Zenith and Valencia-based optical artist Felipe Pantone are now unveiling the Defy Skyline Tourbillon Felipe Pantone, a limited edition of 100 pieces. Crafted in a 41mm octagonal stainless-steel case, its alternating satin-brushed and polished finishes, an easily interchangeable steel bracelet and provided black rubber strap, as well as its sharp facets and smoothly polished contours, highlighted by the dodecagonal bezel, provide the ultimate play of light. Completing one rotation every 60 seconds, the tourbillon mechanism visible through the opening at 6 o’clock keeps the watch always animated. The tourbillon bridge takes on the shape of a lightning bolt, a recurring element in Felipe Pantone’s oeuvre. The tourbillon bridge and cage are finished in a gradient of metallic rainbow tones that was originally pioneered in the duo’s first collaborative output in 2021. Powered by the El Primero 3630 high-frequency automatic manufacture movement with a power reserve of 60 hours, the Defy Skyline Tourbillon Felipe Pantone incorporates the artist’s chromatic signature touch even on the movement, in the form of a star-shaped oscillating weight with a rainbow PVD finish matching the tourbillon cage and bridge as well as the other metallic elements on the dial side.
