Czapek 2026 Releases: New Titanium Antarctique Models and More
High-end independent Genevan watch brand Czapek & Cie has been in business since 2015, named after François Czapek–a 19th-century Czech-Polish master watchmaker who co-founded the precursor to Patek Philippe. When the sporty Czapek Antarctique debuted in 2020 with a distinctive integrated “C-link” bracelet, it quickly became the defining lineup of the modern Czapek brand. So, it’s unsurprising that six of this year’s eight new releases are part of the Antarctique family. Here are the details of all the 2026 Czapek releases.
Antarctique and Antarctique S Dark Sector Cosmic Blue
The first titanium Czapek Antarctique was the “Dark Sector” from 2023, and for 2026, they’ve released a rich blue version of it. Two concentric white circles encompass the dial, with gaps at each hour. Those white lines are not lumed; only the hands have lume on this watch.
Czapek is calling the velvety texture of this dial a “velouté finish.” As is the norm for Czapek now, they’re releasing the Dark Sector Cosmic Blue in both the standard 40.5mm Antarctique case and the 38.5mm Antarctique S case. Expect to pay the same $45,600 price for either size.
Inside is the in-house SXH5 movement, which debuted along with the Antarctique in 2020. It features an off-center recycled platinum micro-rotor, seven beautifully skeletonized bridges, a variable-inertia balance, and beveled edges galore. Numerous laser-etched and blackened surfaces provide some pleasant contrast.
As with other non-complicated Czapek Antarctique watches, you can expect 120m of water resistance and 60 hours of power reserve.
The bracelet, like all current Antarctique bracelets, has both a quick-release feature (so you can quickly change from bracelet to strap) and a micro-adjust clasp so you can perfect the sizing on the fly without tools.
Plus, every Cosmic Blue Antarctique comes with a complimentary dark blue rubber strap in addition to the bracelet. And, interestingly, when it comes to the center links of the bracelet of all the Cosmic Blue models, the customer can choose for them to be either polished (shiny) or brushed (matte).
2026 Czapek Antarctique Dark Sector Cosmic Blue Specs
| Model Name | Antarctique Dark Sector Cosmic Blue | Antarctique S Dark Sector Cosmic Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Case Material | Titanium | Titanium |
| Case Width | 40.5 mm | 38.5 mm |
| Case Thickness | 10.6mm | 10.6mm |
| Movement Caliber | Calibre SXH5 (In-house automatic) | Calibre SXH5 (In-house automatic) |
| Movement Notes | Off-center micro-rotor (recycled 950 platinum), 7 skeletonized bridges | Off-center micro-rotor (recycled 950 platinum), 7 skeletonized bridges |
| Power Reserve | 60 hours | 60 hours |
| Water Resistance | 120m | 120m |
| Limited Edition | 25 pieces | 10 pieces |
| Bracelet/Strap | Integrated titanium bracelet with micro-adjust clasp and quick-release, complimentary blue rubber strap | Integrated titanium bracelet with micro-adjust clasp and quick-release, complimentary blue rubber strap |
| Announcement Date | April 10, 2026 | April 10, 2026 |
| MSRP | $45,600 | $45,600 |
Antarctique and Antarctique S Révélation Titanium Cosmic Blue
The Révélation line is Czapek’s fully skeletonized branch of the Antarctique family, built around the idea of putting the movement itself on the dial side. It debuted in 2023, the same year they released their first titanium Antarctique. But they never combined titanium with the Révélation format, until 2026. The Cosmic Blue color is used here for the chapter ring and seconds subdial.
As expected the 2026 Czapek Antarctique Révélation Titanium Cosmic Blue is also available in the Antarctique S form factor.
If you’ll notice, the SXH7 inside the Révélation models is very similar to the SXH5. But on the SXH7, even the mainplate is fully skeletonized. It also has other tweaks like a dial-side escapement, a seconds sub-dial (rather than central seconds), engravings on both sides of the rotor, and an exposed crown mechanism.
