Antarctique Meteorite & Ruby
- Manufacture CalibreSXH5, in-house
- IndependentFounded 1845, Revived 2015
- DialPure White Meteorite
- StrapBracelet
- Service for lifeThrough Palladio, in person
A sports watch where nature becomes the rarest complication.
The Antarctique Meteorite & Ruby Edition takes Czapek's integrated sports watch and elevates it through materials that cannot be replicated. Each Gibeon meteorite dial bears a unique Widmanstätten pattern formed over millions of years, while ruby accents introduce a refined flash of colour without overwhelming the design.
Beneath the dial, the in-house SXH5 micro-rotor calibre delivers the same thoughtful engineering and haute horlogerie finishing found throughout the Antarctique collection. It's a movement built to be admired as much as it is relied upon, housed within one of the most cohesive integrated case and bracelet designs in modern independent watchmaking.
We carry it for collectors who have moved beyond familiar luxury names and are looking for something genuinely uncommon—where exceptional materials, mechanical substance, and independent craftsmanship come together in a watch very few people will ever own.
A micro-rotor calibre worthy of the dial above it.
The SXH5 is Czapek's fully in-house self-winding movement, developed exclusively for the Antarctique collection and engineered with the same attention to detail as its exterior. A single barrel provides approximately 60 hours of power reserve, while the 22k gold micro-rotor preserves an open view of the movement through the sapphire case back, revealing its finely executed architecture and finishing.
Seven skeletonised bridges, a free-sprung balance with variable inertia, and traditional haute horlogerie finishing define the SXH5. Hand-bevelled edges, polished anglage, and contemporary laser engraving reflect Czapek's commitment to craftsmanship that extends well beyond what is visible on the dial.
Servicing is handled directly through our relationship with Czapek in Geneva, where every movement is inspected, regulated and returned. Turnaround is typically six to eight weeks, and we are pleased to provide a loan watch during the service period if required.
The watch, by the number.
The case
- Diameter
- 40.5 mm
- Thickness
- 10.6 mm
- Lug-to-Lug (12hto6h)
- 46.6 mm
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Finishing
- Satin-brushed and polished surfaces with sharp architectural transitions
- Crystal
- Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment
The Dial & Functions
- Colour
- Pure white Meteorite
- Pattern
- Genuine Gibeon meteorite with natural Widmanstätten pattern, enhanced by ruby-set hour markers
- Indices
- Applied ruby hour markers set in polished white gold
- Hands
- Sword-shaped, faceted, rhodium-plated, Super-LumiNova®
- Seconds
- Central sweeping seconds, rhodium-plated with luminous tip
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, central seconds
Bracelet & Water Resistance
- Bracelet
- Integrated stainless steel bracelet with brushed and polished links, quick-change system
- Clasp
- Folding clasp in stainless steel with integrated push-button release
- Crown
- Screw-down stainless steel crown, engraved Czapek "C" emblem
- Water Resistance
- 12 atm
A relationship, not a transaction.
Every watch we sell stays close to us. We organise servicing, source straps, and answer the telephone ourselves — for as long as the watch is yours, and the wrist after that.
When the time comes, we arrange the full service through Czapek and handle the shipping both ways.
Replacement straps and bracelets at cost, in any material the manufacture offers, fitted in person at the bench.
You speak to Jason — for a warranty question, a service interval, or simply a second opinion — for as long as you own the watch.
Hold it once. Turn it over.
A watch makes more sense in the hand than on a screen — particularly through the sapphire back. Book a viewing at 900 West Hastings St., Vancouver and we will put a loupe in your hand.
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