Chopard

CASE & DIAL METAL stainless steel CASE DIAMETER 41 DIAL in a Monte Rosa pink color obtained through a galvanic treatment - finish design inspired by the iris of an eagle - gold base, Roman numerals and indexes coated with Super-LumiNova WATER-RESISTANT 10...  

1. Chopard 1860 LUC 2. Chopard Alpine Eagle XPS with LUC Movement 3. IWC Ingenieur - but at the price they're charging, you can get a Bulgari Octo Finissimo. The IWC has a generic movement and the Bulgari is just a better watch. For less than 1000 Euro pr... 

It’s not a true pink at least, unless my eyes are completely shot.😳

Technical details Alpine Eagle 41 XPS in Lucent Steel Lucent Steel Total diameter Thickness Water resistance Lucent Steel crown with compass rose Vertical satin-brushed case middle with polished bevels Lucent Steel bezel with eight screws set at a tangent...  

For the Middle Eastern market! I bet that'll come out at Dubai Watch Week 2023!

I'm not sure what surprises Chopard has in store for us. With Date, it'd have an ugly date hole. But then they can charge an extra 500-1000 Euros!

The Middle Eastern market does prefer having a date and an automatic movement. This Chopard 96 movement is certainly capable of having a date - many 96 models have had dates. I'm actually really surprised the Alpine Eagle XPS LUC doesn't have a date, sinc... 

But generally, I've seen the vast majority of shoppers in Silicon Valley at stores ask for two things when they shop for a "nice" watch; automatic first and date second. Even the Lange is ruled out sometimes due to its lack of an automatic by some. The Om... 

Just my opinion, of course. But I am very interested in adding this to my small group.

This 96 series movement from Chopard is amongst the best on the market too. Micro rotor, COSC certified, Geneva Sea, and Swan Neck Spring! It's like those healthy foods with the gluten free certification, farm and pasture raised, no animal cruelty certifi... 

I'll know the moment I try it on, but I have a strong sense this one is going to feel quite special on the wrist.

The watch was designed to resemble the Genta watches and to be Chopard's equivalent to the AP RO Jumbo 15202 model. The Chopard arguably has a marginally better movement - COSC, Geneva Seal, and a Swan Neck Spring fine adjustment system.

I am excited to see the micro rotor in this AE, and that I don’t have to get that 1860. Looking forward to 3 different dials, 3 movements 👌🏻 ...  

This lucent steel... does it hold up better to scratching or is it similar to rolex for example? The thing holding me back here is the polished center link if you will. Once those are scratched it drives me crazy. On brushed steel I could care less.

So far so good for me but I’m usually very cautious. Actually shiny steel is not easy to see scratches…eg my steel bracelet 5960/1A…there are many scratches but because it’s shiny, you cannot really tell from far.

I thought these two were the same?

Personally I like that if that’s the case.

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The Chopard is in very good company. Photo from AP: ...  

...no date!

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The microrotor movement they make so well and no date!!! This is going in the right direction, lovely release for sure!!

Now the dial is plain simple and the same watch looks better.

I love my OG blue dial Alpine Eagle but this is quite nice indeed. Only reservation is slightly small size of sub-seconds dial and is it a bit too high? (Fixing that would require a smaller case…) Does anyone know the price of the new LUC 1860? Best E.

It’s a home run and the slimmer bezel and the LUC movement has taken to the level of RO & Nautilus … ...  

I love salmon dials and the St Moritz aka AE is nostalgia . Having the 8hz on the wrist I know the steel xps salmon would be a different level