Valentine’s Day will be here in less than five weeks and we’d better get the gifts ready. Like many other watchmakers and jewelers, the Swiss brand Chopard is ready to offer a limited edition VD version of its bestselling Happy Sport collection of ladies watches. Ingeniously named Chopard Happy Heart Valentine’s Day Edition (Ref. 278475-3044,) it comes in a polished stainless steel body and is animated by a simple quartz movement.
The new Chopard L.U.C XPS Poinçon de Genève 125th Anniversary Edition automatic wrist watch is yet another timepiece from the renowned Swiss watch manufacturer that celebrates the 125th jubilee of the famous “Geneva Seal” certification.
First presented (as a preproduction prototype, as far as I understand) early this year in Basel, Switzerland, the new Chopard L.U.C. 3C Tourbillon (Ref. 161929-5001) hand-wound wrist watch is the world’s first and only timepiece that sports not one, not two, but whole three certificates of excellence from the most reputable authorities in the watchmaking business.
The new Chopard Jacky Ickx Edition V Chronograph automatic watch will be issued as a limited edition model that is going to be available either in stainless steel, or in much more expensive (but also a lot more imposing) rose gold body.
The Swiss watchmaker has recently presented a new collection of ladies watches. Called Chopard Happy Sport La vie en rose, the new family features the signature elements of the Happy Sports series: the famous mobile diamonds that travel freely across the mother-of-pearl dial with a contoured rose on it.
The legendary Chopard L.U.C. Quattro hand-wound wrist watch has recently been restyled and offered in a bigger, bolder case.
At the Baselworld 2011 international trade show that will open next week, the Swiss watchmaker will officially reintroduce its gorgeous tonneau-shaped chronometer as a 2011 Chopard L.U.C. XP Tonneau (Ref. 162294-1001) wrist watch.
As I have already noted about four months ago, the Swiss watchmaking brand intends to revitalize its old Imperiale model range. To make the watch more appealing to general public that doesn’t give about the beauty of mechanical calibers, they will also introduce the Chopard Imperiale Two Tone model, a version powered by a cheaper quartz movement.
The new Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon Esprit de Fleurier (Ref. 161911-1001) hand-wound watch looks like it is based on the gorgeous L.U.C. Tourbillon Tech Steel Wings model that was revealed about two years ago. It is nice to note that the Swiss watchmaker has somehow managed to squeeze a nicely decorated hand-wound movement that offers whole 9 days of power reserve into a relatively compact white gold body of only 40.5 mm diameter.
The Swiss watchmaker will soon revitalize its long-abandoned, but not forgotten line of Imperiale watches. The new collection features a number of models, but the most visually appealing among them is the Chopard Imperiale Large Model Chronograph (Ref. 384211-5002) ladies watch in rose gold. As the name of the model directly warns you, it is presented in a bulky, deliberately massive case that will nevertheless look great on a wrist of a Rubenesque woman.
