Czapek & Cie Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green

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Czapek & Cie Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green

Antarctique Tourbillon
Victory Green
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Green in the vortex
La Cote des Montres - October 14th, 2026

 
 
Green in the vortex
Czapek dévoile l’Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green

Born from a bespoke order, the Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green joins the collection as a limited edition of 10 numbered pieces in 18k 2N yellow gold, pairing a forest green handmade guilloché ‘Singularité®’ dial with the in-house Calibre 9 and its flying tourbillon.

 
Some pieces begin at the drawing board. This one began with a conversation. A collector came to Czapek with a very personal idea of what an Antarctique Tourbillon could be: warm yellow gold, a deep forest green, and nothing to distract from the mechanics. The unique piece that followed left such an impression that, with the collector’s agreement, the maison has chosen to share its design in a series of 10.

Since its revival, Czapek has invited collectors to shape the pieces they wear, and on more than one occasion a single order has become the starting point of a new edition. The Victory Green follows this path, remaining faithful to the original design while opening it to a small circle of collectors.

 
“Some of our best ideas are not necessarily born from us,” says Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie. “A collector trusted us with a vision for a one-of-a-kind Antarctique Tourbillon, and when we saw it finished on the wrist, we knew it deserved to exist beyond a single piece. With his blessing, we have opened that conversation to ten more people. At Czapek, listening is essential to the way we make watches.”

 
The dial carries the ’Singularité®’ hand-guilloché pattern, created by Czapek with Metalem for the Antarctique Tourbillon. Unlike a classical guilloché ‘rosace‘, where every line springs from a single point, here the starting point shifts with each pass of the lathe, drawing the eye towards the tourbillon in a vortex that suggests infinite depth. Engraved in a ‘Secret Alloy’ base, the dial receives its intense green hue through PVD treatment, echoed by the green hour markers and partially skeletonised hands, both filled with Super-LumiNova. The pattern is unique and required the creation of a special cam for its execution.

“Engine-turned or handmade guilloché engravings are becoming a rarity in today’s world. Hand-guilloché provides a precision on the smallest cuts that no machine can match” adds Xavier de Roquemaurel.

 
Calibre 9 is the first Czapek movement not only designed and constructed in-house but also machined mostly in-house. Its tourbillon, gear train and barrel are aligned on a single vertical axis on the dial side, with the flying tourbillon turning in a convex titanium cage. Through the caseback, the hand-engraved 5N gold oscillating weight completes the picture.

The 40.5 mm case, 11.5 mm high, is framed by box sapphire crystals front and back and water resistant to 5 atm. It extends into an integrated 18k 2N yellow gold bracelet fitted with Czapek’s ‘Easy Release’ system, with an alligator leather or rubber strap available on request.

 
Unveiled on 14 October 2026 and presented to collectors for the first time at WatchTime New York (Gotham Hall, 16 to 18 October), the Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green is available from a selection of authorised Czapek retailers worldwide, at the Czapek boutique in Geneva, Quai des Bergues 27, and at czapek.com.

 

Czapek & Cie
Antarctique Tourbillon
Victory Green

Technical description

 
Limited edition :10 pieces
Functions :Hours, minutes
60 seconds flying tourbillon
Movement :Calibre 9
Czapek manufacture tourbillon movement
Mechanical with automatic winding
Diameter :32.4 mm
Height :Oscillating weight/bottom dials 3.79mm
Oscillating weight/centre bridge 7mm
Components :191
Jewels :20
Frequency :3 Hz
Swiss lever escapement
Variable inertia balance (8.00 mg per cm²) via 4 gold inertia weights
Winding :Automatic, hand-engraved 5N gold oscillating weight
Power reserve :100 hours
Finishing :Openwork ratchets
Sandblasted, blackened, satin-finished and hand-bevelled bridges
Six inward angles
Case :18k 2N yellow gold case
Diameter :40.5 mm
Height :11.5 mm
Glass :Sapphire crystal glass box with anti-reflective treatment on the inner side
Case back :Sapphire case back glass box with anti-reflective treatment on the inner side
Water resistance :5 atm
Dial :Hand-guilloche, registered ‘Singularité®’ dial in ‘Secret Alloy’ with PVD-made green hue
PVD green hour-markers with SuperLuminova
PVD green partially skeletonized hands with SuperLuminova
Bracelet :Integrated 18k 2N yellow gold bracelet with Czapek exclusive ‘Easy Release’ system
Optional or alternative alligator or rubber strap, subject to charge
Retail prices
(Before taxes)
:Rubber strap: 69,600 CHF
Alligator strap: 73,600 CHF
Gold bracelet: 98,000 CHF
 
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