Hello guys, I am Xavier, the CEO of Czapek & Cie. To be 100% respectful to the other Company commented, when the relationship between Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek ended in 1845, the agreement was that Patek would retain the legacy of the company, and that Czapek would go out on his own. We revived Czapek & Cie, because we felt that he deserved it. Our small watch Company Czapek & Cie gives rightful respect and honor to François Czapek and his place in watchmaking history reinterpreting his designs like the guilloché one as you noted it rightfully. Thank you for your comments about our brand! Please keep on loving watches and time. Cheers. X
I own czapek. I bought it from ethos boutique. I loved it so much. I love energy of Xavier. Watch lover and collector should support this company. Unbelevable crafmanship.
You're bringing new designs to the table that's always positive, I really love your watches I don't think my wife would ever let me pull the trigger 💸 but I'll still enjoy looking at the beautifully crafted designs.
The chemistry between these two is something most can only dream of. It's refreshing seeing two people really enjoy working together while at the same time, loving and enjoying this culture.
I own the Longines Legend Diver in 36mm. There's no argument against it. You'd think it's too small a diver, but because the bezel is integrated it wears a bit bigger because the matte black extending edge to edge. Dimensions are basically the same a Rolex DJ or Explorer 1...with a higher depth rating than a Black Bay.
@@RadoDani its a bit more complicated due to political situation in Europe. From what I understood Čapek was a phonetic transcription of Polish name Czapek
when creating patek philippe between 1839-1845 it was the commercial Antoine Patek with the master of horology Francois Czapek They did some prototype together and Czapek decide to leave the new company Adrien Philippe replaced it but it took years to approach the level of Francois Czapek Czapek (ancré escapement) Philippe (cylinder escapement) But you can ask Patek and pay for have accès to the archive, they’ll never admit it They are liar 🤥 But now, ok we need to admit, they are a very very good quality brand and I love it 🥰 Cheers 🥂
Ordered two antartique from Czapek, one salmon, one glacier blue. Personally I don't think that the pronunciation of the brand matters that much in Asia, since 99 percent of the consumers cannot pronounce Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger Le Coultre or even fashion brands like Hermes, Salvatore Ferragamo.... properly. Also Rolex makes 1 million watches per year and is aimed for the public, Czapek only aim for a niche of people, which makes me appreciate it more.
Yeah, Christian takes every opportunity he can to make himself seem important or accomplished. Poor guy - always having to tell us how great he is. OTOH, Michael is gold.
And it's all came from occupated Poland. Antoni Patek was Polish imigrant cause of November Uprising in 1830. And he was artist. Franciszek Czapek was Czech imigrant. They met each other in Geneve. Czapek was watchmaker and Patek decorate them. First name of their company Patek & Czapek CO. Forgotten part is that where they came from. Greetings from Poland guys :)
Another consumer goods category absolutely awash in faux history is the Bourbon industry. There are 3 big distillers and maybe 6 total. Hundreds of Bourbon brands are just buying whiskey wholesale and sticking it in a bottle with the name of some random bootlegger or plantation owner mentioned in history somewhere. They have extremely minimal control over their own product but they do control their labeling and marketing.
"We dont make money with these videos... if you dont like and subscribe we need to find another job..." what??? Geez guys be honest, nothing against making money in an honest way
As much as I love the Longines, the JLC polaris is also a similar compressor style diver ... no? And I just found out your dad is Spanish. The last name now makes more sense to me. Cool! My mother is from 🇪🇸
The thing about Czapek that bothers me (if I understand it right) is the company actually has no relation to the Czapek family and thus can be viewed as imposters. If a micro brand used the name of the brother of Hans Wilsdorf but has no real connection, then how do they have any claim whatsoever with the Rolex history?
Breitling super ocean comes in a 36 too! I must say…. IT FEELS REAAAALLY SMALL! And I have 5’5” wrists. It’s probably the perfect size for me, but a dive bezel usually makes dice watches feel a bit smaller !
