Quai des Bergues Midnight 40.5mm (SXH1) and Place Vendôme Complicité Glacier Blue — Czapek’s Geneva flagships

Originally reported by Time+Tide Watches. This article is a curated summary of their original coverage.

40.5mm: two very different blues for Czapek’s Geneva return

The hard fact: one watch is built around a seven-day, manually wound Calibre SXH1 inside a 40.5mm steel case with a dark blue aventurine dial; the other flaunts an open-worked double-escapement. Czapek launched both as limited editions tied to its new flagship at Quai des Bergues 27 during Geneva Watch Days 2026.

Quai des Bergues Midnight — classical dial, modern heart

The Quai des Bergues Midnight pairs traditional watchmaking cues with a striking dark blue aventurine surface. Czapek houses the dial in a 40.5mm steel case and fits it with the manually wound Calibre SXH1, notable here for its seven-day power reserve. The combination leans conservative in silhouette but emphatic in presence thanks to the aventurine’s deep, sparkled tone.

• Case: 40.5mm steel (as reported)
• Dial: dark blue aventurine
• Movement: Calibre SXH1, manual winding, seven-day power reserve

Place Vendôme Complicité Glacier Blue — technical, open-worked

The Place Vendôme Complicité Glacier Blue takes the opposite tack. Czapek opens the watch up and showcases a double-escapement in an open-worked layout. The effect is intentionally technical: where the Midnight aims for a refined, dressy presence, the Complicité reads as a mechanical showpiece.

As Time+Tide Watches first reported, these two releases mark Czapek’s return to Geneva and the opening of its Quai des Bergues flagship.

Both pieces were presented around Geneva Watch Days 2026 and released as limited editions. That context matters: Czapek is using the store opening to stake a stylistic claim — classical dial craft on one side, visible high-complication on the other.

Buying angle: choose the Quai des Bergues Midnight for a wearable, seven-day hand-wound in a strong, dressy blue; pick the Place Vendôme Complicité Glacier Blue if you want a technical centerpiece that foregrounds the double-escapement. Which of the two will define Czapek’s Geneva era — the aventurine classic or the open-worked complication — is the question collectors will answer over the next season.

Originally reported by Time+Tide Watches. This article is a curated summary of their original coverage.

Tags: Czapek, Calibre SXH1, double-escapement, aventurine