8061Σ︎
Chopard
Ref. 161869-5003
L.U.C Tourbillon Dragon
A rare and attractive limited addition pink gold tourbillon wristwatch with guilloché dial, power reserve indication, Fleurisanne engraved movement, certificate and presentation box, numbered 3 of a limited edition of 8 pieces made for the Year of the Dragon 2012
Full-Cataloguing
- Made for the Year of the Dragon
- Numbered 3 of a limited edition of 8 pieces
- Movement decorated with Fleurisanne engraving
- To embrace the Year of the Dragon in 2012, Chopard released the L.U.C Tourbillon Dragon as a limited edition of 8 pieces. From the front it is a classy wristwatch with a guilloché dial and outsized Roman numeral indexes, while at the 6 o’clock position one can observe a one-minute tourbillon. What makes this watch even more special is the rear, where one can see through the sapphire caseback, and an engraved dragon appears on the movement.
- The dragon is engraved on the movement using Fleurisanne engraving, a style originated from the small village of Fleurier in Canton Neuchâtel, where one of Chopard’s manufactures is located. The engraving method is mostly seen on watch movements, and artisans that are capable of the technique are fading in numbers. In the process, metal around the design is chased and removed, dot by dot, in which it is kind of like sculpting. It is a time-consuming craft thus production is low.
- Offered in excellent overall condition, this Tourbillon Dragon merges Swiss watchmaker and Fleurier craftsmanship with Chinese culture, it is an elegant wristwatch that carries countless hours of devotion of different artisans.
Chopard
Swiss | 1860At 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.