Time for #9, the ninth Chopard Watch of the Week. This week, honors go to bhagwan and his Chopard L.U.C Tech Regulator. I have lusted for this one for some time, with it's Tech design elements and amazing four barrel Quattro movement. (It is rated, I believe for nine days, making it an even more appropriate selection for #9!)
There are only 250 of these out there -- I've never actually come across one in the metal. Have you?
Case:
Stainless steel
Total diameter 39.50 (mm)
Thickness 11.00 (mm)
Weight 62.60 (g)
Water-resistant to 30 m
Crown in steel 6.00 (mm)
Time-zone corrector push piece in steel at 8 o'clock
3-position winding-stem
Cambered, glare proofed sapphire crystal
Transparent sapphire crystal case-back
Movement:
Mechanical hand-wound movement
Total diameter 28.00 (mm) or 12 1/2 lignes
Module diameter 30.40 (mm)
Total thickness 4.90 (mm)
Winding hand-wound
Number of jewels 39 jewels
Number of parts 224
Frequency 4 (Hz) of 28,800 vph
Angle of lift of balance 53
Balance-spring Breguet overcoil
Balance annular with three arms
Escapement FAR 20.2
Escape-wheel device Rubifix
Balance anti-shock device Incabloc
Rating micrometric with regulating spring
Power-reserve 216 hours (9 days)
Four barrels, meaning two sets of two stacked barrels (coaxial), L.U.C
"Quattro"
patented technology
COSC chronometer certification