Czapek Antarctique S Sashiko Pink Lotus

Unique colors, intriguing textures, delightful details With a contemporary twist on traditional crafts and materials and a new approach to texture, each Czapek Antarctique S "Sashiko" dial has been designed to capture the light in a particular way, creating a sense of movement and vitality through a play of constantly changing colors.

The name ‘Sashiko’ pays homage to the geometric lines and three-dimensionality of the traditional Japanese stitching of the same name, developed in Japan during the Edo period. The three-dimensional stamped pattern – based on a stylised lotus flower and achieved by repeating squares set at 45 degrees to perpendicular, each comprising six facets.

As the light plays across the dial, the lotus pink appears to alternate between a pure, almost sugary tone and a soft hint of mauve, while the blue dial changes from the clear colour of a springtime sky to the greyer tone of autumn.

The Antarctique S is powered by the SXH5 caliber, the first movement to be entirely conceived in-house by Czapek and launched in the original Antarctique in May 2020. Inspired by the 19th- century pocket watches of François Czapek, its distinctive architecture of seven skeletonized