Just five years after his introduction, Czapek replied to a request from friends and shareholders after a luxury sports watch. The elegant Antarctique Sports Watch with an integrated bracelet that was published in 2020 and was driven by the first in -house caliber of the brand was a fresh face in the scene. At another request from customers, Czapek reacted the Midas touch to the Antarctique and dressed it from head to toe in gold with the release of Mount Erebus in 2024. The name of the clock is taken by Mount Erebus, an active volcano in the Antarctic, the microscopic gold particle in his plume. The latest adventure for the Gold Antarctique is the inclusion of natural stone digits.
It is fair to say that the watch industry enjoy a second Stone Age as brands that enjoy high and low, warm to natural stone dials. Czapek, no stranger to textures and colorful dials, encompasses the stone count trend with enthusiasm. For the new trilogy of the stone digits, Czapek turned to Gemmes-Tech, which moved into the hard stones from all over the world. The intensive blue Lapis Lazuli comes from Afghanistan, the eye of the falcon comes from South Africa and the green meteorite comes from Namibia. All three editions contain applied indices and hands that correspond to the case and are filled with luminescent material. Remarkably, the date window was removed due to the difficulty of working with Hardstein.
The green meteorite can be seen for the first time on the 40.5 mm Antarctique made of stainless steel and looks even more spectacular on board the yellow gold model. Using a pane of the Gibeon meteorite, the crystalline wind mans patterns are shown by acid and covered with a translucent green paint.
In combination with a warmer rose gold housing, the electric blue Lapis Lazuli Edition – discreet – sparkles with the golden pyrite stains. Working with Lapis Lazuli is a delicate process and it is an art without breaking it. Falcon's Eye is an opaque gem that is characterized by its chatoyance or shimmering cat -eyes -optical effect that is generated by the fibrous inclusions. Also selected with a rose gold housing, the stones selected orangic stripes and inclusions.
The slim 40.5 mm gold cases have identical specifications with previous editions and have a lean height of 10.6 mm, 120 meters of water resistance and excellent surfaces. The watch is equipped with an integrated gold bracelet with polished C-link and an imaginative system and can also be combined with a rubber belt and a golden operating buckle.
The internal caliber SXH5 is wrapped by a platinum micro-rotor and has seven bridges, including the open transverse bridge, which ensures the bilder focus. It beats 28,800 VPH and delivers a robust 60-hour current reserve on a barrel.
The Lapis Lazuli and Falcon Eye are limited to 10 parts a year; The green meteor is a limited edition of 8 parts. The prices vary from CHF 66,000 For the Lapis Lazuli, CHF 63,000 For the green meteor and CHF 62,000 For the Falcon Eye. Further information on the Czapek Antarctique Mount Erebus Rare Stones can be found at Czapek.com.
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