• Limited Edition

L.U.C Full Strike

42.5 mm, manual, platinum

Ref. Number:161947-9001

Description

The L.U.C Full Strike – 2017 winner of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – is taking on a new color. This latest version of Chopard’s first-ever minute repeater watch is arrayed in shades of grey and blue. It loses none of its revolutionary technical character, nor its unique sound quality. The hours, quarter-hours and minutes are sounded by hammers striking sapphire gongs. This is a truly outstanding watch set apart by its original design, platinum case, superb Poinçon de Genève finishes, and - above all - extraordinary melodiousness. Elegant and sophisticated, it embodies the very best of the expertise, inventiveness and quality that distinguish the L.U.C collection.

Specifications

Case & Dial

METAL
platinum
CASE DIAMETER
42.5
THICKNESS
11.55 mm
DIAL
gold, blue-coloured skeleton obtained by galvanic treatment - opaline finish - rhodium-plated Roman numerals
CASE-BACK
see-through sapphire crystal

Movement

MOVEMENT
L.U.C 08.01-L2
TYPE OF WINDING
hand-wound mechanical movement
FUNCTION
power-reserve indicator, hours and minutes, small seconds
COMPLICATIONS
Minute Repeater
POWER RESERVE
Power Reserve of approximately 60 hours
CERTIFICATION(S)
Certified chronometer (COSC)
FREQUENCY
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour)
DECORATION ON MOVEMENT
nickel silver bridges and mainplate, grained motif on the bridges
BALANCE SPRING
with Phillips terminal curve
BALANCE WHEEL
Variner
MOVEMENT DIMENSIONS
Ø 37.20 mm
MOVEMENT THICKNESS
7.97 mm
NUMBER OF MOVEMENT PARTS
533
JEWELS
63

Strap & Buckle

BUCKLE TYPE
folding clasp
BUCKLE MATERIAL
platinum
STRAP
blue alligator vegetal tanning (matt square plate) with hand sewn matching tones , lining: alligator brown

Other

LIMITED EDITION
20

Movement

Fully developed, produced and assembled in the Chopard Fine Watchmaking workshops, the L.U.C 08.01-L caliber is the first manually wound minute repeater movement in the world to feature a striking system whose gongs and sapphire crystal form a single monobloc. It boasts two barrels – one for the hour, which guarantees the watch a 60-hour power reserve, and the other for the striking mechanism which enables it to sound the longest time indication, 12:59, twelve times. In addition to being certified Poinçon de Genève quality and holding a COSC certification as a Chronometer, this movement enabled the development of a unique on-demand striking system, as well as four patents. It displays the hours and minutes at the center, the seconds counter is located at 6 o'clock with the precision and elegance that characterize Chopard.

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