What is the new Czapek Genève Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue?
It is a sophisticated three-hand watch that features a blue fumé metallised translucent sapphire crystal dial that is powered by an haute horology automatic movement. The Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue arrives two years after the Promenade Transparencies Viridian Green.
What are its dial features?
Blue fumé metallised translucent sapphire crystal dial. Each baton-shaped hour-marker is a Super-LumiNova block in 3D tinted light blue. It is hand-applied on the sapphire crystal dial. It is “luminescent in the same light blue tone after dark.” The arrow tips of the skeletonised hour and minute hands are coated with the same colour Super-LumiNova.
“The dial is not lacquered, painted, or tinted through the sapphire’s mass. Its blue fumé gradient is produced through metallisation, a vapour-deposition process in which a metallic coating is applied to the underside of the sapphire disc in a pattern of microscopic dots roughly eight microns in diameter, each several times thinner than a human hair. The density of these dots increases toward the periphery of the dial and thins toward the small seconds register at 4:30, producing the graduated blue tone without altering the optical clarity or the mechanical transparency the collection is named after. The result is a sapphire disc that remains fully see-through at its centre and progressively opaque at its edge, a property achieved at the level of coating density rather than pigment.”
What are its case and strap features?
The case is made from stainless steel, measuring 38 mm (diameter) * 10.8 mm (thickness). Its lug-to-lug distance is 42 mm. Dial side features a sapphire crystal glass box with anti-reflective treatment, whereas the caseback features a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on the inside. Water resistant up to 5 ATM or approximately 50 metres.
The watch comes with a dark blue Nubuck leather strap. A Milanese mesh bracelet made from stainless steel is an option.
Is it powered by an automatic movement?
Yes. It is powered by Calibre SXH7, an in-house automatic skeletonised movement that drives the central hours and minutes and small seconds at 4.30. It measures 30 mm (diameter) * 4.2 mm (thickness), comprises 152 parts and 25 jewels and beats at a modern frequency of 4 Hz or 28,800 vph and delivers a power reserve of 60 hours via one barrel.
Movement finishing incudes open worked ratchets, sandblasted rhodium-plated bridges, hand-chamfered interior angles and straight grained flanks. These are applied symmetrically on both the dial and caseback side.
What do we think?
With its semi-transparent sapphire crystal dial, skeletonised haute horology movement and perfect proportions, the Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue is an enticing interpretation of a three-hand watch. Its price of CHF 28,800 is steep but comparably more affordable than the exorbitant prices charged by some other independent watch brands. For collectors seeking to diversify their collection with a unique watch from an independent maker, the Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue is a serious contender.
Additional Details
Name: Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue
Price: Swiss Franc (CHF) 28,800 (not including taxes)
Warranty: 3-years
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