KMII
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Where it all started for me - the LUC Chrono One ⏱️
My first post on WPS here was to get a view of the members on the LUC Chrono One and based on the unanimous responses the first ‘fine’ watch I finally got.
Now almost ten years with me, the first year almost as a daily wearer, it’s lost little of its appeal. It has some signs of the time, including bite marks from my daughter but then those will forever remain part of the patina and the stories I associate with the watch.
The watch sported the first in house chronograph movement from Chopard (the GT3 project) with some cool features, a flyback operation, a - for the time - long PR, and the reset feature of the running seconds hand when setting the watch (a rare yet super useful feature).
So here goes ⏱️🐼🏁
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Where it all started for me - the LUC Chrono One ⏱️
My first post on WPS here was to get a view of the members on the LUC Chrono One and based on the unanimous responses the first ‘fine’ watch I finally got. Now almost ten years with me, the first year almost as a daily wearer, it’s lost little of its appe...
Origin of the passion …
Wonderful to consider the connection between this watch and the memories that you have with it. The true meaning of our passion for mechanical watches and everything that they stand for. Keep enjoying it my dear friend ! Best regards Captain
I've posted a picture of mine before
but I agree that it is almost the perfect watch. It took me years to buy mine, and I have never regretted spending the money (and time!). I was to commission a watch it would be like this but with the following slight "improvements" The arena caseback, wh...
Glad you like it 😁👍🏻
For me there is one thing that would really significantly improve it - namely shorter lugs, like subsequently used on most Chopard watches (would work a tad better with my chicken wrist) 😁🤞🏻🤷🏻♂️
That is probably not the case 😁🤷🏻♂️
Let me see if I can find pictures of my first batch of cashmere straps… but I first started the custom strap journey with leather, just like most of us I guess 🤷🏻♂️ Here the first batch of my cashmere straps from many years ago. Still all in use: ...
They are fun and that’s what it should be about 😊👍🏻
In the meantime many more have joined, as have some wooly ones. Find them a cool complement from late autumn to spring for sure 😁👍🏻 Maybe worth a post in its own right 😂🤷🏻♂️
Great shot and wonderful story, especially the part with the daughters bitemarks (don't EVER polish the case)!
And I love that cool and elegant strap.
I have fought with Chopard once already to not remove them 😂
Glad you like the strap, adds a bit of lightness and some racing vibes 😉🏁
How things change… 😉
Back then my wife was certain (and so was I for a short while, before delving deeper into the WPS rabbit hole) that the watch chapter is closed for good with the purchase 😂😂😂
Beautiful! The watch and your history with it.
I have very similar feelings towards my first „real“ watch.