From Czapek & Cie
When we think of brands born out of crowdfunding, they tend to hover below the $2,000 mark, and what got the most initial attention for CZAPEK & Cie was the success of their crowd funding. But lest we forget, they do make watches. The initial buzz had been positive to say the least. A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to see some of the CZAPEK & Cie timekeepers in person, and let's just say that the hype is justified.
The Place Vendome Tourbillon suspendu "Ici et Ailleurs"
is available in Platinum or 5N Rose Gold.
The bullet points? Hours and minutes at 12 o'clock, a tourbillon (1 minute) located at 8 o'clock, second time zone indicator at 4 o'clock, a day-night indicator is found at 6 o'clock, and lastly a power reserve indicator below the hour/minute indicator.
It is a pretty impressive construction, and unlike some of my more "silver tongued" colleagues, I am not going to feign perfect understanding of its assemblage, so I'm going to leave it to the people who put it together to provide the specifics -
FUNCTIONS Hours and minutes on separate dial located at 12 o'clock One-minute tourbillon located at 8 o'clock
Dragging second time zone on ring at 4 o'clock.
Push-piece setting. Counter-clockwise rotation
Day/night indicator located at 6 o’clock.
Counter-clockwise rotation
Power reserve: O centre disk, located at 12, 90°
rotation, winding counter-clockwise
MOVEMENT
Caliber SXH2: haute horlogerie proprietary mechanical
hand-wound movement developed by Chronode
and Czapek & Cie
Power reserve: 60 hours with one barrel spring
Frequency: 3 Hz – 21,600 VpH
Diameter: 34.8 mm – 15 1⁄2 lines
Height: 9.8 mm
FINISH
Front: anthracite sand-blasted plate, steel bridges with
sandblasting, circular graining, and polish
Tourbillon: polished, chamfered and with flanks drawn.
One blue screw marks the seconds
Case back: open ratchet with circular bevelling, sand-blasted bridges, blue screws, manual chamfering
CASE & BRACELET
5N Rose Gold or platinum Pt950 case
43.5 mm diameter
Curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
on both sides
Sapphire crystal case back with anti-reflective treatment
on both sides
Water-resistance: 30 meters (3 atm)
Alligator strap with 5N Rose Gold or platinum buckle
DIAL
“Grand feu” Enamel ring, steel polished bridges and sand-blasted plate
HANDS
5N Rose Gold “ eur de lys” hands
“LUMIÈRES” EDITION LIMITED TO 25 NUMBERED PIECES
• 10 pieces in platinum Pt950 numbered 1/10 to 10/10
• 15 pieces in 5N Rose Gold numbered 1/15 to 15/15
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| Courtesy of CZAPEK & Cie |
When we think of brands born out of crowdfunding, they tend to hover below the $2,000 mark, and what got the most initial attention for CZAPEK & Cie was the success of their crowd funding. But lest we forget, they do make watches. The initial buzz had been positive to say the least. A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to see some of the CZAPEK & Cie timekeepers in person, and let's just say that the hype is justified.
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| Courtesy of CZAPEK & Cie |
is available in Platinum or 5N Rose Gold.
The bullet points? Hours and minutes at 12 o'clock, a tourbillon (1 minute) located at 8 o'clock, second time zone indicator at 4 o'clock, a day-night indicator is found at 6 o'clock, and lastly a power reserve indicator below the hour/minute indicator.
It is a pretty impressive construction, and unlike some of my more "silver tongued" colleagues, I am not going to feign perfect understanding of its assemblage, so I'm going to leave it to the people who put it together to provide the specifics -
FUNCTIONS Hours and minutes on separate dial located at 12 o'clock One-minute tourbillon located at 8 o'clock
Dragging second time zone on ring at 4 o'clock.
Push-piece setting. Counter-clockwise rotation
Day/night indicator located at 6 o’clock.
Counter-clockwise rotation
Power reserve: O centre disk, located at 12, 90°
rotation, winding counter-clockwise
MOVEMENT
Caliber SXH2: haute horlogerie proprietary mechanical
hand-wound movement developed by Chronode
and Czapek & Cie
Power reserve: 60 hours with one barrel spring
Frequency: 3 Hz – 21,600 VpH
Diameter: 34.8 mm – 15 1⁄2 lines
Height: 9.8 mm
FINISH
Front: anthracite sand-blasted plate, steel bridges with
sandblasting, circular graining, and polish
Tourbillon: polished, chamfered and with flanks drawn.
One blue screw marks the seconds
Case back: open ratchet with circular bevelling, sand-blasted bridges, blue screws, manual chamfering
CASE & BRACELET
5N Rose Gold or platinum Pt950 case
43.5 mm diameter
Curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
on both sides
Sapphire crystal case back with anti-reflective treatment
on both sides
Water-resistance: 30 meters (3 atm)
Alligator strap with 5N Rose Gold or platinum buckle
DIAL
“Grand feu” Enamel ring, steel polished bridges and sand-blasted plate
HANDS
5N Rose Gold “ eur de lys” hands
“LUMIÈRES” EDITION LIMITED TO 25 NUMBERED PIECES
• 10 pieces in platinum Pt950 numbered 1/10 to 10/10
• 15 pieces in 5N Rose Gold numbered 1/15 to 15/15
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