Limited Edition of 10 Pieces in Platinum and 15 Pieces in 18kt Rose Gold
The new collection is named Place Vendôme, after the famous square in Paris where François Czapek, spiritus rector of the brand, opened a boutique in the mid-nineteenth century, assumed to be the first haute horlogerie boutique ever on this world famous square. The first line of watches in the collection features a one-minute suspended tourbillon. It comes together with a second timezone for world travelers, a day/night disk, and a classic power reserve indictor.
"It was a big challenge and an adventure to create such a technically advanced timepiece," says Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie. "We relied not only our horizontal approach to watchmaking, which brings together a team of outstanding industry craftsmen, but also on the passion for haute horlogerie shared by all those who love and share in this project."
"François Czapek was a modern thinker with a deep sense of traditional watchmaking," says de Roquemaurel. "This watch is no doubt he would have dreamt of, and it connects his thoughts about watchmaking esthetics and techniques to the future."
Technical Specifications:
The case, in platinum or in 18kt rose gold, measures 43.5mm. It has a curved AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is the Swiss manual wind in-house caliber SXH2 (developed by Chronode and Czapek) with 35 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 60 hours via one barrel spring.
Functions are: hours and minutes on separate dial located at 12 o'clock. One-minute tourbillon located at 8 o'clock. Dragging second timezone 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: Off center disc, located at 12 with 90° rotation, winding counter-clockwise.
Finishing includes: front with 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. Caseback: open ratchet with circular bevelling, sand-blasted bridges, blue screws, and manual chamfering.
The dial is Grand Feu enamel ring, steel polished bridges and sand-blasted plate. 18kt rose gold Fleur de Lys hands
It comes on a black alligator leather strap with an 18kt rose gold or platinum buckle.
MSRP is 88,000 to 99,000 Swiss Francs.
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