Faubourg De Cracovie King
- Manufacture CalibreCalibre SXH3
- IndependentFounded 1845, Revived 2015
- DialAqua Blue
- StrapStrap
- Service for lifeThrough Palladio, in person
A chronograph where sport and sculpture share the same language.
The Faubourg de Cracovie Crossroads Aqua Blue is Czapek’s dedicated chronograph, and its most direct expression of contemporary mechanical sport. Since its revival in 2015, the Maison has built its identity on independent watchmaking that prioritises design integrity, technical substance, and finishing over excess complication for its own sake.
The Aqua Blue “Crossroads” dial, developed with Metalem, brings a fresh, graphic energy to the chronograph with its tyre-inspired guilloché texture and deep, light-responsive colour. Powered by the high-frequency SXH3 column-wheel movement, it delivers precise 1/10th-of-a-second timing with the refinement expected from haute horlogerie execution.
We carry it for collectors who want a chronograph that feels modern in design language, serious in engineering, and unmistakably independent in execution.
A high-frequency chronograph calibre built for precision and control.
The SXH3 is an automatic chronograph movement developed for Czapek by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, created specifically for the Faubourg de Cracovie collection. It features a column wheel and vertical clutch architecture, operating at 5Hz (36,000 vph) for precise 1/10th-of-a-second timing with exceptional stability and smooth engagement.
Its finishing reflects traditional haute horlogerie standards, with sand-blasted and diamond-polished bridges and a strong visual contrast between the anthracite movement architecture and the 18k pink gold rotor. Designed for both technical performance and aesthetic depth, it is housed within the Faubourg de Cracovie’s integrated 41.5mm case.
Servicing is handled through our relationship with Czapek in Geneva, where each movement is fully inspected and returned. Turnaround is typically six to eight weeks, and we can provide a loan watch during the service period if required.
The watch, by the number.
The case
- Diameter
- 41.5 mm
- Thickness
- 6.95 mm
- Lug-to-Lug (12hto6h)
- 50.4 mm
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Finishing
- Finely sandblasted and diamond blasted anthracite bridges, snailed trottoirs
- Crystal
- Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment
The Dial & Functions
- Colour
- Aqua Blue
- Pattern
- Handcrafted Czapek guilloché Crossroads dial in ‘Alloy 401’ (AuPtPdAg), Black tachymeter scale
- Indices
- Baton applied indexes with Superluminova treatment, Double index at 12 o’clock with Superluminova treatment
- Hands
- Blued steel arrow hands
- Seconds
- Small seconds at 6 o'clock, Date window at 6 o’clock
- Functions
- Chronograph, hours, minutes & seconds, Chronograph's minutes at 3 o'clock, Chronograph's hours at 9 o'clock
Bracelet & Water Resistance
- Strap
- Alligator or Alcantara strap
- Clasp
- Pin buckle, Stainless Steel
- Crown
- Stainless steel, non screw-down, Fluted grip for precise operation, 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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