms of the review but also the video production. Glad I subscribed!

Job well done, great review as always. Keep up the good work.

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Zenith is definitely speaking my language. This is stunning 🔥

Excellent review 👏

Zenith needs to do a cross between the Classic & Skyline. Slimmer case & traditional second hand of the classic. The dial pattern and angular case, bezel and crown of the Skyline. Move the date window to six o’clock using the dial color for the window & date. Leave the dial without words, just the star and Zenith at the top. Perfect.

@thenecromancer6564

2 ай бұрын

Indeed the case is too thick.

Loving this watch. A lot

Great review! Love this watch but the 1/10 seconds sundial makes me dizzy 🤪

Such a good looking watch

Great video. Thank you.

Excellent video, yet again. Well done👏👏👏

Great review and great watch, only a bit too large for my 17cm wrist, imho.

Love the new quick change bracelet system. I wish they put the subdial at 6 oclock.

Great video! It looks thick to me and yes, I agree with you, it would be better if it's smaller. I think 38 mm will be good.

@taaaaaaaazzzzzz

10 ай бұрын

It doesn’t feel that big in my opinion.. i thought it’s too big and when i tried it on it looked perfekt.

I picked one up today.

Your videos are amazing! Beautiful watch, but that small hand movement spinning would make me stressed looking at it all day😊

Love your reviews! Your forehead is brighter than my future 😅

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need some luck 😉

Nice video mate 🥃

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Great videography as always ! I love this watch, but I do agree that i'd probably prefer it a bit smaller. The new chronomaster 38 is still at the top of my wish list.

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, smaller would be better!

@wokka6850

2 жыл бұрын

@@MinuteMon Yes that Zenith would be better at 38mm for anyone with a 7 inch circumference or below wrist. Its hard to tell on video. I find a shot in a mirror gives a more accurate perspective. Your Santos medium looks much better on you.

I think the Czapek, Parmigiani, Moser RRP is above with the heavy hitters.

Great review! This watch is so freaking thick though :/

Looks nice, it moves "like a New York minute."

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good way to describe it!

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good way to describe it!

Good video

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

The Glashutte Original Seventies is actually on the level above with the GP, Chopard etc..

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch!

first video put side by side with the old blue one. The new one def looks much better and more premium. Users complained titanium was scratch magnet, zenith listened and now release a steel version and ppl just like to complain. Nice upgrade on the dial compared to thick index and cheap sunburst dial on the old one. The only things I would complain is that it doesnt make sense to make it a thicker watch. And they should just upgrade the elite movement to high beat and let it give a smooth swipe instead of an useless small dial.

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

These are some great points! I agree that the new Defy Skyline was a well needed upgrade from the former and I welcome it. I like your suggestion of doing a Hi-Beat with a central seconds

In Europe, the defy skyline is around 9k new. The alpine eagle is 15, the Piaget polo is 13,5, the laureato is 15, the h moser is 20k and the czapek nearly 30k. No way to put them in the same category. But I think the skyline holds its own against the alpine eagle, the polo and the laureato. But the streamliner from moser and especially the antartique from czapek are just a completely different level and price point.

It's a handsome design but I wish they made it a bit smaller and with a thinner profile. The 10-sec sub dial is interesting but ultimately, not very useful.

I have the santos large but I am really afraid this Could be to big for my round 17cm wrist. Thx for the nice Video and that you Talk honestly that it is maybe to big

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

I think if you regularly wear the Santos large then this should be able to fit

I love everything about this except for how thick it looks. I wish they had shaped the case better so that it didn't sit so high on the wrist

@mariog7213

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It looks so thick

@trcs3079

2 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck it looks huge. I think you're better off with a tissot prx powermatic, which is smaller

But you haven’t told us how to use the 10th of a second dial, personally I think they should remove the hour and minutes hand and add a second’s hand. That way they can it can be so much more useless.

I see you are wearing your Santos medium, which is likely my next watch purchase. Any complaints so far?

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

0 complaints! Its the best

I like putting on top of 麻將

The only thing is that it looks (and from what you say, feels) BIG. Other than that people that says is a Royal Oak should study brands history.

Hi, what is the bracelet like for gaps to prevent pulling hairs. The Defy Classic pulls so haven't got one. I'm hoping the Skyline has a gapped bracelet to prevent pulling. Please let me know, thanks.

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don’t have much arm hair so it’s hard for me to give a general review on that but I haven’t noticed any hair pulling.

@watchlover8297

2 жыл бұрын

@@MinuteMon Thank you, I've already thought about trimming my arm hair in the watch area. If I like the Skyline that much I will have to lol. Thank you for your reply.

Ok, good, but how can i change the sec dial speed?

The skyline would be awesome but the 10 second scale is just ridiculous. Zenith could then have dispensed with the stop-seconds mechanism, because an exact time setting is not possible anyway. Too bad, Hublot should have prevailed here with its senseless gimmicks. I would have ordered the watch with a 60 second scale.

