Czapek – Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise” – Unique Piece for Only Watch 2021

Czapek – Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise”, Unique Piece for Only Watch 2021

Czapek Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise”: 
hoping for a new dawn

Geneva, July 2021 – Czapek & Cie supports Only Watch for the third time with a unique piece, inspired by this year’s Only Watch official hues.

Organized biennially by the Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco, Only Watch is the world’s leading charity auction entirely devoted to research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Since 2005 more than 70 million Euros have been raised in the event’s eight editions.

After the success of the 2019 edition, when the unique piece Faubourg de Cracovie “Courage Every Second” chronograph was sold for a hammer price over three times higher than the estimate - Czapek & Cie set out to create another distinguished piece to support this worthy cause.

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This year the Geneva-based brand will donate – in avant-première - a truly mesmerizing unique piece, the Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise”. The latest model of the Company, a split-second monopusher chronograph, will be unveiled for the first time at the Charity event. Its execution is the fruit of a collaborative work inspired by the vivid colors of the Only Watch 2021 edition and aiming at creating new hope – a new “Sunrise” as its name states – for patients affected by the disease, and their families.

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Collaboration, openness and creative thinking are at the heart of Czapek’s creative process. The Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise” combines the bright Only Watch 2021 official colours – yellow, orange and red – and the latest mechanical innovation in Czapek’s Antarctique line: a unique open-work dial side split-second chronograph. “The idea for this unique piece came to life step-by-step”, recalls Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie. “The mechanism concept, a project initiated by Czapek, is the result of a long-term fruitful collaboration with our movement manufacturing partners Chronode. The timepiece’s aesthetic concept, for its part, took shape after exchanging ideas with our friends and partners Positive Coating, the CVD ‘NanoDeCo’ technology experts in La Chaux de Fonds. And then the whole design game started, with a vision: creating something crazy… and edible at the same time”.

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The Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise” is based on Czapek’s sport-chic collection Antarctique, released in 2020. The Czapek proprietary split-second module, created in collaboration with Chronode, brings the line to the next generation, entering the ‘grande complication’ universe. A new dawn for watchmaking, as it is the first open-work dial side split-second chronograph with a patented satellite minute wheel train and a patent-pending split-second mechanism. The CVD-coated orange split-second main plate, minutes ring and subdials in sapphire glass with fumé coating, as well as the Czapek signature “Courage every second” inscription visible on the dial side between 12 and 2 o’clock, make the watch even more unique.

“The split-second mechanism, allowing time to start, stop and then catch up, adds up to the reflection on time we started with our Only Watch signature ‘Courage every second’”, continues Xavier. “The name of the unique piece, ‘Sunrise’, symbolizes our hope for a new dawn in the research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, for the patients and their families’ lives to get better”.

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The Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise” will be auctioned at the Only Watch 9th edition, which will take place on Saturday November 6th 2021.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model:  Czapek – Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise”, Unique Piece for Only Watch 2021

Special features
The first open-work dial side split-second chronograph with a patented satellite minute wheel train and a patent-pending split-second mechanism

Case
Stainless steel case
Diameter: 42.5mm
Height (with glass-box): 15.3mm
Perceived height: 10.5mm
Dial
Open-worked split-second chronograph on the dial side
CVD-coated orange split-second main plate, minutes ring and subdials in sapphire glass with fumé coating
Movement
Czapek’s new proprietary SHX6 calibre created in collaboration with Chronode. 
An haute horlogerie automatic power-horse movement with a split-second monopusher chronograph module featuring two column wheels, chronograph horizontal clutch, patented satellite minute train and patent-pending split-second clamp, as well as a 100% recycled 5N rose gold rotor.
Bracelet
Integrated stainless steel bracelet with Czapek exclusive “Easy Release” system

 Edition
Unique Piece 

Limitation: ❱❱❱ Unique piece for Only Watch 2021
 

Prices    Estimated at CHF 60,000 - CHF 90,000

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RADO – TRUE Square x Yuan Youmin, True Heart Special Edition

 

RADO – TRUE Square x Yuan Youmin, True Heart Special Edition 2021

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A truly “balanced” design collaboration

A millennia-old culture meets minimalist design, Chinese craftsmanship meets Swiss precision. Yuan Youmin – graphic designer, lecturer and curator – has drawn inspiration from traditional elements of his homeland China, and together with Rado, created an exceptional timepiece. 

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The new True Square x Yuan Youmin unites West and East, yesterday and today with elaborate details and the latest methods worthy of a Master of Materials.

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For the latest Rado True Square design collaboration, the renowned graphic designer Yuan Youmin drew inspiration from the fascinating cultural history of China, combined with modern minimalism. The traditional steelyard served as a motif. This important measuring instrument has been anchored into Chinese everyday life for almost two thousand years. It consists of a rod with markings, a weighing tray and a movable counterweight.

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The new watch picks up on some of these elements stylised in its design. The recessed, round dial in the centre, for example, represents the weighing tray, the lever arms of the steelyard become the slender hands, and the traditional hexadecimal dot graduation serves as the basis for the design of the hour markings. Their yellow gold colour has also been chosen carefully. 

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It traditionally stands for the pure heart and honesty of the tradesman working with the steelyard. The four segments that connect the round dial with the angular case feature polished black lacquer, a further classic Chinese technique. Yuan ultimately chose the image of a phoenix, the famous symbol of eternal rebirth, for the case back of the watch.

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The craftsmanship of the watch is just as refined and sophisticated as its design. The basis was the new ground-breaking True Square – the first watch made from solid high-tech ceramic with rounded edges, whose flowing shapes are created using injection moulding. It unmistakably bears the signature of the watchmaker from Lengnau and impresses with pioneering materials, innovative design, scratch-proof longevity and a pleasant, sensual feel.  

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The new Rado True Square x Yuan Youmin is driven by a Swiss-made automatic calibre with an 80- hour power reserve. Traditions passed down through the generations and the latest materials thus create a sophisticated timepiece combining cultures and epochs.

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About Yuan Youmin

Graphic designer Yuan Youmin was born in Anhui, China, in 1971. He is a professor at the China Academy of Art and Director of the China Design Museum. His agency is called STUDIO0909. He also works as a curator and art director and has previously supported Rado during Shanghai Design Week.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Model: True Square Automatic True Heart

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Ref  R27078152

 

Movement 
Rado calibre R763, automatic, 
25 jewels, 
80-hour power reserve
Case 
Dimensions 38.0 x 44.2 x 9.6 (W x L x H in mm) 
Polished black high-tech ceramic case, monobloc construction
Sandblasted black PVD coated titanium case back with lettering: SPECIAL EDITION
YUAN YOUMIN, Phoenix
Polished black high-tech ceramic crown
Flat sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides with Rado, Automatic and
Swiss Made logo metallised in yellow gold colour on the inner side.
Water-resistant to 5 bar (50m)
Dial 
Black, disc-shaped with grooves
Yellow gold coloured, diamond-cut dots
Four black lacquered areas between the dial and housing
Hands Black and yellow gold-coloured
Bracelet 
Polished black high-tech ceramic case
Titanium 3-fold clasp

 Suggested Retail Price     CHF 2'300 (VAT Incl.)

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