Antarctique Tourbillon Secret Alloy
- Manufacture CalibreCalibre 9, In-house
- IndependentFounded 1845, Revived 2015
- DialGrey
- StrapBracelet/ Strap
- Service for lifeThrough Palladio, in person
A tourbillon that trades spectacle for structure.
The Antarctique Tourbillon is Czapek’s most complete expression of the modern sporty-chic watch, where case, bracelet, dial and movement are conceived as a single architectural idea. Since its revival in 2015, the brand has built its reputation on restraint, proportion, and a refusal to overstate complexity.
The Secret Alloy dial heightens the sense of depth beneath the Singularité guilloché, while the in-house tourbillon calibre is revealed through an open, floating architecture of bridges and gear train. Domed sapphire crystals on both sides enhance the sense of transparency, making the movement feel suspended rather than enclosed.
We carry it for collectors who already understand traditional tourbillons—and are now looking for one that feels lighter, more contemporary, and more considered in how it reveals itself.
A tourbillon calibre designed to be seen from the front, not hidden behind it.
The Calibre 9 is Czapek’s in-house tourbillon movement, developed around a simple but demanding idea: that the tourbillon, gear train and barrel should be fully visible on the dial side, aligned on a single vertical axis. This open architecture creates a sense of lightness, with each component appearing suspended rather than constructed.
The flying tourbillon sits at the lower section of the dial, visually floating above the main plate, while the central gear train is revealed beneath a long, curved bridge that reinforces the vertical structure of the movement. The barrel is positioned at the top, completing a balanced, architectural composition that emphasises clarity over concealment.
Servicing is handled directly through our relationship with Czapek in Geneva, where each movement is inspected, regulated and returned. Turnaround is typically six to eight weeks, and we can provide a loan watch while yours is away if required.
The watch, by the number.
The case
- Diameter
- 40.5 mm
- Thickness
- 11.5 mm
- Lug-to-Lug (12hto6h)
- 46.6 mm
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Finishing
- Openwork ratchets, sandblasted, blackened, satin-finished and hand-bevelled bridges, six inward angles
- Crystal
- Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment
The Dial & Functions
- Colour
- Grey
- Pattern
- Hand-guilloche, registered ‘Singularity’ dial in 401 ‘Secret Alloy’
- Indices
- Applied, flange-mounted, rhodium-plated, integrated into peripheral dial architecture
- Hands
- Faceted, skeletonised, rhodium-plated, Super-LumiNova®
- Seconds
- Flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock, serving as running seconds indicator
- Functions
- Hours, minutes & 60 seconds flying tourbillon
Bracelet & Water Resistance
- Bracelet/Strap
- Integrated stainless steel bracelet • Additional rubber strap
- Clasp
- Stainless steel folding clasp with integrated push-button release
- Crown
- Screw-down, stainless steel, engraved Czapek “C” emblem
- Water Resistance
- 5 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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