At GT Cadrans, near Lausanne, each slice of Gibeon meteorite is acid-washed and polished by hand to reveal its Widmanstätten lines before any tint is applied.
Czapek today introduces two limited editions of the Antarctique: the Frozen Meteor in 40.5mm, limited to 38 pieces, and the Antarctique S Frozen Meteor in 38.5mm, limited to 25 pieces. They follow the Antarctique Green Meteor of 2024.
A light blue lacquer, applied in layers and polished, turns the silvery-grey meteorite a denim blue that shifts as the light changes. Because the pattern comes from natural crystal formation, no two dials are the same. Both come on the new V2 integrated steel bracelet, with a push-button clasp released by the thumb, without tools.
Through the sapphire caseback is Calibre SXH5, the first movement conceived entirely in-house by Czapek, introduced in 2020. Its off-centre micro-rotor is made of 100% recycled 950 platinum, and the movement holds 60 hours of power reserve.
The colour, Czapek says, calls to mind raw denim and polar ice at dusk — cut from a meteorite that fell to Earth some 600 million years ago.
The Basics
- Brand Czapek
- Model Antarctique Frozen Meteor (40.5mm); Antarctique S Frozen Meteor (38.5mm)
- Diameter 40.5mm or 38.5mm
- Thickness 10.6mm
- Case material Stainless steel; sapphire glass-box crystal and sapphire caseback, anti-reflective; screwed-down crown
- Dial Gibeon iron meteorite with light blue polished lacquer, made with GT Cadrans
- Water resistance 12 atm
- Bracelet V2 integrated stainless steel bracelet with push-button release; rubber strap included
- Limited edition 38 pieces (40.5mm); 25 pieces (38.5mm)
The Movement
- Calibre SXH5, in-house
- Functions Hours, minutes and central seconds
- Winding Self-winding, off-centre micro-rotor in 100% recycled 950 platinum
- Power reserve 60 hours
- Frequency 4Hz (28,800 vph)
- Jewels 28
Images courtesy of Czapek.
