Some watches begin at the drawing board. Czapek’s Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green began with a conversation: a collector who wanted warm yellow gold, a deep forest green, and nothing to distract from the mechanics.
The unique piece that followed left such an impression that, with the collector’s agreement, Czapek now shares its design in a limited edition of 10 pieces.
The dial carries the hand-guilloché Singularité pattern, created by Czapek with Metalem. In a classical rosace, every line springs from one point. Here the starting point shifts with each pass of the lathe, and the lines draw the eye towards the flying tourbillon. The green comes from a PVD treatment, echoed by the hour markers and hands.
Underneath is Calibre 9, the first Czapek movement machined mostly in-house, with its tourbillon, gear train and barrel aligned on a single vertical axis. The yellow gold case runs into an integrated gold bracelet.
“Some of our best ideas are not necessarily born from us,” says Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie.
A watch drawn for one wrist, now shared with ten more.
The Basics
- Brand Czapek
- Model Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green
- Diameter 40.5mm
- Thickness 11.5mm
- Case material 18k 2N yellow gold; box sapphire crystals front and back
- Dial Hand-guilloché Singularité in Secret Alloy, green PVD; green hour markers with Super-LumiNova
- Water resistance 5 atm
- Bracelet Integrated 18k 2N yellow gold, Easy Release system; alligator or rubber strap on request
- Limited edition 10 pieces
The Movement
- Calibre Calibre 9, Czapek manufacture
- Functions Hours, minutes, 60-second flying tourbillon
- Winding Automatic; hand-engraved 5N gold oscillating weight
- Power reserve 100 hours
- Frequency 3Hz
- Jewels 20
Images courtesy of Czapek.
