In 1839, François Czapek and Antoine Norbert de Patek—yes that Patek, began a partnership which lasted six years, during which they created several exceptional timepieces. After their contract ended, Czapek was quickly recognized as one of the greatest watchmakers of the nineteenth century. Purveyor to the Imperial Court, Watchmaker of His Imperial Highness, Prince Napoleon. After the late 1860’s, Czapek fell off the map, but in 2012, the Czapek company name was re-established. The three entrepreneurs behind its revival decided to take an unusual path for the relaunch of the company: to share it with fellow watch lovers. They created a library of Czapek timepieces to understand his work and personality and worked on new designs as if he were seated with them having traveled through time.