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Czapek & Cie / Quai des Bergues

Czapek & Cie Quai des Bergues

Collection profile · 2015

Czapek’s founding-era dress-watch collection, named for the Geneva quay where François Czapek first worked. The line pairs classical round cases, hand-finished dials, and the brand’s signature twin subdials with modern haute-horlogerie construction, including a micro-rotor era in later references and a strong heritage-led identity.

Why it matters

This is the collection that marked Czapek & Cie’s renaissance and established the brand’s most explicitly heritage-driven dress-watch language.

Key references

N° 33

Quai des Bergues N° 33 — First production model of the revived collection; historically inspired dress watch with twin subdials.

33bis

Quai des Bergues 33bis — Collection reference associated with early recognition and the Public Prize at GPHG 2016, per brand text.

N° 25 Ter

Quai des Bergues N° 25 Ter — Current shop reference highlighted on the official site, with grand feu enamel and the line’s signature case language.

Collection timeline

  • 2024 — Czapek’s collection page continued to present Quai des Bergues as a core heritage line within the brand’s modern portfolio.
  • 2024 — The brand’s shop pages described the collection as launched in 2015 and tied to François Czapek’s first Geneva atelier.
  • 2024 — Modern references continued to emphasize the collection’s 7-day manual-wind architecture and twin de-centered subdials.

FAQ

Is Quai des Bergues a sports watch?

No. It is positioned as an elegant, heritage-led dress-watch collection with classical proportions and traditional finishing.

What defines the collection visually?

The round case, twin de-centered subdials, and historic-inspired dial layouts are the most recognizable signatures.

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