Chopard

This watch was made for the Celebration of  His Majesty The King Of Thailand's 80th Birthday Anniverdary. I was lucky to get it!!! The one I got is #40..and they sold out fast here in Thailand. I've never wore it since I bought it..!!!

King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)'s 80th Birthday piece.

Congrats!

One person mentioned managed to get 64/80 a year ago.
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Does the yellow markers glow?

Kong

Yea it does glow!!!

Hmmm loooking at the picture again, I think I got confused! Im not sure if the yellow glows or the white...haha! Like I said I never wore it. I'll check tonight when I get back home and let you know.

I think Im going to sell this one though, I want to get the Speed Black Limited Edition of 1,000 pcs. They quoted me U$ 7,200! Do you think its a good price?

for checking if the yellow glows.

For the SpeedBlack which version?  There are 3 versions.

Is it the latest SpeedBlack 3?
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Kong

PS : We don't discuss prices in the forum.  Only through PM.

It does not surprise me at all that this LE was sold out fast.

Question:  Is Thai King a Chopard fan as well?

Regards

Ling

Im not sure, but what I heard was eaither #1 or #9 was donated to the King.

The colors of this limited edition goes very well IMO, and the yellow and white contrast is tastefully done.

If you do ever wear your new Chopard, please do post a wrist shot of this piece.  Thanks!

Cheers,
Anthony

I doubt it....I dont wanna wear it!!! Just for collection!!!

Hi Malucci,

Just curious why you would not wear this very cool piece. I must have a different belief when it comes to watches, special edition, limited edition, normal production, I am going to wear them and to me enjoy them. My two Chopard watches are definitely less than pristine, but I love that they are worn and enjoyed. For me most of what I have will be given to my son some day and investment value is a moot point, wearing them with a fair amount of care is just more important to me.

Just my own opinion and thoughts, but I would love to hear you response. Do you mainly just collect watches and save them as new?

Regards,

Mark V

Mark you are right! I do wear a Chopard watch daily, but this one with only 80pcs..hmmm!!! I really would like to wear it and show off with it haha..but I feel its a pitty!!!

Hey Malucchi,

Good to hear you have a nice Chopard daily wearer, but what about this one is a pity? Not wearing it? Show off  with it you deserve it and only  fellow WIS followers will really know its rarity....ha ha. I know 80 pieces is really low, but you are a lucky one to own this piece and if you keep it should get some wrist time with it. My only Limited Edition watch is a Pam Rad GMT #210/1000 pieces that I wear the heck out of, but it is not quite as rare as your # xx/80 pieces. Again this is just me thinking out loud.

Good luck whatever you decide and take care,

Mark V

 

It is an extremely difficult crest to print !

Malucchi, could you take a close up of the crest on the dial?

Thanks.

Kong

Kong...the only thing that glows are the white not yellow.

 

Dear EMilio

Thank you very much for the pic!

This crest is extremely difficult to print, need precision to line various layers.

From my experience in the tampon and silkscreen, I guess the yield is very low.

As each colour is layered on top, it has another for the printing to be rejected.

From your pic, my guest is:

1. A layer of solid white
2. Light creamy yellow
3. Bright yellow
4. Red ( no smudging of ink which close up the characters
5. Dark blue outline

Simply marvelous.

Enjoy your piece!

Kong

congrats on a beautiful and rare watch!!

that crest is STUNNING!!

Enjoy cheers!

Congratulations!

I still have the yellow t-shirt that I wore on Mondays when I was vacationing in Thailand=)

Congrats!

Jon (Z3)

The King's 80th Birthday was a huge event in Thailand. A friend sent me a picture frame containing the King's portrait, two coins and a bank note. The colour is Yellow befitting for a King. If I had that beautiful Chopard Watch, I would definitely wear it proudly. Best Regards - PeterZ

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