Czapek & Cie Quai des Bergues 40.5mm Double Soleil Deep Blue | IN STOCK

Known for its two sizes, Czapek's Quai des Bergues finds a sweet spot in the middle with the latest release - the 40.5 mm Double Soleil, available in Deep Blue (shown here) or Tuxedo Black. This perfect sized version retains many of the hallmarks of its predecessors, with a few minute changes: a subtle update to the slope of the lugs, and refinement of the case-side recess to allow space for the SXH1 movement. The dial color choices has also been revisited, this time with a bold new guilloché pattern. The Guilloché Double Soleil gains its name from a solar optical illusion that causes the perception of a luminous spot on the sun, known as parhelia or "sun dogs." The design plays a trick on the eye making it difficult to assess whether the lines are radiating inwards or outwards.It's not just the dial and case that have been refreshed, the SXH1 calibre has also had an update thanks to its new open-worked bridges. "Like the new dial guillochage, this is very much in keeping with our desi