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897Σ

Chopard

Ref. 16/1874/1

L.U.C Quattro Regulator Only Watch 2005

A very fine and unique palladiumregulator-style wristwatch with power reserve, 24 hours and date

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Created in 2005 for Only Watch, this wristwatch is cased in palladium and fitted with the L.U.C. Quattro Regulator and is a unique piece. Chopard has always supported charitable events and organisations and have manufactured many watches for the Only Watch project. The watch is also fitted with a special dial, making it truly unique. The palladium case really finishes the watch beautifully. Palladium is the least dense material of the platinum group of metals. Its density of 12.02 makes it lighter than gold or platinum. Chopard is one of the few remaining family-owned watch manufacturers since 1963. Chopard has always pioneered by using diverse materials and watchmaking skills, which truly sets it apart from many other watch manufacturers. This example was the first Chopard watch ever to be cased in palladium.

Chopard

Swiss | 1860

At the age of 24, Louis-Ulysse Chopard started his company L.U.C. Chopard in Sonviller, Switzerland. Since the brand's inception in 1860, Chopard understood the need for thin and accurate pocket watches to be functional for daily wear. The brand gained world recognition in 1912 after Tsar Nicolas II became a client.



Following Louis-Ulysse's death in 1915, his sons Paul-Louis and Paul André took over the business and moved their headquarters to La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 1963, the company was taken over by Karl Scheufele, who remains the brand's owner. Arguably Chopard's most recognizable design, the "Happy" line, was inspired by Scheufele's daughter Caroline. In 1996, his son Karl-Friedrich established Chopard as a manufacturer of its own range of in-house movements under the name L.U.C., creating groundbreaking, exquisitely finished watches that have earned the brand worldwide acclaim.

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