{"product_id":"czapek-promenade-plisse-ivory","title":"Czapek Promenade Plissé Invory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROMENADE PLISSÉ: IMMACULATELY TAILORED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NEW DIAL INSPIRED BY TEXTILES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneva, February 2025 – Czapek \u0026amp; Cie introduces the Promenade Plissé, a new, fashion-inspired dial that\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplays with light and shadow to create an intriguing illusion of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaunched at Watches and Wonders 2024, the Promenade collection was born from the desire to create a chic and truly modern watch, as a canvas for creative expression, not solely a timekeeping instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many developments at Czapek, there was no straight line from the idea of creating a new collection to the result. Rather, ideas morphed and evolved from the initial intention of developing a women’s watch with a collector-quality mechanism to the desire to make a chic and modern watch that would appeal to those with an eye for style and appreciation of mechanical sophistication – regardless of gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We have always believed that gender divisions in watchmaking are largely artificial,” says Xavier de Roquemarel, CEO of Czapek \u0026amp; Cie. “Beauty and creativity unite men and women; making a beautiful watch cannot be reduced to a gender split. A beautiful watch will please men and women equally, in the same way that a beautifully tailored smoking [tuxedo suit] looks equally wonderful on men and women.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a slim 38mm case, Promenade expresses a relaxed and quietly confident sophistication, injected with playfulness and joie de vivre. The signature of the Promenade dial is asymmetry: the designs radiate from the small seconds dial placed at 4:30, producing a sense of dynamic tension. In 2025 Czapek introduces a new dial – Plissé (pleats) – in three colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromenade looks to fashion as a frame of reference – from Marilyn Monroe’s chic-and-sexy white pleated dress in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Seven-Year Itch to Issey Miyake’s futuristic pleats (for men and women) and light-as-air silks that marry couture tradition and high technology, and Yves Saint Laurent’s eternally modern le smoking – created in 1966, the OC of androgynous style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by textiles, the Plissé dial is the result of a complex stamping process that gives the impression of fabric being pushed aside by the weight of the sub-dial to bunch up into pleats across the dial. This creates an intriguing play of light and shade and the illusion of flowing, dance-like movement across the dial as the wearer moves his or her wrist. The new stamping technique was developed in partnership with Czapek’s regular collaborator, Metalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn added challenge in developing the Plissé dial was to integrate the applied indexes within the contours of the pleats. Plissé is presented in three colours: Ivory, Pearl White and Rose, the latter equipped with a Milanese mesh steel bracelet. Production of each colour will be limited to 18 pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllowing the decoration to take centre stage, the timekeeping indications are pared back to a minimum: fine, semi-skeletonised arrow-shaped hands and applied indexes with diamond-cut angles to reflect the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sleek Case and a Sophisticated Calibre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe imperative for Promenade was that the 38mm case should be slim, which called for a micro-rotor movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus, Czapek translated the strengths of its in-house calibre SXH5 into this new identity, playing with its architecture to achieve the desired dial aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Promenade case is a modern evolution of Czapek’s icon – the original Quai des Bergues model – recognisable by the recessed and sand-blasted case sides, the curved crown protection, and a slim, rounded bezel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Promenade Plissé will be available at the Maison’s official retailers worldwide, the Czapek boutique in Geneva, Switzerland, and at Czapek.com. Deliveries will start in the first quarter of 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Czapek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171271164075,"sku":"plisee-ivory","price":22200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/2783\/3515\/files\/4766115638.jpg?v=1780528662","url":"https:\/\/www.exquisitetimepieces.com\/products\/czapek-promenade-plisse-ivory","provider":"Exquisite Timepieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}