Gigantic sports watches are in.  Breguet’s famous invention, the tourbillon, has a near cult following.  Combine them both, and you have one of the hottest current trends in luxury watches.

With that in mind, the Zenith Defy Xtreme Tourbillon watches are certain to be a phenomenal success for the renowned Swiss manufacture.  With their over-the-top provocative styling and monster size, incredible water resistance, and highly complex tourbillon movements, they represent the cutting edge of luxury sports timepieces. While they may not be for everyone, these polarizing yet unforgettable Zenith watches cannot fail to evoke a response.  They represent the metamorphosis of the Zenith brand as it adapts to the tastes and preferences of a sophisticated, fashion-forward 21st century clientele.

The Defy Xtreme Tourbillon Gold & Titanium watch is particularly bold, and demonstrates the way that various exotic and precious materials can be joined to create a distinctive vision of the complicated sports timepiece.  But rest assured, we have hardly seen the last Zenith watch that will unite haute couture and haute horlogerie—-Baselworld 2008 will reveal the incredible Xtreme Tourbillon Zero-G El Primero watch, whose super-complex gyroscopic tourbillon complication takes things to an even higher plane.