Chopard launches LUC XPS Mend Green watch with market dial at Watches and Wonders 2024
Chopard LUC XPS Forest Green first showed at this year’s Watches and also Wonders and is inspired through the Bauhaus and Art Decoration design schools. It incorporates a dark green dial which has a scalloped layout and a thin 40mm case made from environmentally friendly Lucent steel, the Swiss brand’s exclusive alloy designed to high light the brand’s ongoing dedication to responsible luxury. Being a common problem of LUC timepieces, typically the accuracy of its on location movement has been certified from the COSC Observatory, demonstrating Chopard’s technical prowess and determination to precision.
Sector watch dials were quite popular in the initial half of the last century, while using first examples appearing back in the 1920s. Although there is no cast in stone definition, a sector switch should have two concentric jewelry, one for the minutes then one for the hours. The hr and minute markers needs to be radial lines extending amongst the inner and outer perimeters of the ring - building "sectors".
Chopard enhances the style of this vintage instrument fashion with a satin-brushed dark natural hue, set against diverse off-white markings. Rhodium-plated Dauphine-type hour and minute arms and a small seconds call complete the look.
With a slender height of 7. 2mm, some sort of 40mm Lucent steel situation, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces, and a brown calfskin strap, the LUC XPS Forest Green ticks the many boxes for a picture reserve dress watch.
Inside the see is the ultra-thin automatic motion LUC 96. 12-L. Testing just 3. 3 milimeter tall, it features Chopard Twin technology and is hurt by a micro-rotor engraved via 22-karat gold. Detailed finishings can be seen through the sapphire circumstance back, such as the bridges adorned with Côtes de Genève pattern. The chronometer-certified movements beats at 28, 500 vph and has a power preserve of 65 hours.