As a author and a dabbler in watercolors, I can say that there’s nothing extra thrilling than a clean canvas. I’m completely happy to say that Czapek appears to agree. In accordance with CEO Xavier de Roquemurel, their sporty Antarctique has lengthy been seen as a clean canvas to showcase the skills beneath the maison.
Enter the Antarctique Tourbillon. At its core, it’s a pressure between the avant-garde and the normal, making for a watch that toes the road completely between refined and playful. To realize this, Czapek designed an all-new sample referred to as Singularité, named after the astronomical phenomenon the place the legal guidelines of physics start to interrupt down – like that of a black gap. It is a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek title for the approach used to explain the Singularité design. It could look deceptively easy – like a black gap – however in actuality it’s a combination of approach, artistry, and precision to create the sample, which has nobody start line, not like conventional guilloché.
The case’s design, too, belies the technical precision wanted to create one thing so easy. The case of the Antarctique Tourbillon has been redesigned to echo the curvilinear aesthetic of the dial. To realize this, the back and front sapphire crystals have been raised a tiny bit, giving the impression on the reverse facet that there isn’t any bezel. Because of bridge design that provides the entire dial an ethereal really feel, the wearer is left with the impression that elements are floating in mid air.
All of those small factors add as much as a watch that’s deceptively easy whereas nonetheless being an exceptionally crafted timepiece that’s nicely value its price ticket.
And earlier than we neglect, let’s discuss that tourbillon, extra particularly the brand new in-house motion referred to as the Czapek Caliber 9, which supplies the wearer with 72 hours of energy reserve. And even with the tourbillon, we see Czapek working to marry design and engineering into one timepiece. With the concept that the tourbillon, gear practice, and barrel must be seen from the dial facet, you’ll be able to see how this tenet has affected the general design of the watch itself – and undoubtedly for the higher.
The Antarctique Tourbillon will premier at Watches and Wonders and carry a retail value of CHF 63,000. The mannequin will likely be made obtainable in three dial colorways: Secret Alloy, Glacier Blue, and Photon Sphere and all include an built-in stainless-steel bracelet. Czapek
