Czapek Quai Des Bergues Guilloché Ricochet Aqua Blue Stainless Steel
Czapek Quai Des Bergues Guilloché Ricochet Aqua Blue Stainless Steel
FUNCTIONS
Hours, Minutes & Seconds
Small second at 7h30
Power reserve indication with weekdays at 4h30
MOVEMENT
Calibre SXH1: Haute Horlogerie proprietary mechanical hand-wound movement
Power-reserve > 168 hours (7 days) on 2 barrel-springs
Frequency: 3 Hz – 21,600 VpH
Diameter: 32 mm – 14 lines ¼
Height: 4.75 mm
Finish: double open ratchets, sandblasted bridges, blue screws, bevelling, final anglage main
HANDS
Steel Hands
CASE & BRACELET
XO steel case
42.5 mm of external diameter
36.40 mm open diameter
Curved Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on the inside surface
Sapphire crystal case back with anti-reflective treatment on the inside surface
Water-resistance: 30 meters (3 atm)
Two-tone “Patiné” Alligator strap with XO steel buckle
DIAL
Aqua Blue bombé “Guilloché Main” dial in a special gold, silver, palladium and platinum alloy
Unique and Exclusive Czapek “Ricochet” guilloché design inspired by a Czapek Guilloché of the 1850’s
FINISH
Double open ratchets, sandblasted bridges, blue screws, bevelling, final anglage main
MOVEMENT
The SXH1 caliber is a proprietary movement designed by Czapek. It is the first in a family of movements developed specifically for Czapek watches, according to the strictest rules of the watchmaking art. It was conceived in cooperation with Jean-François Mojon, a designer watchmaker who heads the Le Locle based company Chronode.
This haute horlogerie mechanical calibre boasts 31 jewels. It is finely decorated and remains aesthetically and functionally true to the 1850 original. The architecture remains symmetrical, and the sandblasted finish is a modern interpretation of the ‘satiné frost’ technique used in the 19th Century – a process of gold plating using mercury evaporation.
This manually-wound movement has two barrel springs and runs at a rate of 21,600 vibrations per hour, which translates to 3 Hertz. It features a power reserve of seven days. The manual beveling finish and the sandblasted bridges create a beautiful and modern look, inspired from the past. The most striking elements remain the open ratchets, with teeth polished in ‘bevel’ and unique to Czapek SXH1. They become its mechanical signature.
XO' STAINLESS STEEL CASE
The four steel models are made in a unique material, the XO steel. It is one of the most anti-corrosive steels ever made. Its mechanical features have been reworked by Montanstahl in Stabio, Switzerland, to make it easier to work with for watchmakers. The steel models all possess the ‘Revolution’ case with its distinctive design.
GUILLOCHÉ DIAL
The Czapek exclusive « Ricochet » Guilloché pattern is inspired by a historical design created by François Czapek in the 1850s. Its unicity is due to possessing two focal points, corresponding to the two characteristics Czapek subdials and creating a fascinating “wave interference” movement in the dial.