The Strike One's movement is done in house

About Chopard being "as inhouse as inhouse gets," that only applies to the LUC watches; the other lines like the Mille Miglias are based on the ETA movements. I have a MM GT XL and I'm absolutely impressed with the accuracy ~+1 second a day, so it's not as if it suffers for not having an in house movement.

Back to your question, the Strike One falls under the LUC line, so you'll be safe. You'll get a fantastic Chopard microrotor-based movement.

As for the choice between the Strike One and the Dato . . . well, you're in a win-win situation. No matter what, you'll get a cherishable piece.

Strike One : Titanium and Other

By: ArthurSG : September 15th, 2008-03:08

Just got a call from the AD who has a tentative reservation for me for the Titanium Strike One.Serial number is 088 in the limited edition release of just 100 pieces. It holds some "value" for collectors from the far east but that's a bit too complicated ...

Oh...asking for more good trouble :-)

By: Kong : September 17th, 2008-23:38

Hi Wmclarenf1 I'm no guru even though answering your questions. For Q1, perhaps you could elaborate what you would like to know. It is still derived from the base movement of Cal 1.96. The StrikeOne movement is named as Cal. 96SH. It chimes every hour onl...

Thanks Kong

By: ArthurSG : September 18th, 2008-22:14

As you know, I'm really new to this and am still fibbing on the Dato. Feel bad for the AD cause they have been trying really hard. No fault of theirs but I guess for me jumping from a GO to a Dato and now this is a really big jump and I'm feeling some gui...

Has your preference changed?

By: Kong : September 20th, 2008-06:46

Guilt of spending the money or not buying from the AD? The main question is has your preference changed? Initially you were looking for some top chronographs. Now you like 'ding-dong' watch. If you are referring StrikeOne as an entry level repeater due to...

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