Czapek Antarctique Passage de Drake (Salmon) - Lets Unbox and Talk About It!
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Hey everyone,
I hope this video finds you well! My advanced apologies for the lower effort content here. Time was running a bit thin 🙂
Marcus lent in another watch for review. His most recent purchase, the fabulous Salmon dialed Czapek.
Let me know what you think of this piece!
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-Sanjay
The “13” not sitting exactly centered on the date window is driving me insane.
sometimes i see that in the other direction when the date mechanism is engaged just before a change. This is not the case here tho lol and looks awful as u noted.
Beautiful watch!! The Intern will love those box details. Marcus has some bangers!
To be honest, I like this one more that Royal Oak and 5711, and I think movement looks better too! Thanks for the video
Thanks so much for watching. I'd take this over the AP and PP as well 😛
Absolutely agree with you!!😁
I just bought it. I’m not sure it’s the same one you are holding but it sure looks like it. I’ll have it in a few weeks and will check the serial number. Czapek is a name we will be hearing on everyone’s lips in a few years.
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👉Wow! What a watch. Must have been an absolute pleasure sample it for the video. 👍
Really enjoyed this video. Your content is always super genuine and I am happy I came across your channel many months ago. Hope you are well my friend.
Thank you for your kind comment! I am very well. Hope you are keeping well as well, my friend :)
I love how you got this unique variant of the Christopher Ward Thirteen! The dial is amazing. You have some amazing pieces come to you. 🙏
🤣 Haha Good one Steve!
"Czapek' sounds like some Chinese off brand homage, clearly a cheap Chinese clone of the CW 13 😂
I think the 38mm version would be a winner for you!
I like the design and the construction of the movement, but in this price range I'd say a misaligned date wheel is pretty unforgivable...
Very nice watch. If I had a few 10s of thousands laying around I’d certainly do it.
You and me both, my friend!
That watch is amazing. Wish I had the budget for one.
I find it hard that you can mention so many better finished movements than this one. Some parts contain 6 angles of polishing - not even Lange does that. The finish of this one blows RO and 5711 movements easily.
I think it's mainly my inexperience when it comes to well finished movements. This might be (objectively) a very well finished movement. It just isn't very beautiful to my eye.
Maybe that will change as I mature and experience more.
The movement in the Moser I borrowed made my eyes water because of its beauty haha
Totally. This movement is more akin to Groenefeld than most anything out of the holy trinity, PP seal or no.
I’ve had this in hand at AD and I liked it but struggle to see how it was 20;000 pounds . Dial and case finishing where nice but wasn’t impressed by the winding action , movement finishing or bracelet for the price .. if I’m not mistaken they charge around $1300 dollars for a rubber strap . Feel this is consistent with a brand who over charge ..
The bracelet looks a bit rough. I don't k now how to explain it but it certainly doesnt look like 20K.
Still nice though
Would I spend that much money for one of those? Definitely not, a GP Laureato would be way enough watch for me while being almost 40% cheaper. My guess is that what you are paying here is low production numbers and exclusivity.
@@vincentschneuwly9783 absolutely .. don’t see it as a better watch than the GP which is almost half the price ..
@@JorgeBordam1I have the CW twelve which has the same designer and even though I haven't seen the czapek in person I can't imagine that it would be 24 times better to justify such a significant price difference. The bracelet might have a little more going on than the twelve, but imo that's just a matter of preference. Big difference is the movement which on the twelve is a fairly unremarkable-looking selita movement whereas the one here is a lot prettier.
The links not articulating down from the lugs are incongruent and thus looks sort of sloppy
You can film the movement easier after taking off the bracelet(since it has quick release). I like the movement architecture and it's well finished for the price.
Overall it's a great sporty piece(other two choices in my mind is Chopard Alpine Eagle XPS and Parmigiani Tonda PF), but unfortunately the date wheel in this piece isn't well centered.
You're absolutely right, Leya. I completely neglected doing that 🤦♂️
It's a wonderful watch!
This is a very nice watch but i think I'd save the money and get the Christopher Ward The twelve in light blue color 🍻
Just wish the seconds hand was thicker,gorgeous watch.
ya it looks legibly backwards.
Great Review. Love the Czapek. Gorgeous design… just not a fan of the Drake dial. For the size, it fits pretty well on your smaller wrist.
