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Take time to smell the roses Angus Davies reviews the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat and urges prospective purchasers to take their time appraising each nuance of its sumptuous form. Invariably, when travelling around Switzerland, I am rushing...

A Polish émigré born in Bohemia, Franciszek Czapek (later renamed François Czapek) was a talented watchmaker who in 1839 established a six years partnership with fellow Pole Antoni Patek under the name of Patek, Czapek & Cie. Czapek was head of watchmaking...

François Czapek was born in 1811 in Bohemia, (born Franciszek Czapek) He was a master watchmaker whose six-year partnership with Antoni Patek (of Patek Philippe) between the years 1839-1845 produced some of the finest watches of the era and which are...

165 years after its foundation, trendy crowdfunding helped Czapek recently relaunch and unveil a new collection in tribute to Franciszek Czapek’s Geneva workshop (born in 1811): Quai des Bergues. Inspired by a pocket watch from 1850 designed by the Polish...

Angus Davies reviews the Graham Chronofighter Oversize on his online watch magazine, Escapement, The timepiece is a chronograph with a rather unusual carbon trigger. Read why Angus delights in this Graham offering, below. This morning, I have awakened...