Dreaming of California by Czapek & Cie

Czapek & Cie presented the latest addition to the Faubourg de Cracovie chronograph collection, inspired by the very ?rst modern watch of the brand. The California Dreamin’ features a Californian style dial with a grené ?nish and it’s powered by the 5Hz COSC-certi?ed Czapek SXH3 caliber. Today, the Czapek Design Study Chronograph serves as an inspiration for the Faubourg de Cracovie California Dreamin’, a steel chronograph featuring a 41.5mm case and an anthracite electroplated brass California dial: the SuperLuminova® coated hour markers are in Roman numerals from X to II and Arabic from 4 to 8. The California dial is an unusual choice for a modern timepiece, whose origins are part of the ‘mysteries’ of watchmaking: nobody really knows why this type of dials are named after the West Coast state.