Chopard

While browsing watches online the other day, I came across a surprise, though. While Chopard has been using movements from several brands prior to moving to in-house designs, there was one I was not aware off. 

Enter the Chopard 2062, an ultra slim 31mm square TV screen shaped automatic watch from the 1970s (I believe - the data available online is sketchy). Unfortunately pictures are few and far between but here’s a shot from Zeitauktion:

What astounded me most was a 1970s automatic watch from Chopard coming in at only 5mm thick - impressive by all means. 

This comes courtesy of a movement I know from - and actually have in - another watch (my Universal Geneve White Shadow Ultra Slim), namely the Universal Geneve 2-66 Microtor. A 12,5 ligne sized movement it was amongst the thinnest automatic movements at the time, at 2,5mm. And it beat at the nowadays exotic rate of 19,800vph. 

Picture from: watch dot ru

While the watch sports the classical Chopard logo not used on the newer LUCs, quite some of the other details, like the LUC signed crown are fully contemporary. And somehow I am truly tempted by the watch - the size, thinness, cool movement...

Let’s see if a belated Easter Bunny brings a ticking present...

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