Quai des Bergues N°17 DOUBLE SOLEIL TUXEDO BLACK

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About this reference

One size never truly fits all – and with this in mind, Czapek presents its Quai des Bergues model in a new, 40.5mm case. The steel case retains all of the stylistic signatures of the Quai des Bergues case – with a slight refinement of the case-side recesses in order to incorporate the movement (Calibre SXH1) – and a subtle change to the slope of the lugs to ensure a perfect fit on the wrist. To complement the new case size, Czapek, together with its dial-making partner Metalem, has developed an entirely new guilloché pattern. They have named it guilloché ‘Double Soleil’, after the parhelion phenomenon, an optical illusion that appears under certain atmospheric conditions as a luminous spot on one or both sides of the sun. Also known colloquially as ‘sun dogs’, parhelia occur when the sun shines through thin cirrus clouds composed of hexagonal ice crystals, which refract the rays, rather like the effect of a prism. This spectacular and rare phenomenon inspired the exceptional engine-turned dial pattern. Overview: Reference (site code): CZ-6762; Collection: Quai des Bergues; Listing status: Watch Finder. Functions: 1.: Hours & minutes; 2.: « Small second at 7h30; 3.: Power reserve indication with weekdays at 4h30. Movement: 1.: Calibre SXH1: Haute Horlogerie proprietary mechanical hand-wound movement; 2.: Power-reserve > 168 hours (7 days) on two barrel-; 3.: Variable inertia balance wheel; 4.: Frequency: 3 Hz — 21,600 VpH; 5.: Number of jewels: 31. Case: 1.: Stainless steel case; 2.: 40.5mm diameter; 3.: Lug to lug (north to south): 47.67mm; 4.: Thickness: 11.9mm (9.5mm perceived); 5.: Curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on the inside surface; 6.: Sapphire crystal case back with anti- reflective treatment on the inside surface; 7.: Water-resistance: 50 meters (5 atm); 8.: springs; 9.: Diameter: 32 mm — 14 lines 4; 10.: Height: 4.75 mm; 11.: Number of components: 160. Dial: 1.: Deep Blue ‘Secret Alloy’ dial; 2.: Unique and Exclusive Czapek guilloché ‘Double Soleil’ design inspired by the 1930’s Art Déco era; 3.: Czapek elongated indexes; 4.: Rhodium plated arrow steel hands. Finishing: 1.: Bridges open on gear train; 2.: Double open ratchets, sa