Chopard has expanded its L.U.C Qualité Fleurier collection with a new model in a case made from their proprietary Lucent Steel™ alloy that features a minimum of 80% recycled material, the first appearance of this material in the collection family.

Coming in at 39mm case (8.92mm thick), the new L.U.C Qualité Fleurier has resized lugs and crown, as well as a silver-toned monochrome sector-type dial. The case has a mix of polished and satin-brushed finishing, and a water resistance of 30m.

The silver-toned sector-type dial is silver-toned on a brass base, with sunburst satin-brushed centre and a circular satin-finished chapter ring. The small seconds counter is snailed. The applied hour markers, minutes and seconds are all rhodium-plated with Super-LumiNova, and there are also antrhacite-coloured transfers. The hands are also lumed.

Powering it is the automatic COSC-certified L.U.C 96.09-L. With Chopard’s Twin technology that features two stacked barrels wound by a bi-directional 22 carat gold micro-rotor, it beats at 28,800 VPH and has a power reserve of 65 hours.

As well as the COSC certification, it also has something called Qualité Fleurier certification, which involves three weeks of ageing tests in conditions involving hot, cold and damp conditions, pull and push operations on the winding stem, and exposure to magnetic fields and repeated shocks.

A clean dialled dress watch with some retro styling courtesy of the sector-like design and silvered dial with the bonus of Lucent Steel™, this new Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier is not a watch that will date, nor can it be dated. It comes on a brown calfskin strap with beige bridle stitching and a buckle in Lucent Steel™ and has an RRP of CHF19,300.

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