The exponential rise in niche markets
12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY
April 2018
Hardly a day goes by without a new brand emerging, or trying to emerge, mainly on platforms such as Kickstarter. A surprising fact, given that the currently (…)
Czapek Place Vendôme – Tourbillon suspendu Ici et Ailleurs
August 2017
Named Place Vendôme, after the famous square in Paris where François Czapek, spiritus rector of the brand, opened a boutique in the mid-nineteenth century, (…)
Czapek Quai des Bergues N. 33s
July 2017
An evocation of the original pocket watch made by François Czapek circa 1850, the Quai des Bergues N. 33bis lends itself to a 38.5-mm case, to give us the (…)
Wrist jewellery (part 2)
PORTFOLIO
June 2017
“After not getting a pay rise for many years, there are better things to spend money on than Swiss wrist jewelry”, wrote Bloomberg in a recent article about (…)
Czapek continues strong momentum at Basel
March 2017
The Swiss watchmaker presented the Place Vendôme Tourbillon, a new and highly functional limited edition timepiece paying homage to the brand founder’s work (…)
Discover the big winners from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
November 2016
Geneva, Switzerland was at the centre of fine watchmaking last night, where 16 prizes were given for the 16th edition of the awards. Find out all the (…)
CEOs HAVE THEIR SAY - XAVIER DE ROQUEMAUREL, CEO CZAPEK
May 2016
In response to a questionnaire sent out by Europa Star, 50 CEOs from Switzerland, Europe, Japan and the USA reveal their strategies for dealing with the (…)
Czapek Quai des Bergues
April 2016
Thanks to three passionate and daring founders, and to the support of dozens of aficionados worldwide, Czapek is now reborn in complete respect for the (…)
Czapek is feeling like a million bucks
February 2016
The born again Geneva-based watchmaker has exceeded its crowdfunding target, having just raised over CHF1.1 million to help its resurgence. Its success (…)
Czapek lives again, 170 years on
November 2015
François Czapek, one of the great figures of nineteenth-century watchmaking, has reemerged from history. Czapek & Cie is now back, and the Quai des (…)
