S01E08: Watch Stories - Czapek: The Watchmaker Who Founded Patek Philippe (and the Story Almost Nobody Tells)

What if I told you that one of the founders of Patek Philippe — the Patek Philippe, the mostprestigious watch brand in the world — got pushed out, in a bitter falling-out, one hundredand eighty years ago — and that his original brand was completely forgotten for over acentury — and that ten years ago, a small team in Geneva resurrected his name and startedmaking watches again, and most people in this hobby still have no idea who he is?That’s our episode today.This is the story of Czapek — CHAP-eck — the watchmaker who founded Patek, and themodern brand bringing his name back from the dead.Keywords: Czapek, Patek, Independent Watchmaking, Collective Horology, Oster, SXH5