![]() Pantone’s signature moiré optical effect is channeled as a miniaturized version on the watch’s top bridges and its dial, achieved by using intricate laser-engraving and lacquering techniques. The limited-edition timepiece possesses distorted hour and minute hands resembling lightning bolts which also apply the rainbow gradient. Despite making it as standardized as possible, due to the complexity of the process, each piece takes on a slight difference in color making every watch unique. This creates a spectrum of perfectly transitioning colors on its multi-colored bridges that reflect the gradient of metallic rainbow tones, reimagining the contemporary artists’ signature bold aesthetic. To accommodate Pantone’s bold vision into a timepiece, Zenith pushed the boundaries of watchmaking innovation as the first to use 3D PVD with silicon particles as surface treatment during development. I couldn’t be more thrilled with the result.” ![]() ![]() Speaking on his first-ever watch collaboration, Felipe Pantone said “The concept was to transform this spectacular piece of watchmaking into a wearable work of kinetic art, where time and light converge into a single object. With Zenith spearheading horological innovations with its 1/100th of a second El Primero 21 precision movement and Pantone’s unique artistic reverence, the two collaborate on Zenith’s most advanced chronograph in its catalog. Revered for his colorful and dynamic artworks, the Argentinian-Spanish artist steps into unknown territory as he translates his design language onto watches for the first time also.
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