Their mugs are just soo big!! No, I love my 41mm hydroconquest chrono even though it wears like a 43/44 on bracelet! Actually, it isn’t the lugz but it’s thickness I think… Shoulda held out for the big eye titanium!!
Since y’all have worked with Grand Seiko, I’d love to see your opinion on the new King Seiko releases that just came out. Love the videos and keep it up!
Christopher Ward's latest release "The Twelve" looks just like that Czapek watch - integrated bracelet, Gerald Genta design cues, similar indices, date window at the 6 o'clock position, similar textured dial, short and wide crown guards. I actually mistook the Czapek watch for The Twelve.
This made me think of the current company we know as Breitling. It can only trace its real heritage back to 1979 when they only bought rights to the name. The original company is defunct. If you want something close to an original Navitimer look at old Ollech & Wajs or Sinn watches that used parts made by the real Breitling. So much sham “history” like this in the Swiss watch industry and why I have more respect for Japanese watch companies, especially Seiko.
I like Sinn. I feel like I shouldn't like Sinn, I feel like I should just save another $1000 or $2000 and buy an Omega or Grand Seiko instead...but I still like Sinn (especially the 206 Arktis II).
The thing is that Breitling SA is stuck with watch designs paying homage to a heritage that ceased to exist over 40 years ago. The only genuine thing about the current day “Breitling” is the typeface.
I think there's a big difference between a company which essentially changed owners or was technically defunct for a brief period compared to one which was truly defunct for like 150 years and then was restarted by someone.
the entire Swiss watch industry is over rated pretentious namesakes owned by a plastic electronic watch manufacturer. The Japanese destroyed them in the 80's
Not the originator of the design. 13:00. Original design by another company and used under licence by all the big manufacturers. The Super Compressor watch case was patented in 1956 by Ervin Piquerez SA (EPSA), a now defunct Swiss firm, and manufactured by them for almost two decades.
Guys, I love your knowledge and really want to hear what you have to say about watches (as well as Anna), but todays video took over 9 1/2 minutes to get into any discussion about watches. Maybe I’m in the minority, and not the crowd you want to go for, but that seems like a long time to get into the conversation I came here for. Great job otherwise!
A's in Polish are very much "ah" sounds. The closest pronunciation in English would be Chah-pek. Although even that's technically not 100% correct since there isn't really a "cz" equivalent sound in English (the English ch is more like the Polish Ć sound). Super unimportant though not trying to start a fight over Polish pronunciation lol.
@@bernardpawlowicz3941 You must be reading the Engligh word "chop", as I used in my example, through a Polish lens because "chah"pek and "chop"ek are exactly the same in pronunciation. You are just confusing those who are reading our messages.
@@lukedavies3732 Are you Polish? I am and I'm right. Chopek in Polish is pronounced like the english word "chop" and then just add the "ek" at the end.
I like this channel a lot, you guys are fun to watch and most importantly you actually talk watches, not like other watch channels that only talk money money money money, you actually talk about the actual watches and most importantley you mix up the vintage stuff in the conversation, well done!
The pronouncing the word Rolex is not easy for some countries!!! Don’t want to upset people and name the countries but some big countries/markets have difficulty with the R. It sometimes sounds like lolex.
I don’t think czapek has any Patek history. Seems like someone’s just using the name over a hundred years later lol. doesn’t seem like there is any real lineage ….
Oh, you're into whiskey? If you like rye, you should try Stauning Rye. For Irish, try Redbreast 12. For some smokey Islay, get a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail. Speyside: Monkey Shoulder is good value. If you're mostly into bourbon, you can't go wrong with Woodford Reserve, though. I prefer Wild Tyrkey 101, however.
If these videos don’t make you money, why does it matter if you like, subscribe or comment? Not trying to be critical but you were a bit inconsistent in your pitch:)
I didn’t go back and listen to what I said here but here’s what I meant and always say - we do, categorically, make money from these videos. That money, however, is very small. Our income comes from 1) selling commercials to watch brands 2) watch sales 3) these videos. And these videos are the least profitable thing we do. We make them because we love the community and we have a ton of fun.
