BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN
Watches & Wonders Geneva 2026 is upon us, the city is buzzing, Palexpo is incredibly busy, and our friends at Czapek have just launched their bluest collection of Antarctique watches to date. Now that we’ve gotten our hands on this year’s novelties, we’ve got the lowdown on them. Here are our thoughts.
Antarctique S Titanium Dark Sector Cosmic Blue
We begin with the smallest of the watches, the 38.5mm x 10.6mm Antarctique S. Its Grade 5 titanium case is super light on the wrist, but it’s classy and offers plenty of wrist presence. The sector dial, introduced by Czapek a few years ago, is an interesting take on their classic Antarctique look. Instead of applied indices at the usual positions, two rows of ring-shaped markers are applied around the dial edge, and it’s the break in their ring that becomes the marker. The Cosmic blue dial, created in collaboration with Metalem, is subtle and classy. Czapek calls the finish ‘Velouté’, and it’s definitely velvety in appearance.
Inside the new watch is their venerable calibre SXH5, with a micro-rotor, a 4Hz beat rate, and 60 hours of power reserve. The integrated titanium bracelet features Czapek’s “Easy-Release” system for quickly swapping out for the included rubber strap, and there’s micro-adjustment on the butterfly clasp, which is a little rarer to see in the watch world. Limited to just 10 pieces, the price for one is 32,000.00 CHF.
Antarctique Titanium Dark Sector Cosmic Blue
The larger brother to the Antarctique S also pulls no punches with its design. It features an upscaled Cosmic blue dial, made to fit the 40.5mm x 10.6mm grade 5 titanium case. Like the smaller watch, it’s made to fit comfortably on the wrist but remain solid when the going gets tough. The case is 120m water-resistant, making the Antarctique perfect for most everyday wear. Like the smaller piece, the Cosmic blue dial on the Antarctique features those classy markers where the gaps between them show the minutes/hours, and sword-shaped hands with applied lume point to the time.
Visible through the sapphire crystal caseback on the larger watch is the calibre SXH5, just like the Antarctique S. The SXH5 was conceived and designed in-house by Czapek, as well as being assembled in-house by the team. The calibre’s design, complete with the offset micro-rotor made from recycled platinum, is entirely modern, despite the brand’s regular watches having a historical twist to their designs. To see how the SXH5 looks in another variant of the Antarctique, click here. The price for one of these is the same as the Antarctique S, at 32,000.00 CHF, and that also includes the rubber strap to change to with the “Easy-Release” system. This watch is limited to 25 examples.
Antarctique Révélation S Titanium Cosmic Blue
The Antarctique Révélation S Titanium Cosmic Blue takes one of Czapek’s most technical designs and makes it easier to enjoy day to day. The Révélation has always stood out for exposing the movement on the dial side without turning into a messy skeleton watch, and this smaller S version sharpens that formula. The Cosmic Blue chapter ring gives the open display a stronger contrast, while the matching small seconds register at 4:30 helps balance the layout. At 38.5mm x 10.6mm, the grade 5 titanium case feels slim, light, and far more approachable than the larger model, while the integrated titanium bracelet keeps the whole watch smooth and comfortable on the wrist. With 120 meters of water resistance, this is one of the few watches in this category that can genuinely be worn as a sports watch.
Inside is the calibre SXH7, a reworked in-house automatic movement that turns the mechanics into part of the display. The escapement sits on the dial side, the stop seconds system becomes visible when setting the time, and a recycled platinum micro rotor handles winding through the sapphire caseback. It runs at 4Hz with a 60-hour power reserve, and the finishing is strong from both front and back, with layered bridges, sharp edges, and real depth throughout. Production is limited to 25 pieces per year, with pricing set at CHF 42,000 before tax.
Antarctique Révélation Titanium Cosmic Blue
Are those other watches nice but just a little too “plain” for you? The Antarctique Révélation, now with the Cosmic blue details, might just be the ticket. In some ways, the specs are quite similar to the Antarctique above; it has the same 40.5mm x 10.6mm case made from grade 5 titanium, complete with 120m of water resistance. It features the same grade 5 titanium integrated bracelet, complete with Czapek’s “Easy-Release” system, and a rubber strap for swapping. However, the sector dial of the other two models has been done away with entirely, skeletonised for the viewing of the movement from both the front and the back.
The Cosmic blue is present on the minute marker ring and the small seconds hand, but the rest of the view shows the calibre SXH7. Based on the calibre SXH5, the SXH7 strips away all the usual plates that hold the movement together, leaving the essentials exposed by various bridges. As well as the engineering side of skeletonising a movement, ensuring structural rigidity without the usual structure, there’s the decoration as well. The movement must be decorated to the same degree on parts that don’t usually see the light of day, which takes time and so pushes the price up. That’s why, despite having the same specs as the movements in the other watches, the Antarctique Révélation costs 42,000.00 CHF. Unlike the others, it is a limited watch, but it’s limited to 50 examples produced per year, rather than in total.
Antarctique Tourbillon Cosmic Blue
The final piece is the Antarctique Tourbillon Cosmic Blue, which builds on the success of the Antarctique Tourbillon. The Antarctique Tourbillon has always looked different thanks to the bridge spanning the dial side, with the barrel at 12 O’clock, the flying tourbillon at 6 O’clock, and the hours and minutes hands in the middle. It’s striking in person, as is the Cosmic Blue dial, which features a unique pattern called ‘Singularité’. Despite seeming like a hefty piece, the Antarctique Tourbillon is very approachable with its 40.5mm x 11.5mm grade 5 titanium case, which feels smooth on both the front and the back. The integrated titanium bracelet is comfortable, too. Water resistance is 50m, this isn’t a go-anywhere sports watch, you want to look after a watch like this rather than beat it about every day.
Inside this watch is the calibre SXH9, which has a 3Hz beat rate and a power reserve of 100 hours. It’s also self-wound thanks to the rotor visible through the unique sapphire crystal, which forms the caseback, and there’s plenty of fine finishing to view through both the front and the back. Limited to just 25 watches, this watch is expected to cost around 67,000.00 CHF.
