mikemargolis
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Mike Margolis from Czapek Americas here.
Yes, the movement will run eight days.
Somewhere at about 7 and 3/4 days, it'll begin to lose a lot of time.
We want it to run fully and accurately from Sunday morning wind to Sunday morning wind.
(Also, wind it until the crown stops and the mainsprings are full, not just until the power reserve indicator shows Sunday 7 days.)
The interesting story behind the Czapek Quai des Bergues
I fell in love with this one the second I saw it and finally got one in 2024. The below link is from the Naked Watchmaker deconstructing the original Czapek pocket watch (model 3430) on which the Quai des Bergues is based. In the article I learned that th...
Thank you!
It really over delivered on all aspects except one if I want to be fair which is accuracy. It is not among the most accurate watches I own but I don’t really care 🤣
I’ve always felt attracted to this model, which is,
for my personal taste, the best one from Czapek. Congratulations for this truly beautiful and very well conceived watch.
Same for me. This model was the one that caught all my attention.
I also like the blue dial alternative as a second option!
That’s really cool!
Did you end up getting one or are you considering one in the future?
The SXH1 caliber
is a tad too modern-looking for my very traditional and conservative taste, so I didn’t get to the point of seriously thinking about acquiring one. But nonetheless, for me or for my personal taste at least, it’s the best model from Czapek.
