57Σ
Chopard
Ref. 373187
Imperiale
A lady's fine yellow gold, diamond and pink diamond-set chronograph wristwatch with date
- Estimate
- HK$96,000 - 144,000
HK$137,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Chopard
- Year
- Circa 2000
- Reference No
- 373187
- Case No
- 383'236 and 1'215
- Model Name
- Imperiale
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamonds and pink diamonds
- Calibre
- Quartz
- Bracelet/Strap
- Pink <em>Chopard </em>crocodile leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Chopard </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 37 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Chopard</em> appraisal letter dated 17 December 2015, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present Imperiale chronograph wristwatch, generously embellished by diamonds weighing approximately 3.50 carats and pink diamonds weighing approximately 1.70 carats, expresses femininity and appeals to distinguished women. Encircled by pave-set diamonds lugs and pink diamond-set bezel, the dial displays 12 baguette-cut diamonds-set numerals and chronograph registers. The watch is perfect for both every day and formal wear.
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.
Browse MakerFollowing 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.