Thanks so much, Pat! 🙂🙌
Thanks Sanjay 🙏
Trust you did not scratch the case with the calipers!! that's a very impressive watch from both sides of the case. I think you showed very well the highs and the lows i.e. the great finishing and seconds hand counterbalance being too large and I think it has to be long since it's so thin and the wide stance on the wrist surely for a larger wrist. Overall very impressive aesthetics please ask your friend to do a review on timekeeping
Adjusted in 6 positions- well within chronometer spec on wrist
Hi Sanjay - knowing that you like and own GS, I would like you ti throw a topic for your watch talks:
I have disassembled a 6r35 from a SPB143 that needed service and found out that the escapement wheel and the pallet fork are made with MEMS fabrication method. I am unsure why Seiko does not use this as a selling point but I was honestly surprised and amazed.
Hey there,
That's really cool! Are you a watchmaker by chance, or do you service watches as a hobby?
I know that Seiko used to tout the MEMS method and other things like the magic lever system more frequently in the past.
Maybe we'll discuss this in a future live stream.
Thanks for the idea!
@@engineer_wannabe I would not call myself "watchmaker", I'd rather say trained watch technician but I dont make my living out of it anymore.
I would like to send you pictures of the components made with MEMS on the 6r35 and for comparison the traditional ones used in the 6r15, 4r35, 7s26, etc.
How I can send them to you?
It seems there is no shortage of haters absolutely ripping to shreds the 6R35 movement from the SPB line of watches. And here, finally, we have someone clearly in the know who puts the record straight. I detest that my hobby is so full of know-it-alls. Thank you B&M sir for your knowledge.
I really like this piece and also the GP loriato.
GP Laureato is still such a fantastic value!
Yes ! The box is basically a Russian nesting doll
Ah, now that you mention it....I remember you saying that when I picked up the watch. That's a perfect simile
maybe its me but that second hand drives me nuts. Counterbalance seems too long and pronounced in comparison to the super slim seconds hand. The accent doesnt help at all either lol. Feels more legible on the wrong side of the hand.
Expert level watch taste
It looks yellow on my iPad.
Haha, accurate colour is a difficult thing to relay
That Longine bracelet is as bad as they come!
Confused. Loving the design, I initially thought this was a new micro brand and expected the price to be around 1000 EUR/USD. Then I visited their homepage and it was 22 000 CHF = 24 000 USD. Also you had to prepay and wait until 2025 to get your watch (!). Sorry but I'm out.
If you know, you know
Czapek isn't a new brand and this thing is way above 1k level.
@@chia-mingyang5804 after handling and expecting movement with a loupe I think 10 - 12 k may be reasonable . 24 k is an absolute joke .
@@chia-mingyang5804 after handling and expecting movement with a loupe I think 10 - 12 k may be reasonable . 24 k is an absolute joke .
Hmmm, I think the dial and case work warrants a significant premium...As for the movement, i kinda understand what you mean...but I also understand why it costs so much. It's not a mass production movement with Platinum rotor etc etc.
Kind of like a honeycomb dial. Stick to the more affordable watches like Seiko. More enjoyable for the mass 🤗.
This is brown, or cream not somon dial, no mater how long you will cook it. 😂
Oh dear oh dear,bit to big for you mate,go with the 38"fellah,look nicer on you,.
Great watch head but a very poor bracelet.The bracelet needs to be completely redesigned without the 'C' gimmick and possibly offered at a discount for handing in the old one then it could be a decades long classic. Oh well
Don't like the dial color
It’s a fantastic looking watch,
Hello sir, watches 36mm -38mm look great on you 🤗
This is the most overpriced watch on the market not named Patek Phillipe or AP
Hard to call it overpriced when there’s a two year waiting list. Clearly there are plenty of willing buyers who agree that it is selling for fair market value.
@@baxoutthebox5682 Its overpriced in the context of materials + build. The watch is made of fucking STAINLESS STEEL. Its not Gold or platinum. So yes, its absolutely overpriced for what it is. Also, when you only make like 100 at a time, of course you are creating a demand...its not hard to figure out.
This watch is overpriced. Period.
Honey dial to me. Thanks for the unboxing!
Thanks for watching, my friend!