Chopard

Imperiale fond violet rose 213PR In 1994, Chopard introduced the Imperiale Collection redolent with the splendours of the French Empire. Whether round, square, chronographs or gem-set, those Imperiale watches adopted an androgynous look for both men and w...  

a friend of mine bought a Chopard Imperiale watch for his wife few years back, over the Happy Sports. He felt whilst the Happy Sports is more well known, the Imperiale was a lot more timeless and elegant looking. His wife loves the watch. Cheers Robin

Indeed....the Imperiale has enough design motifs of its own without gem-setting to look sophisticated and sumptuous. It's got the Swing without the Bling! Chopard Imperiale today. No bling...still swings. Of course, back in hedonistic 1999, before the eco...  

Imagine it reflecting light in the sun or in a bright room Cheers Robin

Looks elegant and more formal than the Happy Sport. Nice to see the progression of this over the years. Regards, ED-209

Ed I agree that the Imperiale line is more sophisticated. It's probably positioned that way within Chopard as well. Even the entry-level Imperiale are a little more sculpted and elegant. You could start with a time-only steel Imperiale watch and moved up ...  

Interesting, didn't know that it was a unisex watch back in the day. I think men can pull it off for the larger chrono versions with all the bling. Regards, ED-209

For the - as usually - extensive coverage of the line over the times. I have seen an 'all black' chrono version that was targeted more towards men - and that I could definitely imagine gents being able to pull off. As for the rest of the line, I guess the...