Back in 2014 Chopard introduced their first watch using Fairmined® gold, the standard for ‘fair mined’ having been determined in 2011 by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM). At the time, I noted that some of the challenges faced by… Read More ›
In 2010, Chopard marked their 150th birthday with the release of what they described as their most complex model to date – the ‘L.U.C. All-in-One 150’, of which there were fifteen examples made. Now, eight years later, they are re-visiting… Read More ›
The march by watch brands towards selling directly online continues apace, with Chopard, Piaget and Panerai having recently joined Mr Porter/ Net-A-Porter. The most recent addition is that of Officine Panerai to Mr Porter, with twenty-five models from its Luminor… Read More ›
China’s second larget e-commerce platform, JD.com, has officially launched a new alliance with more than a dozen of its international watch brands, including new partner Chopard (which opened an online flagship store on JD.com in August), as well as Tag… Read More ›
Chopard has just launched a new tonneau-shaped COSC-certified watch called the L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru. This new watch with the unusual wine-related name has both a slim curved case and a curved automatic movement that fits snugly into the 18… Read More ›
Saturday November 11, 2017 is the date, 1430 the time, and Geneva, the place. The 2017 edition of the Only Watch auction to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy courtesy of a charity auction of unique timepieces has… Read More ›
In part as a celebration of two decades of its Manufacture, Chopard has just launched announced two new L.U.C. Travel-related watches, one a GMT/ dual time and the second, which is the subject of today’s post, called the L.U.C. Time… Read More ›
In 2006 Chopard produced their first Regulator model, and at Baselworld 2015 they rebooted its look. With thanks to Chopard Australia, I had the opportunity to look at one recently. As I’ve mentioned before, the L.U.C. Collection is my favourite… Read More ›
In 2010 Chopard completely redesigned their Imperiale Collection, then celebrating its 20th birthday. Two years ago they released an all-black version called, of course, the Imperiale Chonograph All Black, and it is today’s watch. Made from DLC-coated stainless steel, this… Read More ›
A few years ago we looked at the simple and classically dressy L.U.C. XP. Yes it has been a bit of a gap between XPs, so to speak, but today we have the equally beautiful variant also in 18 carat… Read More ›
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