Chopard

Chopard surprises PuristS with an even more 'purist' approach to the LUC 1963 Chronograph PuristS Edition than first thought. Only 50 movements of the unique and exclusive PuristS caliber L.U.C 03.07-L1 have been homologated and approved for the Geneva Se...  

went all the way with the PuristS movement. Now the wait is even harder! Best, CaliforniaJed

Putting on my marketing hat and concerned about project timelines, I was prepared to compromise on some items. Luckily, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele is a no compromise PuristS-type and he insisted on doing things right. In fact, he extended the R&D period...  

That is the advantage of a family owned brand like Chopard. Design changes and decisions can be made expediently. Regards, MTF

I am slightly surprised that you really thought that they would simply leave the date disc without a date window and not modify the setting mechanism. No Swiss "quality" brand would ever do that (not even Tissot or Longines). What Chopard did is putting a... 

Goldenlutin, Thanks for your further insight about other Swiss makers like Longines and Tissot. I know nothing about those as I have never seen their factories. I have seen both manufactures of Chopard (Fleuriers and Geneva); I looked for and found two ke...  

And a special development for the PuristS edition. A really stunning piece and movement. Cheers Andrew

Andrew, Its not orange but all true PuristS should get one if only to acknowledge the purist gesture by Chopard and Mr Scheufele. One design cannot satisfy all the people all the time but hopefully the unique background and affiliation can appeal to some....  

and I seriously like it and would love to own one. However, I am going through a task of actually culling my non-orange pieces to make space for new incoming ones and am trying to stop myself (it's not easy) just buying beautiful watches because I have to...