Chopard

L.U.C's first manual-winding flyback chronograph, L.U.C 1963 Chronograph, has arrived after their successful launch of the automatic in-house integrated L.U.C ChronoOne in 2006 . The new manual version retains all the good attributes of the ChronoOne but ...  

Are that this piece is a huge milestone both for Chopard and the Purists. As perfect a design as a group effort of the worlds best minds if you will can get. Bravo

Thanks Kong for these live pics. The finishing on the movement side looks really nice. Regards, ED-209

Thanks for sharing Kong! Knowing L.U.C and Mr. Scheufele, I know this will be a great piece. I'm pleased to read that it does not have a luminous dial.

.... thank you so much for this treat! I like specifically how the Roman iii and IX are not simply truncated by the subdials, as is so often the case on chronographs, but rather reshaped to conform the subdials. This adds a light spirited "modernism" to t... 

I hope one makes it to SoCal for a preview because I would love to see how it feels on the wrist! Great pics Kong! Cheers, Anthony

When is going to be released? Any news about the price? Nice report Kong. And the photos are fantastic! Regards, Constantin

Dear PuristS We (Andrew H) and me) just attended the premiere public reveal of the LUC 1963 Chronograph HW Purist'S Edition in London on 16 April 2014. Andrew took the photos with his smart phone because I can't find my camera since moving house last mont... 

I need to win lottery...quickly Great piece Kudos to all involved ij realization of this project Sincerely Damjan

1/ A slightly smaller size... 40 / 41 mm would have been perfect. 2/ A 2 Subdials configuration. All the fine chronographs form a distant past had this 2 subdials configuration, which offers a very elegant look, allure to the whole Watch. 3/ More sensuali... 

Kong, terrific post here! I definitely like the watch. Looks great on your wrist. I agree with Nicolas' comment about only having 2 subdials, which I think would be more congruent with the decision to not use luminous materials on a classic watch. To be a...