Chopard L.U.C Exhibition at The Hour Glass Ginza

KIH · 2012-06-12T03:55:14Z

Explore the Chopard L.U.C exhibition at The Hour Glass Ginza. See historical masterpieces, the L.U.C Quattro, Lunar One, and Triple Certificate models.

There was an exhibit of L.U.C at The Hour Glass Ginza the other day and I was fortunately invited to it. Wonderful LUC watches as well as THE Triple Certificate one and some display of the example of the Chopard L.U.C. historical master pieces. Personally, I have been a big fan of L.U.C. pieces and I had lots of fun there.

Hope you enjoy the photo report as well as I did.

Show window of the store.

Lady's collection

L.U.C. Lunar One and Regulator

The latest L.U.C. Quattro and first generation Quattro blue dial.

L.U.C. 1.98 for Quattro

L.U.C. Ultra Thin

Obviously, the certificate is for 1.96 while the movement in front of it is 96.13-L or QP

L.U.C Quattro Tourbillon

Its Caliber

The original one with L.U.C. 1.96 caliber - a masterpiece IMHO....

Inside the store - various display about the history, qualification, heritage of L.U.C., Geneve Seal, and Qualite Fleurier.

L.U.C. Louis Ulysse Tribute (to be reviewed later)

Its caliber and the chain for pocket watch use.

Lunar One - 2012 version: on the top, "L.U. Chopard" and day/night indicator has black lower half.

Poincon de Geneve 125th Anniversary Edition

Its caliber - This is 1.96, NOT 1.98....

Show cases in the store

Now, on the wrist review time. I picked these three + Engine one to try on.

First up is Strike One

Interesting small second dial....

Now, the "note" mark means it does strike every hour while "rest" mark means the function is off. The sound is surprisingly good - subtle but very nicely done.

L.U.C. 96SH

40.5mm case is not too bad for my smallish (6.45") wrist.

Now, THE Triple Certification Tourbillon

The case side is unique where the brush pattern is not horizontal but vertical.

L.U.C. 1.02QF

43mm may be too big for my wrist, but what can I say when I am allowed to wear this masterpiece?

L.U.C. Louis-Ulysse The Tribute

Detached from the strap

L.U.C. EHG

Nice pocket watch!

Well done dial.

Of course, 49.60mm seems a bit too much for my wrist..... not for everybody.

...but the beauty of this watch, pocket or wrist, is somewhat irresistible....

Honest comparison with Lange 1815 THE original MP (35.9mm)

The last trial is the Engine One.

I think this is a very well made dial configuration and design. Reminds of car instrumental panel.

L.U.C. 1TRM

The back of the caliber is handsome, too.

Titanium body is very light.

That's it for a day of LUC

Overall, those LUC watches confirm the solid offering of the line-up, as well as the quality of Chopard as a watch brand as evidenced by these certifications. I am glad I went to the exhibit as it is not easy to handle so many LUCs at one place.

Many thanks to Chopard Japan and The Hour Glass Ginza. Thank you.

Ken

This message has been edited by KIH on 2012-06-12 03:57:35

Key Points from the Discussion

The original L.U.C. 1.96 caliber is considered a masterpiece for its simple, beautiful, and understated charm, with hope for future Engine One models without a tourbillon to make them more accessible.
The exhibition provided an impressive and thorough display of Chopard L.U.C. watches, with particular admiration for the L.U.C Hour Striker and the enamel dial of the pocket watch tribute piece.
The exhibition's comprehensive coverage is appreciated, and the contributor inquires about which specific L.U.C models particularly captivated the author.

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Kong

Jun 12, 2012

Super coverage! The exhibition will be coming over here soon :-) Any of the L.U.Cs attracts you? Kong

Jacky

Jun 13, 2012

Hi there, thanks for sharing the many nice photos. I think the Engine One is just brilliant... hope they come up with one without tourbillon in future so I could possibly afford to add one to my collection :-) Apart from the rest, I still think the original 1.96 is the best...simple and beautiful, understated and charming. Great work by HourGlass and Chopard. Regards

patrick_y

Jun 16, 2012

A very impressive and thorough exhibition! Thank you for providing us such intimate coverage! I too am very fond of the L.U.C Hour Striker. And the enamel dial on the pocket watch tribute piece is indeed nothing short of amazing! Thank you for your photos Ken!

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