Behind the Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X – Openwork Episode 26

Bold Design and Risk Taking – Zenith's Product Strategy

This week we have a bonus episode of our podcast: It’s a discussion with Romain Marietta, the Chief Product Officer at Zenith. We sat down recently in Geneva to discuss not only our latest collaboration – the Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X – but also how he and Zenith approach product development more broadly.

In particular, we discuss Zenith's evolution in the past 6 years into a design powerhouse among watch brands, how they approach product development, along with the role of collaborative projects. We then get into all the details of the Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X – from the earliest stages of creative development through to choices on finishing.

In addition to the full length podcast interview, we've posted a shorter video of the conversation on YouTube, which also includes footage of the watches discussed.

A special thanks to Romain and the entire team at Zenith, without whom Collective would not be possible. Starting with our very first project – the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster C.01 – Zenith believed in Collective from the beginning.

Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X for Collective is available now at collectivehorology.com. Feel free to get in touch with any questions. And as always, thanks for your support.