Chopard

Nothing really new under the sun, with the exception of a superb deep dark blue dial and a nice decoration on the case back. Even if I would have preferred a solid case back for some reasons I will mention below, mainly because of the movement.

As for the dial, I would have gone for a " no date " version. At 4.30, this date kills the purity and the symmetry of this very cool looking dial. 

The case is made of steel,  40, 5 mm big, 12, 88 mm high. Nicely finished and decorated, I must say. I still think it could have been a tad slimmer. 2 mm slimmer would have been even nicer.

The superb Dunlop tire strap is here, for our greatest pleasure, with a nice pin buckle.

And the movement is an ETA, most probably the 2894-2, with a power reserve of 54 hours. The ETA movement is a good one, accurate, resistant, reliable, and here it is nicely decorated. BUT, it is small, with a 28, 60 mm diameter. So, a 38 or 39 mm case would be more appropriate. OR... Chopard should have gone for a solid case back... 

And more importantly... At this level of price, 11, 100 Euros, I would consider an in-house movement, not an ETA. Omega is much cheaper, Rolex a bit above that price, but both of them come with their movement, not a " simple " ETA. Chopard, please, pretty please... 

So, all in all, I like what I see. At the point we could work on a WPS Edition, with some improvements:

- No date. 

- In house movement.

- Slimmer case, and perhaps a tad smaller one. 

What do you think?

Looking forward to reading your comments and thoughts,

Best,

Nicolas