What dial color would you recommend? black or blue? I am really struggling to take this decision:/

@MinuteMon

9 ай бұрын

Now that I've seen both, I'd say blue! We carry Zenith in our store if you're interested to purcahase. sales@caratco.com

@giorgiodiblasi7997

9 ай бұрын

Thanks...I have to wait till christmas ;)@@MinuteMon

Actually the entry level Glashutte Original Seventies on the steel bracelet is two thousand more expensive.

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch!

Your take on the AP dial "copy" THX

It’s extremely similar too the Tudor North Flag?…..would you agree?

@waterfordrs22

11 ай бұрын

Far better aesthetic than the North Flag. Arabic numerals at 12&6, PR at 9 opposite the date window, nothing like this Defy. The lug design of the North Flag and it’s integrated design is arguably clunkier looking. The North Flag has its devotees, it would be cool to see Tudor try something different for once, but the NF failed for a reason. It would be interesting to see them redevelop and refine that theme. The Zenith is better balanced visually.

I d go laureato

Which model is your cartier sorry?

@MinuteMon

Жыл бұрын

Cartier Santos Medium

I don't like the placement of the sub dial should have been at the 6:00 position with the date integrated into it but hey they all can't be artists like me

It is a very very besutiful and quality watch. But the service is much frequent than those for other watches and the price of the service is close to AP or PP. Must consider it and second why nobody is talking about it

@jerrywallop5647

2 жыл бұрын

Why would it require servicing more often than any other watch…..????

They really should have attempted to make it less chunky looking.

design of the soviet tank

I bored of hearing this is another homage of royal oak.....ithink this watch has its own personality and just love it if i could afford would pull the trigger instantly no matter what others saying....

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the best way to go about it! It’s easy for people to say it’s an homage without actually lookin at what Zenith is doing. Oh well, more for us!

@pakelogika423

2 жыл бұрын

Its definitely another homage -.- what do you think zenith thoughts when launching this defy skyline. Be real.

@pilgrim8610

2 жыл бұрын

@@pakelogika423 If you try it like me will change your opinion technically its more supeior than that overhyped watch atleast winding the zenith isnt painful and dont leave marks on your fingers!

@jerrywallop5647

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said Sir……..😉😉

A beautiful classic 70s Genta inspired watch, but the 1/10 second hand is a bit irritating, and useless, couldn’t they have it a classic seconds hand instead ? Boring but sensible is better.

Why do all these reviewers keep saying “1/10th of a second.” It’s a 10 second sub dial not a tenth!

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

Because it IS a 1/10th of a second sub dial… Zenith even writes that on their official website

It's not Octagonal

No this is a tree 🌲- 😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Looks far too chunky for your and my 6.5 inch wrist. Santos medium definitely better option

This is a tree 🤣

You can’t see a single star in the sky in NY lol

Its a good looking watch. It's fine. But, for me, it's too big. It looks rather ridiculous. And I don't need a 1/10th of a second subdial. Zenith needs to learn that, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Except it looks too much like any other generic integrated bracelet watch out there. I love Zenith's design with their other vintage-inspired El Primeros. This just feels like a knock-off really.

@jacktyler5241

2 жыл бұрын

The watch in the Zenith archive that this is inspired by was designed several years before the Royal Oak. So if anything it’s a homage of one of the original integrated bracelet sports watches.

@lipinglin1994

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacktyler5241 I never mentioned the Royal Oak. Integrated bracelet watches go way back, commonly found on brands like Omega, Movado.etc in the 70s. The problem with this feels like a knock-off in quality and design. It looks too common like any other integrated bracelet watch out there. I always feel Zenith can make stand-out designs that distinguish itself from other common designs out there. There can be tweaks in colors, patterns, sizing. etc to make it feel Zenith without it feeling common. That is why people love the El Primero. Because no matter how they tweak it nothing in the market looks similar to its design.

@jacktyler5241

2 жыл бұрын

@@lipinglin1994 but this is what I mean… This Zenith design goes back to the 60s. It’s probably one of the first. I mention RO because it’s often thought to be the original integrated, arriving in 1972. The watch that this is based on was brought to market in 1969.

@lipinglin1994

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacktyler5241 I feel Zenith has some other brilliant designs in the 60s and 70s that can distinguish themselves from other brands that are also using integrated bracelet designs. I just feel following the market trends today is a cash grab move. Nothing wrong, just boring and feels knock-off cheap.

everything would be great if without the date.....

It’s not octagonal.

Would buy this a minute if it were not for the pointless sub second think it would really annoy me . Including a largely pointless complication as opposed to a useful second sub second is baffling and appears to have a lot of people scratching their heads with wonder.

Great video man. Love how well you put things together. Disgusting watch though. I loved the Defy. Used to be my favourite Zenith. But this .. complete shit.

Googling “ounces to grams” once again

To big. 😭😭

Ounces... byebye international audience.

@MinuteMon

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t even know how much an ounce weighs. I guess I should convert to grams 😂

This is a Royal Oak wannabe

@timbucker

2 жыл бұрын

The Royal Oak is a copy of the original Defy that came out 3 years earlier.

too big for u