In 1993, capturing the spirit of the age, Caroline Scheufele imagined a sports watch based on a unique and explosive combination: steel and diamonds. Unprecedented boldness: the Happy Sport was born. Faithful to the spirit of the Happy Diamonds that appear on its dial, like prima ballerinas freely swirling between two sapphire crystals, the Happy Sport soon became a figurehead for both the manufacture and for women's watches.
The softness of this exceptional material, often used by the Maison Chopard, offers the infinite, unique nuances captured at the heart of the shell where the most precious inflections are concealed. The iridescent silk of pearly nacre, its rarity, and the singularity of its texture bring a unique character to several Happy Sport creations.
Chopard breathes life back into the original strap of its iconic watch. A mesh made of rounded, exceedingly polished pebbles that pays tribute to the original Happy Sport strap that, in 1993, reinvented the notions of style, allure and elegance with a watch that is at once sophisticated and sporty.
By redesigning the oval according to its own aesthetic, the Happy Sport takes on a multicultural symbol of abundance and eternity. The oval – a spatial representation of the egg, a place of both withdrawal and new beginnings – is the landscape of all possibilities, where the promising transformations of the future begin to take shape. On the Happy Sport Oval dial, each second contains a hint of emotions to come.
Through its watchmaking expertise, the Maison equips the Happy Sport Oval and 30 mm Happy Sport watches with a self-wound mechanical movement, the 09.01-C, specially developed by the Chopard manufacture for its ladies’ watches.
Chopard calls on the talent of the most prestigious and rare Métiers d’art to fashion its exceptional models. The Maison calls on these “artistic hands”, the most specialized craftsmen of age-old techniques, who patiently shape these materials which are as precious as they are fragile. Remarkable treasures of meticulousness and creativity, these new watches represent the excellence of Chopard expertise.
In more than 25 years of existence, Happy Sport watches have been released in more than 1,000 variations… A profusion of models that reflects the abundant inventiveness of Chopard, the most creative of all the contemporary watchmaker/jewellers, and as many opportunities to express its expertise. In fact, the Happy Sport has become the watch most collected by women.
At Chopard, Joie de Vivre is a founding principle, a breath of fresh air, a form of momentum that is meant to be shared. At the heart of each everyday action, it is this very movement that flutters and brings to life the endlessly renewed ballet of the mobile diamonds. Through the grace of a gesture, a generous sign of attention, or a smile, the entire universe lights up.
Responsibility and ethics have always been an integral part of the Scheufele family philosophy, and of the sustainable development at the heart of the principles for which Chopard stands. Since July 2018, the Maison has been using 100% ethical gold for the crafting of its watches and jewellery.