Czapek 2026 – Dual Escapement Collab & More | Watches & Wonders 2026
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At Watches & Wonders 2026, Czapek CEO Xavier sits down with Tim Mosso for one of the most candid and in-depth conversations of the show — covering a friendship-born collaboration, a new cosmic blue collection, a skeleton evolution, and a flying tourbillon that may be the brand's finest piece to date. All watches shown are prototypes; all will be available before summer 2026.
The Complicity is a joint project between Czapek and renowned constructor Bernard Lederer — born from a friendship that started when their children were in kindergarten together. The watch features two independent escapements and two independent balances averaged by a differential at 12 o'clock — a design that had existed in Czapek's archive for years with no one capable of building it, until Lederer said yes. The sapphire crystal has a deeply vaulted box profile. This is one of the most technically unusual collaborative pieces in independent watchmaking. Big news on the Complicity is coming later in 2026.
The Antarctique Dark Sector in Cosmic Blue arrives in two case sizes — 40.5mm (25 pieces) and 38.5mm (10 pieces) — both in full titanium with polished case seams and satin-brushed links. The dial features 24 titanium sector indexes where the void marks the hour — the absence of material is the indicator. A new quick-release trigger on the bracelet responds to years of customer feedback. Both powered by the SXH5 micro rotor automatic caliber with 60-hour power reserve.
The Antarctique Révélation is the skeleton version — the SXH5 is now fully visible dial-side at all times, with the main plate sculpted to read like a bridge from every angle, creating a floating mechanical illusion. Available in 38.5mm. Easy to read despite being a full skeleton, substantially lumed for night use, 120m water resistant, interchangeable rubber strap and titanium bracelet via quick release.
The Antarctique Tourbillon with Singularity Guilloché is the standout of the collection — saved for last. A flying tourbillon at 6 o'clock, a massive hand-finished bridge bisecting the dial with perfect bilateral symmetry, and the barrel displayed at 12. The Singularity guilloché — a registered Czapek design evoking a black hole optical illusion — is present on both the dial and the hand-engraved rotor, the latter executed by master engraver Michèle Rothen because curved guilloché on metal wasn't yet achievable at the time. No conventional bezel, no conventional caseback — a monoblock mid case with edge-to-edge domed sapphire on the reverse. Limited to 25 pieces. All new case architecture despite visual continuity with the original Antarctique.