Chopard

Opportunity to see the new L.U.C XPS Prussian Blue: They also had the new L.U.C Strike One in Titanium: A much better fit on my wrist than the XPS Prussian Blue: The COSC-certified L.U.C 96.32-L delivers 65 hours of power reserve and features an 22K gold ...  

...and the date sub-dial looks too small. Something is 'off' with the proportions of these latest models imho...

And a hot take from me, I think Chopard gets a very big pass for having incorrectly sized 30-year old movement while other brands get murdered for the same thing.

It looks like a blemish, but I don’t think that was what you were pointing out, was it? ...  

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I didn’t realize Berthoud is owned and manufactured by the Chopard Group. But the bee hallmark is not used on Berthoud pieces per my reading. Thanks again for this brand knowledge.🙏🏽

Which signifies the case is crafted in platinum: Apologies - quite difficult to capture with the boutique’s lighting conditions: ...  

the first rose gold/grey dial iteration. The Quattro is very nice too, but the blue dial speaks less to me. Are you tempted to acquire it? Best, Emmanuel

The Strike One and platinum Quattro are outstanding. Among many nice details, I like the crowns on these watches. The outdoor shot of the platinum Quattro highlights the beautiful dial. Well done. Thanks again. M4

And the Quattro is definitely one of my dream watches.

For me, I cannot understand the excessive love for these XPS. The seconds dial is way too high up, almost touching the center of the dial 🤷‍♂️ if it were lower (ie make a bigger movement since this is not the problem of the case being too large) these wou... 

But I feel it all about compromise. They produce these in a 40mm case diameter to try and find a middle ground. I would prefer approximately 38mm and with some effort to have the lugs curve downward: I actually prefer their L.U.C Qualité Fleurier. But thi...  

But for me the seconds is too high 🤷‍♂️

With an honorable mention to the Strike One Titanium.