krameraltman
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neophite here
trying to get any advice, info., photo available on the l.u.c. 1860 (1.96?) in rose gold with the sweeping second hand. saw it last summer in switzerland and loved the classic beauty, transparent back and minimalist elegance. would like to surprise my husband but have no idea where/from whom to purchase and what the painful current price is, given the nosediving dollar. any guidance welcomed.
appreciatively yours, from san diego
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neophite here
trying to get any advice, info., photo available on the l.u.c. 1860 (1.96?) in rose gold with the sweeping second hand. saw it last summer in switzerland and loved the classic beauty, transparent back and minimalist elegance. would like to surprise my hus...
Rose gold 1.96
Please see photos of rose gold with both black and silver dials. MSB...
Thanks MSB for the pics...are your black dial piece, the crystal is
double sided AR-coated? Kong
Black Dial 1.96
Watch originally came without A/R coating and white colour date wheel and was updated, Below is the original dial/date wheel without A/R. Note how the guilloche is almost illegible and Chopard is written in yellow....
Thanks MSB...
I wondered the reason why the black dials are normally not AR coated (except for the XP & the Quattro). I like it better like the XP...as least I don't see my reflection on the crystal and I can see the dial details clearly. Some people feedback the AR cr...
1.96 Service
Kong, I had the original dial replaced to the current dial you see pictured. At that time Chopard updated the front crystal to A/R and updated the disc wheel to rose colour as well. It was part of a service overhaul to bring the watch up to current standa...
You are the second person I know...
replace the dial Have a friend also replaced the copper(salmon) colour dial to the blue I hope you still love this piece, the genesis of L.U.C. Kong
replacing 1.96 dial
Kong, I did not change the colour of the dial. The rose gold black dial watch had a defect in the original dial. The dial was exchanged with the same colour dial when it was overhauled. I also had a rose gold silver dial 1.96. That is why I have 2 differe...