To mark ten years since the revival of its historic name, Czapek & Cie has introduced a celebratory model that is anything but conventional. The new Time Jumper, powered by an entirely new in-house movement, serves as a bridge between the brand's 19th-century origins and a decidedly futuristic vision. It’s a watch built on a new mechanical platform, designed to carry the independent watchmaker into its next decade. Released in two limited-edition versions, the Time Jumper is a bold statement piece that reinterprets how time is displayed, wrapping a novel complication in a case that is part pocket watch, part unidentified flying object.
This timepiece is a direct expression of the company's "head in the sky, feet on the ground" philosophy. The "feet on the ground" aspect is a clear nod to the past, as the watch’s round form and half-hunter-style cover are directly inspired by the pocket watches François Czapek was creating in the 1800s. The "head in the sky" half is immediately apparent in its retro-futuristic execution. The design feels like an instrument an astronaut might use, a smooth, aerodynamic object that prioritizes an avant-garde aesthetic while remaining rooted in high-end Swiss watchmaking traditions.
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Visually, the 40.5mm case is striking. When the watch is on the wrist with its cover closed, it resembles a smooth, polished pebble or a sleek, discus-shaped spacecraft. There are almost no straight lines or flat planes on the entire habillage. The case, the lugs, the crown, and even the small pusher to open the cover are all dominated by soft, rounded curves. This "flying saucer" shape, as the brand calls it, is the dominant feature, presenting a clean, mysterious face to the world. It’s a watch that doesn't give up all its secrets at a single glance.
The face of this cover is where the artistry becomes apparent. It is decorated with a new, three-dimensional guilloché pattern that is exclusive to Czapek. Created by their long-standing partner, Metalem, this pattern is an evolution of the "Singularité" vortex design seen on other models. Here, it creates a powerful optical illusion. The intricate, diamond-like motif appears to spiral inwards, drawing the eye toward the center as if being pulled into a black hole. It’s a dynamic and mesmerizing effect that gives the watch a sense of depth and motion even while it's perfectly still.
In the very center of this guilloché vortex is a "cockpit"—a prominent, bubble-shaped loupe or magnifying crystal. This central dome is set directly over the dial crystal beneath it and serves a very specific purpose. It perfectly frames the watch's primary complication: the jumping hour. At the bottom of the case, a smile-shaped aperture, or guichet, reveals a portion of the peripheral minute ring. This "hide-and-seek" approach, as Czapek calls it, means that with the cover closed, the wearer gets a focused, if cryptic, reading of the time.
The true character of the Time Jumper is revealed by pressing the oval-shaped pusher located at the 6 o'clock position. The half-hunter cover, which is hinged at 12 o'clock, springs open to completely change the watch's personality. What was once a mysterious, solid-faced object becomes a highly technical, open-worked time-telling instrument. The full expanse of the movement is revealed beneath a sapphire crystal, transforming the watch from a minimalist sculpture into a spectacle of light, gears, and motion.
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With the cover open, the complete time-telling display is on full view. The central jumping hour, previously seen through the loupe, is now clearly visible. It’s a complex system that uses two separate sapphire discs—one for the tens and one for the single digits—to display the hour on a 24-hour register. Czapek notes that this 24-hour format felt natural for a watch with such a strong astronaut-instrument vibe. This two-disc jumping hour mechanism is a premiere for the brand and has a patent pending.
Complementing the central hour is the trailing minute display. This function is handled by a wide, rotating ring on the periphery of the movement. This blue-textured ring features laser-engraved numerals for the minutes, which are filled with Super-Luminova for visibility. As the ring slowly rotates, the current minute aligns with a fixed marker, providing an intuitive way to read the time that moves beyond traditional hands. The entire display is bright, legible, and mechanically fascinating to observe.
For a 10th-anniversary piece, some might have anticipated Czapek to release a highly complex calibre showcasing multiple classical complications. True to its independent spirit, the brand chose a different path. It decided to focus on the most fundamental functions—hours and minutes—but to display them in a thoroughly unconventional way. This decision reflects a desire to explore new mechanical territory and to challenge the assumptions of what a celebratory timepiece should be.
The Calibre 10.01 movement inside the Time Jumper is not just a new movement; it's the first expression of the new Calibre 10 platform. This movement was conceived from the ground up to be the foundation for Czapek's next decade of watchmaking. The entire Calibre 10 family is designed to be a base for a wide variety of future complications, with a philosophy that prizes full integration over a more common modular approach.
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The team's goal was to create a movement that was compact, self-winding, and architecturally adaptable. The Calibre 10 base is efficient and slim, capable of being housed in cases as small as 36mm in diameter. By designing future complications to be fully integrated, Czapek avoids the mechanical inefficiencies, like increased friction and reduced power reserve, that can often come from "stacking" new function modules onto an existing base movement.
The Calibre 10.01, as seen in the Time Jumper, is the first realization of this new philosophy. It is a self-winding mechanical movement that measures 30mm in diameter and 6.13mm in height. It contains 275 individual parts and 44 jewels, operating at a modern frequency of 4 Hz, or 28,800 vibrations per hour. This high-beat escapement, which features a variable-inertia balance with four gold inertia-blocks, contributes to the watch's precision.
