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ZENITH & Time+Tide Reveal New DEFY Skyline White Surfer Ceramic Watch
Luxferity, 25.08.2025
In the universe of luxury Swiss watches, few collaborations generate as much excitement as the partnership between ZENITH and Time+Tide. Their latest unveiling, the DEFY Skyline Skeleton White Surfer Ceramic, marks the third and final chapter in the acclaimed “Surfer Trilogy” – a collector’s journey that has redefined modern watch collaborations. Limited to just 100 pieces, this new edition is poised to become one of the most coveted limited-edition luxury timepieces of 2025.
A Limited Edition Luxury Watch with a Summer Spirit
Following the sell-out success of the DEFY Classic Skeleton Night Surfer (2021) and DEFY Skyline Skeleton Night Surfer El Primero (2023), ZENITH and Time+Tide bring the trilogy full circle with a bold inversion: a luminous 41mm white ceramic case that reflects the radiance of sunlit beaches and crystalline seas.
Secret Alloy
Crafted from ultra-light, scratch-resistant ceramic, this watch offers resilience, versatility, and everyday comfort – making it equally at home in the boardroom or on the shoreline. With a screw-down crown and 10 ATM (100 meters) water resistance, the White Surfer Ceramic lives up to its name, ready to face both waves and weekends in effortless style.
For collectors seeking the best ceramic watches of 2025, this release is a definitive highlight.
Photon Sphere
A Gradient Skeleton Dial Inspired by the Horizon
At the core of this skeletonized luxury watch is a gradient openworked dial that fades from deep navy blue at the top to breezy light blue at the bottom, echoing the transition of sky meeting ocean.
The skeleton bridges, designed in the form of ZENITH’s iconic five-pointed star, glow with Super-LumiNova, delivering a striking visual impact day or night. This marks only the second time in ZENITH’s history that a luminescent star motif has been integrated into a skeletonized dial – making it an unmissable detail for connoisseurs of Swiss haute horlogerie.
The High-Frequency Precision of the El Primero
Powering the White Surfer Ceramic is the El Primero 3620 SK caliber, an automatic high-frequency movement visible through both the skeleton dial and sapphire display back.
- Frequency: 5Hz (36,000 VpH) for unrivalled accuracy
- 1/10th of a second hand driven directly from the escapement
- Bi-directional automatic winding with 55-hour power reserve
- Skeletonised star-shaped rotor in a striking blue finish
Glacier Blue
This fusion of technical mastery and aesthetic harmony makes the White Surfer Ceramic not just a luxury sports watch, but a celebration of ZENITH’s 160-year heritage in innovation and precision.
Exclusivity: Only 100 Pieces Worldwide
Each DEFY Skyline Skeleton White Surfer Ceramic is paired with an integrated white ceramic bracelet, as well as a white patterned rubber strap. Thanks to ZENITH’s effortless quick-change mechanism, collectors can shift between the two looks without tools – perfect for those who value versatility in their luxury timepieces.
Mount Erebus Deep Blue Full Rose Gold 5N
As ZENITH’s CEO, Benoît de Clerck, remarks:
“With this third chapter in our collaboration, we’re not just continuing a story, we’re elevating it. Each edition has deepened our creative dialogue, and this new release is the boldest expression yet of what we can achieve together.”
Time+Tide founder Andrew McUtchen adds:
“There’s a huge risk in trying for a trilogy when the first two collabs have been so popular, but when we saw the prototype of an ‘inverted’ Night Surfer, in brushed white ceramic, we just had to make it happen. The gradient light blue dial sealed it. Best summer watch ever.”
Mount Erebus Deep Blue Rose Gold And Rubber
The Surfer Trilogy – A Collector’s Legacy
With this release, the ZENITH x Time+Tide Surfer Trilogy reaches its crescendo. Each edition has sold out rapidly, leaving collectors clamoring for what has become one of the most exciting modern trilogies in luxury Swiss watchmaking.
The White Surfer Ceramic not only closes the trilogy but elevates it, offering a radiant vision of summer, freedom, and craftsmanship that will resonate with global collectors.
Mount Erebus Deep Blue Rose Gold And Alligator
Availability
The ZENITH DEFY Skyline Skeleton White Surfer Ceramic is limited to 100 pieces and available exclusively via Time+Tide, authorized ZENITH retailers, and ZENITH’s worldwide boutiques and online platform.
