The Dezert
The Dezert
The Electricianz The Dezert in desert-toned setting
The Dezert
The Dezert
The Electricianz The Dezert with white LED illumination
The Dezert
The Electricianz The Dezert worn on wrist
The Dezert

ZZ-A2C/01-NLC

The Dezert

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  • Quartz movement + patented double-battery LED module with manual reserve switch
  • 45 mm stainless-steel core + warm grey nylon sheath
  • Rough brown calfskin leather strap
  • 3 ATM water resistance

THE DEZERT — ZZ-A2C/01

One battery keeps the time. Two more wait for the dark.

The Dezert is one of ELZ's most distinctive early electric constructions. Its quartz movement runs independently from a concealed battery, while a separate patented in-house module uses two visible batteries dedicated to the LED light system.

When the first light battery is depleted, a small red indicator comes on. A simple turn of the selector on the bezel with a screwdriver switches the module to the reserve battery. No charging cable. No app. Just a deliberately physical gesture that makes electricity part of the watch.

You don't just see the energy. You switch it.

Archive specification
Reference: ZZ-A2C/01
Movement: Quartz
Electric system: Patented in-house double-battery LED module with manual reserve switch
Case: 45 mm warm grey nylon case
Dial: Black sunray with gold-toned details
Glass: Hardened mineral K1 with anti-reflective treatment
Strap: Rough brown calfskin leather
Strap width: 22 mm
Water resistance: 3 ATM
Positioning: Unisex

Ships from Biel/Bienne, Switzerland via Swiss Post.

Most international deliveries arrive in approximately 7–14 days; European destinations are often faster. Customs clearance can add time depending on the destination.

Free shipping on watch orders over $250.

United States: import duties, taxes and shipping are included in the price. Switzerland: Swiss VAT is included. Other markets: local VAT, import duties or customs fees may be charged on delivery.

// ELZ_ARCHIVE / ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

NOT A RE-EDITION. NOT A REPRODUCTION.

Only a very small number of original Dezert watches have been reunited at the ELZ_Lab in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

Each original piece is individually inspected, tested and quality-controlled at the ELZ_Lab in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

01 ORIGINAL ELZ PRODUCTION
02 INDIVIDUALLY INSPECTED & TESTED
03 QUALITY-CONTROLLED IN BIEL/BIENNE, SWITZERLAND
// THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM

WHEN ONE GOES DARK, SWITCH THE CURRENT.

The quartz movement has its own concealed battery. The patented ELZ light module has two visible batteries of its own, dedicated entirely to the LED system.

When the first light battery is depleted, a small red indicator comes on. Take a screwdriver to the selector on the bezel, make the switch, and the reserve battery takes over.

No charging cable. No app. You don't just see the energy — you switch it.

The Electricianz The Dezert with white LED illumination
THE MATERIAL

AN IRON FIST. SOFT TOUCH.

A stainless-steel core is wrapped in a warm grey thermomoulded nylon sheath — hard architecture with a softer technical surface.

Gold-toned details and the rough brown leather strap finish the contrast: engineered, tactile and unmistakably ELZ.

The Electricianz The Dezert in industrial ELZ setting
The Electricianz The Dezert in desert-toned setting
// THE IDEA

BUILT FOR A DRIER WORLD.

Introduced in 2019, The Dezert took the original ELZ language somewhere rougher: warm grey technical surfaces, raw brown leather, visible batteries and metal details.

The atmosphere is desert. The idea is pure ELZ: turn a technical function into something you can see, touch and remember.