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Ringing in Chopard L.U.C’s 25th anniversary, the maison is making it a point to pursue the highest of its watchmaking, as it writes its next chapter. And kicking off the year’s festivities — and their first ever Watches & Wonders, in Geneva — they’ve decided that their all focus will be on demonstrating their knowhow in chiming watches, buoyed particularly by their unique implementation of sapphire gongs.
Fifteen years on from presenting its first watch with a striking movement, Chopard is renewing the caliber, aesthetic and style of the one that started it all: the L.U.C Strike One. Armed with their patented monobloc sapphire crystal and gong, and all of the lessons learnt from the development of the L.U.C Full Strike, the maison is poised to bring their crystal-clear sound to all of their future striking watch endeavors.
For the 2022 L.U.C Strike One, Chopard L.U.C has opted for a 40mm case rendered in ethical 18-carat rose gold. Its design code draws from the L.U.C XPS 1860 model, starting with its solid gold dial in ruthenium grey, bearing a snailed rim and a hand-guillochéd center adorned with a honeycomb pattern. The beehive is one of the emblems that Louis-Ulysse Chopard chose to represent his workshops.
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