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So, prior to Chopard there have not been diamonds on a gents watch?
Your report is saying Chopard put diamonds on the bezel specifically and I was wondering whether diamonds have not used before on gent's models in general.
Maybe diamonds have been used on the dial before?
Thank you Melvyn for the fourth part of your report.
No need to say that the pieces I the report are exquisite!
Best
Moritz
A Brief History of CHOPARD Time and Jewels part 4: New Beginnings
Buying Chopard & Cie in 1963 Although the Karl Scheufele Company was successful with their ESZEHA collection, Karl III realised that they had to change. They could not continue to use Swiss movements by Baume & Mercier or Vacheron Constantin, and manu...
So, prior to Chopard there have not been diamonds on a gents watch?
Your report is saying Chopard put diamonds on the bezel specifically and I was wondering whether diamonds have not used before on gent's models in general. Maybe diamonds have been used on the dial before? Thank you Melvyn for the fourth part of your repo...
Diamonds on watches
Throughout history, pocket watches have been gem-set with precious stones and pearls. However, in modern times with Gents' wristwatches, we did not see many bezels set with diamonds. I guess Chopard was a pioneer of series production bezel gem setting in ...
Another very cool installment in the series
Thank you for those! The history helps put together the puzzle pieces of what the brand stands for today. Looking forward to the next installment
I'm waiting for some key photographs
Before digital photography, there were real prints and archives. Paper prints need to be found and images digitised for our InterWeb community. Hence, the delay for Part 5.... Regards, MTF