I really feel like each time I take a look at Czapek, they’re doing one thing nice. This time, they’ve launched a brand new restricted variant of the Antarctique, the Antarctique Purple Storm, with an otherworldly purple dial produced by Swiss dial maker Metalem. The Antarctique has been one of many nice success tales of the indie watch world in recent times, and Czapek has managed to iterate on the watch superbly, providing up a constant stream of recent and attention-grabbing executions on the mannequin with out dropping any of what makes it so compelling.
This newest launch pairs a well-recognized metal execution of the impartial model’s signature built-in bracelet sports activities watch, with a brand new model of the hand-varnished dial first seen within the 10-piece restricted version Antarctique Orion Nebula. Whereas that watch was meant to evoke very particularly the look of galactic our bodies in astral pictures, virtually trying prefer it might have come straight from the Webb telescope, more moderen implementations of the method have had a extra lava-lamp-like high quality; ethereal and non-corporeal.
The Purple Storm suits into the latter group presenting onlookers with colours starting from darkish blacks to vibrant purples and each shade in between. Every of the 18 dials on this collection is totally distinctive, and the celestial-inspired dials are fully sterile — although the Czapek brand is current, it appears to be like to be printed on the underside of the sapphire crystal (an more and more frequent, however nonetheless interesting method). Moreover that floating brand, the dial is simply interrupted by the presence of the Antarctique’s commonplace handset, however there aren’t any markers right here, the dial itself does all of the speaking.
The Antarctique Purple Storm is obtainable within the 40.5mm Antarctique case, with an identical bracelet. The bracelet’s middleman “C” hyperlinks might be both polished or brushed, relying on desire, and the watch comes with a complementary strap in both purple alligator, or rubber (which is out there in any variety of hues). Czapek, on their web site, recommends this Antarctique for these with wrists bigger than 6.5”, however I’ve identified loads of collectors with smaller wrists who’ve had no bother with the match, however your mileage could fluctuate.
As ordinary, the Antarctique Purple Storm is constructed across the Czapek in-house caliber SXH5, a micro-rotor computerized motion with a 60-hour energy reserve, and a variable inertia steadiness wheel. It’s a terrific trying motion, with a sufficiently fashionable look to match the remainder of Czapek’s design language.
The Antarctique Purple Storm is out there to pre-order at present for CHF 25,000 from Czapek’s web site.
