If once the tourbillon defied the power of gravity, today it flies in the face of reason itself. We told you about Romain Jerome’s unbelievable Day & Night Tourbillon that did away with all conventional indicators but brace yourself for Zenith’s experiment with rocket science. As you can see, this Zero-G Tourbillon still tells the time but the arrangement of the display shows that time is but an afterthought here.

The star of the show is the self-contained tourbillon, part of a new El Primero variant, Calibre 8800. The tourbillon is equipped with what Zenith says is a unique gyroscopic system that keeps the regulating organ perfectly aligned in the horizontal position. It automatically compensates for variation through the tourbillon cage – a 166-component affair.

Put simply for now, the tourbillon here, in theory, negates the deleterious effects of gravity in all positions. If nothing else, the styling of the watch – available in black titanium and rose gold, both 46.5mm X 21.4mm – shows that Zenith is absolutely fearless and follows in no one’s footsteps. The watch is water resistant to 1,000 meters.