Czapek AntarctiqueModel No: 1527

The "Stairway to Eternity" dial pattern on the Passage de Drake was Czapek's original concept for the Antarctique collection. As CEO Xavier de Roquemaurel noted in the official description, the design spent years in development before the team discovered the final proportions by accident: a designer enlarged the trapezoids by 50% without realising it, and the result was exactly right. The interlocking three-dimensional stamped surface creates shifting shadows across the Glacier Blue dial as the light changes, each trapezoid catching it at a slightly different angle. A date window sits at six o'clock for vertical symmetry, with steel hands carrying Super-LumiNova throughout. The 38.5mm stainless steel case carries a water resistance of 120 metres via a screw-down crown, and a stop-second mechanism allows precise time setting to the second.

Calibre SXH5 is Czapek's own movement, conceived entirely in-house from a blank page. An off-centre micro-rotor in recycled 950 platinum winds the movement while leaving the gear train fully visible, held in place by seven skeletonised bridges with lace-inspired shapes. A free-sprung balance wheel with four adjustable gold weights enables high-precision tuning. Power reserve holds to 60 hours at 4Hz across 28 jewels.

At Second Movement, the pre-owned division of Ethos Watches, we adhere to a rigorous verification process where expert watchmakers carefully inspect every watch to certify its authenticity, ensuring it is not counterfeit. We also go to the maximum extent possible to ensure that the timepiece is not a stolen property and that all duties are paid. However, in the absence of any central database, a 100% verification is unlikely for any pre-owned entity in India. Nevertheless, we can still provide a provenance guarantee for watches purchased from Ethos.