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26 June 2023, 12:51 AM | #2821 |
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26 June 2023, 01:02 AM | #2822 | |
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A Quai des Bergues S - Build Date was 9/2022. On 12/2 i received a nice email from them explaining that the build would take a couple of extra weeks. Last month i requested an update, a reply took a week to be forthcoming. It was explained that no case was available at this time. No timeframe was offered. An Antarctique 40.5 Glacier Blue - Build date was 2/7/2023 - I have received several form emails explaining that Czapek manufacturing is behind schedule. I have not received a personalized email similar to the one received for the above watch, nor have i requested an update. This is just my experience and may not be representative of others. I am not concerned with these delays. |
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26 June 2023, 06:38 AM | #2823 |
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Well - If you look at the % drop in grey pricing vs retail these three brands dropped the most in the past 12 months or so. No surprise given some of their models were ridiculously overpriced. Still many models above retail, but it’s not like they have been immune to market forces.
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26 June 2023, 08:32 AM | #2824 | |
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(4//11/22) Even gronefeld principias are struggling to pull msrp as are Journe sport models on the lower end. Czapeks are beautifully done but you could count the number of people who were silly enough to pay over msrp on one hand. Fear not, this means buying one makes you a connoisseur, not a wanker.
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26 June 2023, 06:31 PM | #2825 |
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27 June 2023, 04:53 AM | #2826 | |
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But I haven't heard from them yet, so still waiting. I'm going to wait until end of June and then ping them again. |
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27 June 2023, 05:14 AM | #2827 | |
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27 June 2023, 05:24 AM | #2828 |
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Which one is the "RG C Edition 2"?
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27 June 2023, 05:43 AM | #2829 |
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27 June 2023, 06:03 AM | #2830 | |
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27 June 2023, 06:18 AM | #2831 | |
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I feel your pain I too am silly enough to buy watches with little to no resale market haha that’s part of the joy! I like those but am more intrigued by the logical 1 and micro rotor for some reason.
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27 June 2023, 09:03 AM | #2832 |
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This is available for sale here at the AD in dubai Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
27 June 2023, 12:57 PM | #2833 | |
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I’d much rather see the Czapek team capture 100% of MSRP, than produce watches which get flipped at premiums they don’t share. |
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27 June 2023, 10:06 PM | #2834 | |
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28 June 2023, 12:44 AM | #2835 | |
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28 June 2023, 07:21 AM | #2836 |
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Can some of the owners here give an info to the date wheel? is it really off centered for the single digits? It seems so on many pictures and videos. This would be a bit disappointing for me personally.
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28 June 2023, 08:24 AM | #2837 |
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28 June 2023, 08:36 AM | #2838 |
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They are extremely similar and there are several topics, also in TRF, talking about this.
And the designer claiming that they are not at all similar appears indeed as an indirect confirmation to my eyes. Of course, similar in prima facie - high level aspects, not in details and quality… simply because they are objects clearly belonging to different segments … they play in different and not comparable leagues. I would judge each of the two in its own league instead of short circuiting them. |
28 June 2023, 11:49 PM | #2839 |
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The Monochrome here has always been centered for all dates.
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29 June 2023, 12:14 AM | #2840 |
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29 June 2023, 01:39 AM | #2841 |
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My Fratello is centered on all days. Quality is not an issue on my Czapek
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29 June 2023, 01:50 AM | #2842 |
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It is not a problem of series. In some Antarctiques the date wheel appears not centered. If I remember well, in this topic it has been explained what happens in those cases and also mentioned a trick to mitigate and, in some cases, adjust it (maybe it was a matter of setting the date at certain times, but I may recall wrong)
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30 June 2023, 02:28 AM | #2843 | |
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30 June 2023, 05:11 PM | #2844 |
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I saw these photos online. Looks like an 38.5mm S with a 12 numeral. I haven’t seen a 12 on any of the S versions as I don’t think this was an option. A special request maybe?
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30 June 2023, 05:43 PM | #2845 |
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I ordered the same and should be able to pick it up on Monday, so I hope mine also has the 12. And yes you could order it like that - basically same options as for the bigger one, not sure why you can not choose it anymore on their website.
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30 June 2023, 07:52 PM | #2846 |
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I could order it like this from the dealer - you basically hat the same options as for the normal version, not sure why it's gone from the website now. Should be able to pick up mine on Monday so can show some more pictures.
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30 June 2023, 08:46 PM | #2847 |
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Aaah OK, good to hear! So it was probably a dealer option only, because I don’t remember seeing it on the website when I ordered mine. It’s nice that this is a possibility.
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30 June 2023, 09:01 PM | #2848 |
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2 July 2023, 08:59 AM | #2849 |
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Does anyone know whether Czapek will offer the Antarctique S with other guilloche dial styles and / or colors? I’m convinced the 38.5mm works for me, but would prefer one of the other PDD colors (dark blue or white).
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3 July 2023, 11:28 AM | #2850 | |
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