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Czapek & Cie

Founded
1845
Country
Switzerland
Watches
6
Median case
40.5 mm

History

François Czapek, a Czech-born Polish watchmaker who settled in Geneva in 1832, founded Czapek & Cie in 1845 with Juliusz Grużewski and sold watches to Napoleon III. Harry Guhl, Xavier de Roquemaurel and Sébastien Follonier revived the name, registered in 2011. The Quai des Bergues arrived in 2015, funded by a crowdfunding campaign, and in 2020 the Antarctique introduced the first fully in-house calibre. The company has about 200 shareholders.

Case sizes in the Archive

36–38.9 mm
1
39–40.9 mm
2
41–42.9 mm
1
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Case sizes in the Archive
36–38.9 mm1
39–40.9 mm2
41–42.9 mm1

Timeline

  1. Czapek & Cie is founded

  2. Quai des Bergues

  3. Public Prize at the GPHG

  4. Antarctique and first in-house calibre

  5. Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds

Watches

See all in the Archive

Antarctique 2

Place Vendôme 2

Faubourg de Cracovie 1

Quai des Bergues 1

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org
  2. czapek.com