1969 Zenith Defy 'Spaceman' Automatic Date A7652 36mm
Here we have a rare 1969 Zenith Defy 'Spaceman' Automatic Date A7652 featuring a 36mm tonneau-shaped satin-brushed and polished stainless steel case. Its distinctive futuristic shape is nicknamed "Spaceman" because it resembles a NASA helmet and visor, as seen by millions worldwide during the incredible 1969 moon landing. Its curved satin-brushed flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a case thickness of 11mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, at 4 o’clock, we have the recessed coin-edged crown. A rounded rectangular crystal sits above a black-and-silver dial. The hour markers radiate from the centre, with applied square indices at 12 and 6 filled with Tritium pips. A horizontal silver band incorporates the date window at 3 o’clock. Steel hands, tipped with Tritium, are complemented by a tapered, sweeping second hand. At noon, we have the applied Zentih motif, at 9 o’clock ‘Automatic’, and at 6 o’clock ‘Defy’ completes this cosmic timepiece. On the reverse, a solid screw-down case back, inside an automatic Zenith Cal. 2552 PC, 23 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour, featuring hand-winding, hacking seconds and was in production from 1968 until 1971. It comes paired with its 18mm Zenith Gay Freres stainless steel bracelet, secured by a signed flip-lock folding clasp, which will fit up to a 7.15-inch wrist.
Here we have a rare 1969 Zenith Defy 'Spaceman' Automatic Date A7652 featuring a 36mm tonneau-shaped satin-brushed and polished stainless steel case. Its distinctive futuristic shape is nicknamed "Spaceman" because it resembles a NASA helmet and visor, as seen by millions worldwide during the incredible 1969 moon landing. Its curved satin-brushed flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a case thickness of 11mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, at 4 o’clock, we have the recessed coin-edged crown. A rounded rectangular crystal sits above a black-and-silver dial. The hour markers radiate from the centre, with applied square indices at 12 and 6 filled with Tritium pips. A horizontal silver band incorporates the date window at 3 o’clock. Steel hands, tipped with Tritium, are complemented by a tapered, sweeping second hand. At noon, we have the applied Zentih motif, at 9 o’clock ‘Automatic’, and at 6 o’clock ‘Defy’ completes this cosmic timepiece. On the reverse, a solid screw-down case back, inside an automatic Zenith Cal. 2552 PC, 23 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour, featuring hand-winding, hacking seconds and was in production from 1968 until 1971. It comes paired with its 18mm Zenith Gay Freres stainless steel bracelet, secured by a signed flip-lock folding clasp, which will fit up to a 7.15-inch wrist.
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Here we have a rare 1969 Zenith Defy 'Spaceman' Automatic Date A7652 featuring a 36mm tonneau-shaped satin-brushed and polished stainless steel case. Its distinctive futuristic shape is nicknamed "Spaceman" because it resembles a NASA helmet and visor, as seen by millions worldwide during the incredible 1969 moon landing. Its curved satin-brushed flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a case thickness of 11mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, at 4 o’clock, we have the recessed coin-edged crown. A rounded rectangular crystal sits above a black-and-silver dial. The hour markers radiate from the centre, with applied square indices at 12 and 6 filled with Tritium pips. A horizontal silver band incorporates the date window at 3 o’clock. Steel hands, tipped with Tritium, are complemented by a tapered, sweeping second hand. At noon, we have the applied Zentih motif, at 9 o’clock ‘Automatic’, and at 6 o’clock ‘Defy’ completes this cosmic timepiece. On the reverse, a solid screw-down case back, inside an automatic Zenith Cal. 2552 PC, 23 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour, featuring hand-winding, hacking seconds and was in production from 1968 until 1971. It comes paired with its 18mm Zenith Gay Freres stainless steel bracelet, secured by a signed flip-lock folding clasp, which will fit up to a 7.15-inch wrist.
