amanico
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Quite appealing. The date was not mandatory, though.
It spoils a bit he beauty of the dial, because, yes, I love this dial!
The movement? Top, as always.
The case? A tad too big, but to be seen in the flesh.
Making a nice regulator is not an easy thing. But Chopard did it well... But please, no date!
And white metal case, too!
Nicolas
This message has been edited by amanico on 2015-03-09 23:30:38
Pre-Baselworld 2015: CHOPARD L.U.C Regulator
L.U.C Regulator Aesthetic balance and historical precision Chopard is reinterpreting this year a classic from its L.U.C Haute Horlogerie collections: the L.U.C Regulator model. It now appears in a version combining the elegance of the new L.U.C case with ...
The sub-dials are wide apart
Jed, Looking back on my watch collection, I recall only one or two 'regulator' watches in the last 16 years; it's not common in my flock. Actually, I consider the jumping hour a sort of "regulator" with digital hour display and a regulator minute hand. Th...
I must admit I cannot wait to see this one in the metal.
I cannot recall ever being attracted to a regulator watch, including previous offerings from Chopard. This one, though, is so well balanced. There is a clean order to it, and I agree that it is nice to see the 12 and 24 hour dials side by side in this way...
Quite appealing. The date was not mandatory, though.
It spoils a bit he beauty of the dial, because, yes, I love this dial! The movement? Top, as always. The case? A tad too big, but to be seen in the flesh. Making a nice regulator is not an easy thing. But Chopard did it well... But please, no date! And wh...
Valid observations, my friend.
And I'm not surprised you would prefer without a date! ;-) I would presume a white gold option will come with this one, perhaps a year down the line. Re the case size, this will have a nice, bold presence which will be interesting to see, and may very wel...
indices are missing
Being a regulator means to display time very technically, like a measuring apparatus or a water meter that shows depth of water or the water level. The trick is to make this apparatus look good. This one looks already very good but could have gained a bit...
Moritz, that's a tough call.
I agree, a pointer date might have been a more handsome option for the date complication, but the side by side 12 and 24 hour sub dials make this, IMO, a very functional watch for travel (acknowledging, though, that is not the utility one might naturally ...