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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>
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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 | 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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