L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru

38.8 x 38.5 mm, automatic, ethical rose gold

Ref. Number:162296-5001

Description

Chopard enriches its range with a barrel-shaped chronometer in 18-carat rose gold, designed like an exceptional wine, leaning on the best of Chopard watch-making expertise. Ultra-thin, gracefully curved and displaying rare elegance, the L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru is one of few tonneau-shaped watches to have an automatic winding movement of the same shape, the L.U.C 97.01-L. It is a reference to the pocket watches created by Louis-Ulysse Chopard. Just as a grand cru wine is classified and certified, the excellent craftsmanship is anointed with the Geneva Seal and its chronometer-grade precision by the COSC. Fitted with Chopard's Twin technology, it offers a comfortable 65 hours of autonomy. Unique in many ways, the L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru is for the distinguished man who collects great wines and exceptional watches: a true modern-day epicurean, the contemporary Chopard gentleman.

Specifications

Case & Dial

METAL
18-carat rose gold
CASE DIAMETER
38.5
THICKNESS
7.74 mm
DIAL
in white - lacquered, porcelain-type finish - black and red decals - black Roman numerals
WATER-RESISTANT
30 metres
CASE-BACK
see-through sapphire crystal
CROWN MATERIAL
18-carat rose gold
FRONT GLASS
glareproofed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal

Movement

MOVEMENT
L.U.C 97.01-L1
TYPE OF WINDING
self-winding mechanical movement
FUNCTION
hours and minutes, small seconds, date
POWER RESERVE
Power Reserve of approximately 65 hours, L.U.C Twin Technology (two stacked barrels)
CERTIFICATION(S)
Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark
FREQUENCY
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour)
DECORATION ON MOVEMENT
bridges adorned with Côtes de Genève, circular-grained mainplate
BALANCE SPRING
with Phillips terminal curve
BALANCE WHEEL
with three spokes
MOVEMENT DIMENSIONS
28.15 x 27.60 mm
MOVEMENT THICKNESS
3.30 mm
NUMBER OF MOVEMENT PARTS
197
JEWELS
29

Strap & Buckle

BUCKLE TYPE
pin buckle
BUCKLE MATERIAL
18-carat rose gold
STRAP
brown alligator leather strap (matt square plate) with hand sewn matching tones , lining: alligator brown

Movement

Fully developed, produced and assembled in the Chopard Fine Watchmaking workshops, this COSC-certified chronometer, the self-wound L.U.C 97.01-L mechanical movement, is the first tonneau-shaped calibre developed by the Chopard Manufacture in 1997. It oscillates at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and offers a 65-hour power reserve thanks to Twin technology, a system invented by Chopard that combines two coaxial barrels and represents a particularly remarkable technical feat in light of the extreme slenderness of its 3.3 mm-thick movement. This movement is wound by a micro-rotor in 22-carat gold.
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L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru
€24,917

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