Today, we bring you the timeless perfection of the Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition
Chopard
Chopard is a Swiss-based luxury watch, jewellery, and accessories company founded in 1860 by Louis-Ulysse Chopard at the age of 24, creating his L.U.C manufacturing company in Sonvilier, Switzerland. Chopard initially concentrated on developing precise pocket watches and chronometers based upon innovative ideas. Chopard is regarded as a manufacture, in other words their watches and movements are mostly made in-house rather than using the base movements of other manufacturers.
No watches were mass-produced but his blend of artistry and functionality soon won over a large number of customers. Having grasped that foreign markets represented the future of his timepieces, he set off to canvass customers in Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia. In 1912, he visited Poland, Hungary and The Netherlands with his finest creations. Chopard chronometers and watches marked the passing of time at the court of Nicolas II. Louis-Ulysse Chopard had won himself an international clientele.
In 1937, Chopard relocated their operations to Geneva, boasting 150 employees at the time, and launched into the production of quality watches. Louis-Ulysse Chopard's grandson, Paul-André Chopard, sells the company to Karl Scheufele III, a young goldsmith and watchmaker in 1963. As the new head of the company, he quickly gains significant experience with watchmaking, and contributes to the modernization of the company, adding the jewellery segment into the Chopard watch production.
The first Chopard boutiques were opened in Hong Kong, Geneva and Vienna in the 1980's and by 1996, the company founds a watch manufacturing company in Fleurier, in the Swiss Jura, dedicated to the production of mechanical L.U.C movements. After years of planning and development, the first Chopard in-house movement of the late 20th century was produced, the calibre 1.96.This calibre was in many ways a ground-breaking movement for Chopard and has been referred to as perhaps the finest Swiss automatic movement now produced.
The beginning of the new millennium was marked by the introduction of the Chopard L.U.C Quattro watch, powered by a technically advanced caliber with four barrels - an innovation that provided 9-day power reserve. The horology world was joined by the Chopard L.U.C Tonneau watch powered by the first-ever tonneau-shaped self-winding movement with off-centered micro-rotor.
L.U.C is the “Haute Horlogerie” collection of the Chopard brand. L.U.C is the eponym of Louis-Ulysse Chopard, the watchmaking company’s founder back in 1860. The L.U.C collection was first introduced in 1997.Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, the Co-President of Chopard, started the project of crafting the L.U.C watches in 1993 in Val-de-Travers. Within a few years, nine different movement families (96, 97, 98, 02, 04, 05, 03, 06, 01) and more than 50 variations were designed and produced among which the L.U.C 96.01-L, the L.U.C 98.01-L; the L.U.C 02.01-L ( Tourbillon); the L.U.C 97.03-L and the L.U.C 03.03-L chronograph movement.
The L.U.C watches are handcrafted and hand-decorated, chronometer-certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres - COSC. Many of them are also marked with the Geneva Seal or Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark. Several models have also received the Fleurier Quality Foundation certification.
Chopard is a proud Member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), an international not-for-profit standards-setting organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by advancing responsible business practices throughout the supply chain.
Chopard are extremely active in a number of patronage and sponsorship activites.
In 1998, Chopard became the event sponsor of the Mille Miglia race. Karl and his son, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele’s personal passion for collectors’ cars lead them to regard this partnership as much more than a passive commitment, and father and son have personally participated every year in the 1000-mile race from Brescia to Rome and back.
Chopard entered into a partnership with the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 when the company redesigned the festival's award, the Golden Palm. Each year they create new models and events to celebrate films. They have since introduced the Chopard Trophy to promote creativity in films and each year a jury of professionals awards the trophy to two young actors.
In 2002, Chopard became official partner and timekeeper for the The Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, and has also developed a series of classically inspired sports watches, forming the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique collection. They are awarded to the winners of each category.
As a family owned and operated company they have assisted many fields over the years including medicine, ecology, art and culture.In 2010, a three year partnership with the WWF's Tiger Initiative began which aims to save wild tigers from extinction through conservation efforts. The José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and The Prince’s Foundation are all dedicated to improving the well-being of others and all have gained the support of Chopard and the Scheufele family, at times donating timeless Chopard pieces as a symbol of their dedication to the cause. Needless to say, their involvement with the Only Watch charity auction is another outlet for improving the lives of others through research and development of treatment methods.
The featured video presents the Chopard LUC Triple Certification Tourbillon, the only timepiece in the world with the certificates from the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), the Geneva Seal or Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark and the highly prized Fleurier Quality Foundation certification.
Chopard, L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition
The one-of-a-kind platinum tourbillon features an exclusive hand-engraved dial and movement and is equipped with the 9-day power-reserve L.U.C Calibre 02.17-L. Ref. 161929-9001. The motif representing DNA chromosomes serves as a reminder of the reason behind this charity auction: to support research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Catalogue description:
| Chopard, L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition Chopard, L.U.C. Tourbillon Only Watch, Ref. 161929-9001 Fine and unique, water-resistant, platinum chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 9 day power reserve indication, hand-engraved dial with a 18K white gold Chopard buckle. Accompanied by fitted box and Certificate. | |
| C. Platinum case, polished and satin-brushed surface finishes, transparent case-back, sapphire crystals. D. Silver-toned and white, hand-decorated and its central motif represents the coat of arms of the Principality of Monaco, surrounded by DNA chromosomes, Roman numerals. Gold-toned “Dauphine” hands. M. 18-carat gold bridges of L.U.C Caliber 02.17-L decorated using the so-called fleurisanne engraving technique. | |
| Estimate: 120,000 EUR - 160,000 EUR |
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