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The Chopard LUC Sport - a blast from the past
The LUC Sport 2000 has been my second LUC watch, and while it is a very different proposition to the LUC Chrono One, it is a very appealing, (almost) universally usable watch. I changed the strap from the original rubber to a blue patterned calfskin one early on, which transformed the watch from a primarily tool focused on into a much more universal piece IMHO.
At the same time the dial, the chiselled hour indices, and the classical case shape also add a touch of elegance to the watch rarely found in the more usual tool watches. And the LUC branded seconds hand counterweight was a brilliant design choice back in the day IMHO (even if the owner is not named so
).
As for elegance, even if I do not primarily wear it with a suit, the watch will pull it off easily enough. Here the strap really makes all the difference. Or your general sartorial attitude - a certain Mr. Agnelli wore his Omega Seamaster PloProf with pinstripes unflinchingly (something I would probably not attempt)
The robustness allows one to wear the watch around small children, too, and to engage in regular play. And it even manages to complement the odd toy colour wise - in spite of mine being a girl (the child - not the watch
).
Most of the time it gets worn in casual occassions, though, which are neither too tasking of its robustness, nor stretching it in terms of formality. All in all I find it an excellent horological companion. It offers a wonderful in-house microrotor movement, which makes it appealing front side and back. It has the most elegant tool watch dial in my - admittedly biased - opinion. It takes pretty much everything in its stride. In fact I would compare it to the first generation Range Rover in terms of versatility
I am still waiting for Chopard to launch a refreshed version at some point - I am sure it would sell really well. The LUC GMT One and LUC Time Traveller One are great new additions to the line but a 100m WR single crown variety could well be the logical next step.
Thanks for viewing!
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The Chopard LUC Sport - a blast from the past
The LUC Sport 2000 has been my second LUC watch, and while it is a very different proposition to the LUC Chrono One, it is a very appealing, (almost) universally usable watch. I changed the strap from the original rubber to a blue patterned calfskin one e...
Now getting a canvas strap from Chopard is not possible just yet...
And I will need to check for alternatives, which I admit to not having done so far The strap size - 20/16mm is also not the most standard one, so I guess it will have to be custom made in the end
Very interesting watch, nice to know it serves you well through all these years! You keep it in an excellent minty condition as well.
Mine L.U.C pays respect and says hello. ...
Thanks!
It has only been with me since last year, so it had little time to accumulate the dings and scrapes of life And I do tend to be moderately careful, too Yours is a real beauty - I just tried out the RG version in the Chopard Boutique about a week ago. It w...
Fully agree!
At that point in time the LUC line was relatively fresh, so small details like this really helped in building it up as a sub-brand IMO.
Without for now.
I was so close to pulling the trigger but decided to wait until I see Basel novelties. I really want a GMT, but not a Rolex.
Too busy for my taste.
I want a simple, versatile GMT with independent hand for second time zone.
L.U.C Pro One on 'Waves' rubber strap
The L.U.C pro One also came with rubber 'Waves' strap... L.U.C Pro One on rubber strap I wonder if you could use the strap on your L.U.C Sport 2000? Regards, MTF ...
Would need to check...
There was a dedicated LUC Chrono Sport rubber strap - not wavy but still textured
What a truly stunning looking watch.
It is in fact so stunning looking IMO that I am trying to add one to my collection tomorrow if all goes to plan. As I find the dial to simply be one of the nicest of any sport watch with so much texture and depth to it. The one I'm hoping to get is a blac...
Keeping fingers crossed, Marc!
Did not know there was a black dialled version - only knew about the blue and the white / silvery one. Looking forward to seeing more of yours here from tomorrow on!
