Czapek’s new steel chronograph borrows its dial’s deep, straight lines from the tread of a sports-car tyre, in a colour the brand calls Victory Green.
Czapek introduces the Faubourg de Cracovie “Crossroads” Victory Green chronograph, limited to 18 pieces. It is the latest guilloché reworking of the Crossroads dial, drawn straighter and deeper than before.
Dialmaker Metalem cuts the guilloché, finished in a Victory Green PVD tint that shifts with the light. A tachymeter scale runs around the periphery, and the recessed chronograph counters carry diamond-polished edges and a circular azurage centre.
Inside the 41.5mm steel case is the integrated automatic calibre SXH3, developed by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier and adapted for Czapek. A vertical clutch keeps the chronograph seconds running without a jump at the start, and linear hammers return the hands to zero. COSC-certified, it runs at 5Hz with about 65 hours of power reserve, wound by a skeletonised 22-carat pink gold rotor.
Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie, calls the watch adaptable to any situation, “from marathon to evening wear.”
The Basics
Brand: Czapek
Model: Faubourg de Cracovie “Crossroads” Victory Green chronograph
Diameter: 41.5mm
Case material: 316L stainless steel, sandblasted recesses on lugs and flanks; sapphire crystal glass-box and case back, anti-reflective
Dial: Handcrafted Crossroads guilloché in Victory Green PVD, by Metalem; tachymeter scale; baton indexes with Super-LumiNova
Water resistance: 50m
Strap: Hand-sewn calfskin or Alcantara, deploying buckle
Limited edition: 18 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: SXH3, integrated automatic chronograph
Functions: Chronograph hours (9 o’clock) and minutes (3 o’clock), small seconds (6 o’clock), date (6 o’clock), tachymeter scale
Winding: Automatic, bi-directional, skeletonised 22-carat pink gold rotor
Power reserve: Approx. 65 hours
Frequency: 5Hz (36,000 vph)
Images courtesy of Czapek.