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Zenith Defy El Primero 21 Land Rover Limited Edition 44mm 97.9000.9004/01.R787 Zenith have been knocking it out of the park ever since the release of the Striking Tenth chronograph in 2010, and have continued to evolve the product culminating in the Defy line you see here. Featuring a highly modernised version of the renowned El Primero movement, it's a technical marvel. It features two independent high-frequency escapements beating at 50Hz for the 1/100th of a second chronograph and 5Hz for timekeeping, with independent power reserves, meaning you can run the chronograph even when the power reserve is depleted for timekeeping. Pretty cool. This particular reference was created in conjunction with Land Rover, and is a lesson on how to do collaborations. There's no gaudy logo on the dial or case, with Land Rover stepping in to bring in a pared back, military aesthetic as opposed to the usual highly technical aesthetic the Defy is known for. It utilises a microblasted 44mm titanium case, which leaves a very light frosted finish rather than the heavy finish you'd usually see with microblasting, and almost looks like a coating (which it is not). The usually heavily skeletonised di…