259Σ
Chopard
Ref. 16/2254/413
Automaton Polo Player
A fine and unique yellow gold tonneau-shaped wristwatch with concealed automata of a man playing polo and lapis lazuli dial
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 280,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Chopard
- Year
- 1997
- Reference No
- 16/2254/413
- Case No
- 415'975
- Model Name
- Automaton Polo Player
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and lapis lazuli
- Calibre
- Automatic, P71, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Brown <em>Chopard </em>crocodile leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Chopard </em>buckle
- Dimensions
- 36.5 mm. width
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch is set with lapis lazuli dial and the reverse with a three-coloured gold scene depicting a horse polo game against a lapis lazuli starry sky. The automata is activated through a button in the crown and the player scores with a long-handled mallet on the horseback in action. Offered in well preserved condition, the present unique watch is finished with exquisite craftsmanship.
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.