Expect to pay over $50,000 for the 2026 Czapek Antarctique or Antarctique S Révélation Titanium Cosmic Blue.
2026 Czapek Antarctique and Antarctique S Révélation Titanium Cosmic Blue Specs
| Model Name | Antarctique Révélation Titanium Cosmic Blue | Antarctique S Révélation Titanium Cosmic |
|---|---|---|
| Case Material | Titanium | Titanium |
| Case Width | 40.5 mm | 38.5 mm |
| Case Thickness | 10.6mm | 10.6mm |
| Movement Caliber | Calibre SXH7 (In-house automatic, skeletonized) | Calibre SXH7 (In-house automatic, skeletonized) |
| Movement Notes | Reversed escapement visible on dial side, stop-seconds on dial side, small seconds at 4:30, decorated oscillating mass visible both sides | Reversed escapement visible on dial side, stop-seconds on dial side, small seconds at 4:30, decorated oscillating mass visible both sides |
| Power Reserve | 60 hours | 60 hours |
| Water Resistance | 120m | 120m |
| Limited Edition | 50 pieces/year | 25 pieces/year |
| Bracelet/Strap | Integrated titanium bracelet with micro-adjust clasp and quick-release, complimentary blue rubber strap | Integrated titanium bracelet with micro-adjust clasp and quick-release, complimentary blue rubber strap |
| Announcement Date | April 10, 2026 | April 10, 2026 |
| MSRP | ~$53,000 | ~$53,000 |
Antarctique Tourbillon Titanium Cosmic Blue
Czapek has been making tourbillon watches since 2017, but their first in-house tourbillon movement, Calibre 9, debuted in 2025 in the Antarctique Tourbilon. The Antarctique Tourbillon only comes in the 41.5mm case size, and was already offered with a silver, light blue, or beige dial–always with an intricate “Singularité” dial texture.
Singularité is Czapek’s proprietary vortex‑style guilloché pattern, created along with artisan dial firm Metalem. And now for 2026, it’s available in Cosmic Blue as well.
Calibre 9 is an automatic flying tourbillon movement with a striking central minutes bridge and 72 hours of power reserve. The recycled gold rotor has been meticulously skeletonized and engraved as well.
Limited to 25 pieces, expect a list price around $90,000 for the 2026 Czapek Antarctique Tourbillon Titanium Cosmic Blue.
2026 Czapek Antarctique Tourbillon Titanium Cosmic Blue Specs
| Model Name | Antarctique Tourbillon Titanium Cosmic Blue |
|---|---|
| Case Material | Titanium |
| Case Width | 40.5 mm |
| Movement Caliber | Calibre 9 (in-house automatic, flying tourbillon) |
| Movement Notes | Gear train & barrel aligned on vertical axis, convex titanium tourbillon cage, counterclockwise crown wheel, hand-guilloché “Singularité” dial |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Water Resistance | 50 m |
| Limited Edition | 25 pieces |
| Bracelet/Strap | Integrated titanium bracelet with micro-adjust clasp and quick-release, complimentary blue rubber strap |
| Announcement Date | April 10, 2026 |
| MSRP | ~$90,000 |
Antarctique S Ice Cloud
The original full-size Antarctique “Ice Cloud” debuted in 2025, with a stainless steel case and a dial worthy of its name. To make each Ice Cloud dial, Czapek takes a 0.2mm-thick mother-of-pearl (nacre) dial, thin enough to be slightly translucent, and uses blue-tinted varnish to paint cloud-like blobs on the underside.
Then they fire it at about 100°C, which is pretty tame compared to the 800°C+ temperatures that grand feu enamel requires, but that’s about all that nacre can take. For 2026, the 38.5mm Antarctique S Ice Cloud joins the lineup alongside its 40.5mm brother.
The 2026 Czapek Antarctique S Ice Cloud is limited to 10 pieces and retails for $33,600.
