Faubourg de Cracovie AVENTURINE

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About this reference

The love story between the Geneva-based maison and aventurine is a long-standing one. Czapek has already used the famous glass, capable of creating a starry sky-like effect, for the ‘Midnight in Geneva’ limited edition of the Quai des Bergues collection, created in 2019 to celebrate the opening of the brand's first store in Geneva. The maison subsequently embarked on the difficult mission of reducing the size of the aventurine dial for a 38.5 mm diameter case. Czapek & Cie introduces now a new Faubourg de Cracovie chronograph model, for the first time also featuring a stunning Aventurine dial and limited to 50 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: 50 pieces; Reference (site code): CZ-5704; Collection: Faubourg de Cracovie; Listing status: Watch Finder. 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. 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.: Dark blue aventurine dial and counters made with three different parts; 2.: Baton applied indexes with SuperLumiNova® treatment; 3.: 12 in Arabic numeral with SuperLumiNova® treatment; 4.: Rhodium plated steel hands; 5.: Hour & Minutes hands with SuperLumiNova® t