Refined, sleek, powerful; a new Czapek collection

Born as the natural evolution of the Quai des Bergues and the Antarctique lines, the Promenade collection represents Czapek's vision for the future of high-end watchmaking: refined, sleek, playful and powerful.

Remaining true to the spirit of elegance, the Promenade case pays homage to Czapek’s icon – the original Quai des Bergues model. The result is a modern evolution, rather than a revolution, recognisable as part of the family thanks to the recessed and sand-blasted case sides, the signature curved crown protection, and a slim, rounded bezel that fully opens the dial to view. A key criterion was that the 38mm case should be as slim as the calibre would allow – below the threshold of 10 millimeters.

Czapek’s deep respect for the rules of traditional watchmaking allows it to bend its own design rules – and so the signature of the Promenade dial is asymmetry: the designs all radiate from the small seconds dial placed at 4:30, producing a sense of dynamic tension and flowing movement. Driven, as always, by Czapek’s twin imperatives of colour and detail – with the emphasis on creating an intriguing play of light and shade as the wearer’s wrist moves – a classical dial decoration techniques – Grand Feu enamel – is used in a new way.

The Promenade Goutte de Rosée reinterprets Czapek’s celebrated Goutte d’Eau in a radiant new form, pairing a 38mm 18K yellow gold case with a mesmerising green Grand Feu enamel dial. Inspired by the freshness of morning dew resting on spring leaves, the dial’s rippling surface creates a captivating illusion of moving water, transforming light into ever-changing reflections. Limited to just 25 pieces, the watch combines poetic elegance with the understated sophistication that defines the Promenade collection.

Immediately recognizable by the seven skeletonized bridges that hold the gear train in place – inspired by the 19th-century pocket watches of François Czapek – the SXH1 movement powering this watch feature fine haute horlogerie finishes, including bevelling, straight-grained sides and hand-chamfered inward angles. Beating at 4Hz (28,800 vph) and wound by a micro rotor with a mass of 100% recycled platinum, SXH1 offers 60 hours of power reserve.

Limited Edition: 25 pieces

Specifications

Functions

• Hours, Minutes & Seconds
• Small second at 4:30

Movement

• Calibre SXH5.1: Haute Horlogerie proprietary automatic movement with a micro-rotor
• Finish: Open ratchets, sandblasted black bridges, bevelling, straight-grained sides

Case & Bracelet

• 38 mm yellow gold case
• Thickness: 10.8mm (42mm L2L)
• 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: 50 meters (5 atm)

Dial

• Grand feu enamel dial creating an optical illusion of "morning dew" ripples radiating out from the sub-dial
• Registered 'Goutte d'eau' design
• Created in collaboration with Donzé Cadrans
• Sapphire Green enamel proprietary to Czapek

Hands

• Rhodium-plated stainless steel hands