Since its launch in 2020, the Czapek & Cie. Antarctique is easily one of the most impressive integrated bracelet sports chic watches in terms of construction and finishing both on its exterior and interior. This year, among other launches such as the skeletonized and titanium versions of the Antarctique, the brand has unveiled the Antarctique P.04 “Lanikai” in partnership with Collective Horology, a California-based independent watch community and retailer founded by childhood friends Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly in 2018. The Antarctique P.04 is the fourth edition of their Portfolio series, which aims to highlight independent watchmaking.

Wei speaks with Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek and Asher Rapkin from Collective Horology about the immense appeal of the Antarctique and their collaborative creative process that resulted in a variant as mesmerising as the clear blue Hawaiian waters that inspired it.