2026 Czapek Antarctique S Ice Cloud Specs
| Model Name | Antarctique S Ice Cloud |
|---|---|
| Case Material | 316L Stainless Steel |
| Case Width | 38.5 mm |
| Case Thickness | 10.6 mm |
| Movement Caliber | Calibre SXH5 |
| Movement Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds, date |
| Power Reserve | 60 hours |
| Water Resistance | 120 m |
| Limited Edition | 10 pieces |
| Bracelet/Strap | Integrated steel “C-link” bracelet, butterfly clasp |
| Announcement Date | February 25, 2026 |
| MSRP | $33,600 |
More on 2026 Watch Releases:
Promenade “Midnight Pearl”
The classic, dressy Czapek Promenade line was launched in 2024, largely as a platform for particularly special dials. The 2026 Czapek Promenade “Midnight Pearl,” like the Ice Cloud, also has a dial that starts as a 0.2mm disc of mother-of-pearl. But then a layer of blue aventurine glass is added on top, with the help of the dial-making artisans at GT Cadrans. Inclusions in the aventurine glass give it the celestial “Midnight Pearl” look.
The 2026 Czapek Promenade Midnight Pearl, with a stainless steel 38mm case and a list price of $23,600, is both relatively small and affordable by the brand’s standards. The SXH5.1 movement, naturally, is visible through an exhibition caseback. Only 38 will be made.
2026 Czapek Promenade “Midnight Pearl” Specs
| Model Name | Promenade Midnight Pearl |
|---|---|
| Case Material | 316L Stainless Steel |
| Case Width | 38 mm |
| Case Thickness | 10.8 mm |
| Movement Caliber | Calibre SXH5.1 |
| Movement Functions | Hours, minutes, small seconds |
| Power Reserve | 60 hours |
| Water Resistance | 50 m |
| Bracelet/Strap | Blue nubuck leather strap |
| Announcement Date | February 25, 2026 |
| MSRP | $23,600 |
| Limitation | 38 pieces |
Faubourg de Cracovie “Crossroads” Victory Green
In 2018, Czapek first unveiled caliber SXH3, a bespoke, exclusive chronograph movement developed for Czapek by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier. It checks numerous boxes that luxury chronograph buyers want, like a vertical column‑wheel layout, automatic winding (via a skeletonized precious metal rotor), integrated construction, a 5 Hz beat rate, and high‑grade hand finishing.
The SXH3 is exclusively used in the brand’s Faubourg de Cracovie case, a classic round 41.5mm chronograph case with integrated pushers and Audemars Piguet Code 11.59-like hollowed lugs.
In 2024, Czapek first unveiled a version of the Faubourg de Cracovie with a beautiful “Crossroads” guilloche dial pattern, and for 2026, they’ve done it in green. With a sloped tachymeter rehaut and well-lumed lance hands, the FbC line balances its dressiness with a hint of sportiness.
The Faubourg de Cracovie “Crossroads” Victory Green retails for $44,800. Only 18 will be made.
2026 Czapek Faubourg de Cracovie “Crossroads” Victory Green Specs
| Model Name | Faubourg de Cracovie “Crossroads” Victory Green |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | 8160.2100.115 |
| Case Material | 316L Stainless Steel |
| Case Width | 41.5 mm |
| Movement Caliber | Calibre SXH3 |
| Movement Functions | Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph (1/10s), date |
| Power Reserve | ~65 hours |
| Water Resistance | 50 m |
| Bracelet/Strap | Hand-sewn calfskin or Alcantara strap, steel deployant clasp |
| Announcement Date | January 21, 2026 |
| Limited Edition | 18 pieces |
| MSRP | $44,800 |
Czapek is one of the hottest independent luxury watch brands on the market right now, especially in the $25,000-$60,000 range, and I expect these 2026 releases to sell well. Fortunately for collectors, Czapek watches aren’t as impossible to obtain as some other artisanal brands these days.
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