Quai des Bergues – Midnight in Geneva

• Limited Edition: 18 pieces
• Case: stainless steel
• Size: 42.5mm
• Movement: hand-wound caliber SXH1
• Function: power reserve, days of the week
• Power Reserve: approximately seven days
• Water Resistance: 50m
• Dial: aventurine glass
• Caseback: sapphire crystal
• Hands: fleur de lys
• Strap/Bracelet: hand-stitched alligator leather
• Factory Warranty: three years

The first collection of timekeepers to herald the renaissance of Czapek & Cie is called Quai des Bergues. It is a tribute to the location where François Czapek founded the company in Geneva in 1845.

The watch features an aventurine-glass dial. Inside, 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 hand-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.

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