Faubourg de Cracovie TAO

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About this reference

Czapek decided to use enamelling to create the 41.5-millimeter Faubourg de Cracovie Tao, an unprecedented black and white Grand-Feu enamel “panda” watch. The two subdials at 9 and 3 o'clock have been slightly sunken into the striking white dial and appear in shiny black, like the eyes of a panda – the famous analogy used to describe such chronographs. The subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock has remained white, with the date almost incorporated creating a kind of mouth for the panda. Finally, the 12 in Roman numeral is still red as a focal point of the watch. It's where everything begins. The Faubourg de Cracovie Tao is a limited edition of 18 pieces. The Faubourg de Cracovie comes in a slightly modified 41.5-millimeter Quai des Bergues Revolution case in sober steel. The famous crown protectors are still in place and now serve, ingeniously, as pushers. “Take the romantic nobility of our first watches and add a chronograph to give it some athletic pizzazz,” says Czapek & Cie CEO Xavier de Roquemaurel. “That’s our latest model, and it’s unmistakably Czapek, traditional but with a modern flair.” Overview: Limited edition: 18 pieces; Reference (site code): CZ-4783; Collection: Faubourg de Cracovie; Listing status: Archive. Functions: 1.: Chronograph, Hours, Minutes & Seconds; 2.: Chronograph's Minutes at 3 o'clock; 3.: Chronograph's Hours at 9 o'clock; 4.: Small second at 6 o'clock; 5.: Date at 6 o’clock. Movement: 1.: Calibre SXH3: Haute Horlogerie integrated automatic Chronograph movement with a bespoke execution; 2.: Power reserve: 65 hours; 3.: Frequency: 5 Hz – 36'000 VpH; 4.: Column wheel, vertical cutch and linear hammer; 5.: Golden rotor with Czapek logo; 6.: Diameter: 30mm - 13 lines ¼; 7.: Height: 6.95mm; 8.: Certified Chronometer (COSC). Case: 1.: 41.5mm Stainless Steel Case; 2.: Sapphire crystal Glass-Box with anti-reflective treatment; 3.: Sapphire case back with Anti-reflective treatment on the inner side.; 4.: Water Resistance: 50m. Dial: 1.: Handcrafted grand-feu white enamel bombé dial with black enamel welded sub-dials “Czapek” secret signature in the counter at 9 o’clock; 2.: Baton applied indexes with SuperLumiNova® treatment; 3.: 12 in Arabic n