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CZAPEK 180th Anniversary Collection Final Chapter: Return to the Roots: Quai des Bergues

To conclude its 2025 anniversary year, independent Swiss watchmaker Czapek & Cie has unveiled the "Quai des Bergues Sursum Corda," a collection first unveiled by Czapek featuring three Quai des Bergues , a Grand Feu enamel dial, elongated Roman numerals, an off-center small seconds hand, and a seven-day power reserve indicator. This completely updated version of the brand's iconic series is housed in a never-before-seen 40.5mm size. It will be available at CONTÉVANOU, the company's authorized retailer . Don't miss it!

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Return to the origins of the Quai des Bergues

The final chapter of the 180th anniversary is a model that reinterprets classic elements in a modern way: Quai des Bergues.
Quai des Bergues is named after the riverside street in the old town of Geneva. This is the place where François Czapek had his workshop, and it marks a return to the origins of Czapek, presenting the classic line of the orthodox Czapek brand.

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Sulsum Korda No.33M

Three special models are being unveiled to mark the 180th anniversary: the Antarctique Tourbillon (the first in-house complication in the Antarctique collection), unveiled at Watches and Wonders; the Antarctique Plique-à-Jour, a modern interpretation of the Métiers d'Art; and the Time Jumper, powered by the Calibre 10 with its jumping hour mechanism. For the Quai des Bergs "Sulsum Corda," the brand returns to its historical roots, clearly reiterating the quest for beauty and refined simplicity that define Czapek.

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N°33 M

First launched in 2015, the Quai des Bergues collection derives from François Czapek's workshop on Rue des Bergues in Geneva, before he opened boutiques in Paris (Place Vendôme) and Warsaw.
The founders of the modern-day CZAPEK Company delved deep into 19th-century archives and studied numerous historic pieces, including the 1850s pocket watch, Reference 5350.
The first mass-produced model born from this research, the Quai des Bergues No. 33, featured elongated Roman numerals, a Grand Feu enamel dial,
It faithfully reinterpreted the aesthetics of pocket watches, with an off-center small second and power reserve, and featured a 42.5mm case and a caliber developed in collaboration with Chronode.
In 2016, the Quai des Bergues No.. 33bis was awarded the GPHG Public Prize, symbolising the collection's successful combination of historical fidelity and contemporary Haute Horlogerie.
Since its inception, Quai des Berques has embodied the philosophy of "carrying on the 'beauty' that François CZAPEK pursued, without attempting to define it." The coexistence of perfection and imperfection, timeless elegance and modernity, is its essence.

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N°25M

This 180th anniversary model of the Quai des Bergues is packed with all the elements into a size never before seen in the Czapek Quai des Bergues collection: 40.5mm. The structure remains symmetrical, and the sandblasted finish is a modern interpretation of the "satin frost" technique used in the 19th century.
It's a truly CZAPEK-esque piece.

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