21/04/2026
Antarctique Tourbillon Titanium Cosmic Blue
When the Antarctique Tourbillon was created, the fundamental design principle was that the key elements of
Calibre 9 should be displayed on the dial side.
The flying tourbillon, gear train and barrel would be perfectly
aligned on the vertical axis and appear to float above the trompe l’oeil vortex effect created by the hand-guilloché
‘Singularité’ design, developed specially for the watch by Czapek’s long-time partner, Metalem. The name of the
pattern is taken from the astronomical term singularity, meaning those places in the universe such as black holes,
where space and time become infinite and undifferentiated.
Now, a year after the launch, the Cosmic Blue dial of the new titanium version of the Antarctique Tourbillon
amplifies the visual drama, creating the impression of infinite depth at the heart of the display and enhancing the
purity of the mechanical structure floating in the void above it.
The contrast between the blue dial and the hour markers, which are attached to the fl**ge rather than being set on the dial, increases this effect.
Against the rich
blue, the hand-polished angles of the long, slender gear train bridge and open-worked barrel bridge and satin-
polishing on the top arms of the tourbillon cage create fascinating plays of light and shadow.
On the reverse side
of the calibre, the 18k gold winding rotor echoes the impression of floating, its convex surface hand-engraved with
a black-hole inspired pattern by Michèle R., Czapek’s treasured independent master engraver
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