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Price: 34,000.00 CHF (EXCL. VAT)
Collection: Faubourg de Cracovie
Description:
The love story between the Geneva-based maison and aventurine is a long-standing one. Czapek has already used the famous glass, capable of creating a starry sky-like effect, for the ‘Midnight in Geneva’ limited edition of the Quai des Bergues collection, created in 2019 to celebrate the opening of the brand's first store in Geneva. The maison subsequently embarked on the difficult mission of reducing the size of the aventurine dial for a 38.5 mm diameter case. Czapek & Cie introduces now a new Faubourg de Cracovie chronograph model, for the first time also featuring a stunning Aventurine dial and limited to 50 pieces.
The Faubourg de Cracovie comes in a slightly modified 41.5-millimeter Quai des Bergues Revolution case in sober steel. The famous crown protectors are still in place and now serve, ingeniously, as pushers. “Take the romantic nobility of our first watches and add a chronograph to give it some athletic pizzazz,” says Czapek & Cie CEO Xavier de Roquemaurel. “That’s our latest model, and it’s unmistakably Czapek, traditional but with a modern flair.”
The Faubourg de Cracovie Aventurine features three aventurine dial parts, as each of the chronograph counters is rapporté, i.e. fixed inside the hours and minutes dial. “Cutting out aventurine, a very fragile glass, is a challenge in itself,” says Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie. “If you add the fact that the indices are applied and not transferred, with the risk of creating fractures by piercing the dial, you appreciate the high end of savoir faire when working with aventurine.” The choice of applied markers on the dark blue dial is aesthetic, aimed at giving the timepiece a sportier look.
Czapek’s first chronograph is driven by a bespoke automatic movement, the SXH3. It delivers 65 hours power reserve from a single barrel that drives the balance wheel at 36,000 vph and is COSC certified.
The movement makes use of some of the most advanced and effective mechanical elements, like the linear hammer, which reduces wear and tear on parts and resets all the associated dials in one easy movement. A modern solution, the vertical clutch, ensures a perfect start for the chronograph hand. Finally, the diamond-blasted anthracite bridges give the final aesthetic twist to the movement visible through the transparent case back.
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