Flipping the Time Jumper over reveals a second, equally impressive view through a sapphire crystal caseback. The architecture of the Calibre 10.01 is dominated by a centrally mounted winding rotor. This component is crafted from recycled 950 platinum, a dense material prized for its winding efficiency. The rotor is heavily skeletonized, with strong, straight arms resembling a geometry compass, which provides a largely unobstructed view of the gear train and bridges beneath it.
The finishing of the movement is a core part of the Czapek aesthetic, creating a play of reflections and a sense of visual depth. The brand uses a high-contrast combination of rhodium-coated bridges, which are sandblasted and circular brushed, set against blackened plates. This juxtaposition of light and dark is meant to suggest light breaking through the blackness of space, a theme that ties back to the "flying saucer" design. The five-spoke wheels, a Czapek signature, are finished with diamond-beveled edges, and the springs are black polished.
When fully wound, the Calibre 10.01 provides a substantial power reserve of 60 hours, all from a single barrel. This is a practical and robust amount of autonomy for a modern automatic watch. The technical specifications and the level of finishing demonstrate a clear commitment to high-end watchmaking, blending traditional techniques like bevelling with modern applications like laser-engraved, Super-Luminova-filled discs.
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The Time Jumper represents a significant step in Czapek's technical evolution. The Calibre 10.01 was not only designed, conceived, and assembled in-house, but 75 percent of its components were also machined internally. The brand is quick to point out that this is not a quest for total vertical integration, which can be isolating. Instead, it views this as "intelligent independence." This capability gives Czapek the agility and freedom to produce critical elements themselves while also continuing to collaborate with the finest specialist artisans in the industry for components like the guilloché dial.
Returning to the watch's exterior, the case and strap show a high level of design cohesion. The 40.5mm case has a surprisingly compact lug-to-lug measurement of 42.4mm, which, combined with its highly curved "pebble" shape, should make it wear comfortably on a variety of wrists. The total height is 12.35mm including the bubble-like central crystal, but it measures a slimmer 10.5mm without it. The watch is paired with a blue rubber strap, and in a thoughtful touch, the strap's texture is a pattern that directly mimics the guilloché on the cover, tying the whole design together.
Czapek is releasing the Time Jumper in two distinct limited editions. The first, and more accessible, is a 100-piece edition in stainless steel. This model features a white gold inlay for the intricate guilloché pattern on the cover, providing a cool, monochrome look against the steel case. The second version is a more exclusive 30-piece edition crafted from 3N 18-carat yellow gold. This warm, precious metal model features a matching 3N gold inlay for its guilloché, resulting in an exceptionally rich and striking appearance.
The limitation numbers are part of a larger story. Czapek will produce only 180 total movements for the Calibre 10.01. This number was chosen specifically to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the original founding of the Czapek & Cie Maison by François Czapek in 1845. The 100 steel and 30 gold watches account for 130 of these movements. The 50 remaining calibres are being set aside for special projects and a small allocation of bespoke pieces, which can be ordered directly from the brand.
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This sense of occasion extends all the way to the packaging. The Time Jumper's presentation box is not an afterthought but a continuation of the design theme. It also takes the form of a "flying saucer," and is crafted from aluminum with a sandblasted finish and small, polished details, completing the space-time narrative of the watch.
The Czapek Time Jumper is available to order as of its launch on November 12, 2025. It can be acquired through the Czapek boutique in Geneva, at its authorized dealers worldwide, or on the company's website. The 100-piece limited edition in stainless steel is priced at 42,000 CHF (excluding VAT). The much rarer 30-piece limited edition in 3N 18-carat gold is priced at 64,000 CHF (excluding VAT).
Case: 40.5mm diameter, 42.4mm lug-to-lug, 10.5mm height (12.35mm with crystal). Available in stainless steel (with white gold guilloché inlay) or 3N 18-carat yellow gold (with 3N gold inlay). Half-hunter cover with pusher at 6 o'clock. Sapphire crystal glass-box front and caseback. Water resistance 3 atm.
Movement: Czapek in-house self-winding Calibre 10.01. 30mm diameter, 6.13mm height. 275 parts, 44 jewels. 4 Hz (28,800 VpH) frequency. 60-hour power reserve on a single barrel. Recycled platinum central winding rotor. Variable-inertia balance.
Dial: Open-worked. Central jumping hours on two 24-hour SLN sapphire discs. Peripheral trailing minutes on a blue, laser-colored, and texturized disc.
Strap: Blue rubber strap. 19mm lug width, 18mm pin buckle in stainless steel or 3N 18k yellow gold.
Price: 42,000 CHF (Stainless Steel) or 64,000 CHF (3N Gold), excluding VAT.
Notes: 10th Anniversary collection. Limited edition of 100 pieces (Steel) and 30 pieces (Gold). Features a patent-pending central jumping hour mechanism on two discs. The Calibre 10.01 is a new in-house movement platform for the brand.