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Baselworld 2017: CHOPARD Happy Ocean diving-style watches make waves

Happy Colourful Nautical Adventure

Happy Ocean 278587-3002 and 278587-3001

This year, Chopard took me by surprise with a couple of mechanical Happy Ocean 'dive-style' watches in the Happy Sport collection.
I was not surprised that Chopard made mechanical diving watches again because they had done so previously in the L.U.C Collection with the L.U.C Pro One.

The Happy Ocean collection is not fully certified as dive watches despite the steel versions rated at 300m water resistance. The gold versions with bezel gem-setting are only rated to 100m.

It was the timing and NATO straps that were surprising.

I knew they were developing new diving watches because I was asked two years ago if there should L.U.C diver's watches again since the cessation of production of the L.U.C Pro One.

L.U.C Pro One

Happy Beach Mk I

Happy Beach straps

Since the launch of Happy Sport in 1993, it has been an outstanding success spawning other sporty lines like Happy Beach and Happy Fish.

Some of their creations have been delightfully offbeat as becoming a fun watch.

Happy Beach Mk II

Happy Fish

2017 HAPPY OCEAN

Happy Ocean 278587-3001

For 2017, Chopard is plunging itself into the iconic collection with the new Happy Ocean. Happy Ocean is combines both sporty and elegant qualities to be the ideal watch for the Chopard lifestyle: exploring the ocean floor, relaxing on a yacht or strolling on the sand. Proof that it is as technical as it is fun, the water-resistance rating is 300 metres and it is driven by a self-winding in-house Chopard movement.

Happy Sport Collection has delighted fans of chic, sporty watches for nearly 24 years. The first of its kind was avant garde by being the first Chopard ladies watch combining the hedonism of diamonds with the utility of steel. Without any setting, diamonds frolic between two sapphire crystals, illuminating the entire dial.

Happy Ocean 278587-3002

Happy Ocean focuses on a nautical adventure. The large 40 mm steel case features a unidirectional rotating bezel with two-tone blue-turquoise or blue-raspberry colour schemes is inspired by azure blue shades and brightly coloured corals, while featuring a wave-shaped design for easier handling under water.

The screw-down crown is marked with a 'C' logo and the case-back is engraved with a wave motif. The intense blue dial evokes the ocean depths and is enhanced with a white minutes hand edged with blue or raspberry luminous paint that glows at night or in dark waters.

Happy Ocean 278587-3001 at night

The hour-markers and hour hand is also glows in a blue hue while all other indications required for diving are in green.

Five moving diamonds feature like oxygen bubbles or tiny sparkling fish.

They swim around this beautiful aquarium by the magic of Chopard's patented dancing diamonds technology...floating weightless in their inner ocean.

Chopard 01.01-C

The self-winding Chopard movement (01.01-C) is entirely developed and produced by Chopard in Fleurier.
Finally, for the first time on a Chopard’s ladies’ watches, a NATO strap is supplied – a sporty, light, fun material suited to all weather conditions and adventures.

Just in time for the Summer, Happy Ocean invites you to head for the open waters or for the more laid back, it is content to inspire daydreams of a sunny, warm day on the beach or a moonlight skinny dip in the shimmering bioluminescent sea. As Chopard calls it: "A porthole opening onto an endless world of seaside pleasures..."

Conclusion:
At 40 mm diameter and with very discreet diamonds, I can see a few of these mechanical watches even on male wrists.
I know what you did this Summer.....

Technical details

Case:
• Steel
• Total diameter:    40.00 mm
• Thickness:     13.66 mm
• Water resistance:    300 m
• Crown in steel with an embossed 'C' 7.30mm
• Unidirectional rotating bezel
• Five mobile diamonds
• Glareproofed sapphire crystal
• Solid back engraved with a wave motif

Movement:
• Mechanical automatic winding   01.01-C
• Diameter:     28.80 mm
• Thickness:     4.95 mm
• Number of jewels:    31
• Frequency:     28,800 vph (4Hz)
• Power reserve:    60 hours

Dial and hands:
• Dark blue dial
• Rhodiumed hours hand filled with white SuperLuminova (SLN) emitting blue luminescence. Turquoise or raspberry-rimmed minutes hands filled with white SLN emitting green luminescence. Rhodiumed sweep-seconds hand featuring a dot filled with white SLN emitting blue luminescence.
• White index with SLN emitting blue luminescence.

Functions and displays:
• Central display of the hours, minutes and seconds
• Date at 4.30
• Rotating bezel featuring an anodised aluminium insert and a dot filled with white SLN emitting green luminescence.

Strap and buckle:
• Blue strap in NATO style

Ref. 278587-3001 blue turquoise version
Ref. 278587-3002 blue raspberry version

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