Last year, Chopard celebrated the Happy Sport 20th anniversary adding
the first mechanical movement to the collection with an automatic
movement. This year, 2014, the Happy Sport Collection enters the haute
horlogerie world with the Happy Sport Tourbillon Joaillerie with an
L.U.C movement, Calibre L.U.C 02.16-L.
The
Happy Sport Tourbillon Joaillerie, a Boutique exclusive, is 42mm
diameter (Thickness is 15.09mm), 18K white gold case, fully set with
Chopard high grade diamonds. Case is water-resistant rated to 30m.
The whole 18K WG case is pave-set with brillant-cut diamonds while the bezel is with baguette-cut.
Dancing above the dial and the tourbillon cage are 7 mobile diamonds.
The
gold dial is with random pave set diamonds with the raised gold
hour-indexes. Both the 'glaive' style hour and minute hands are blued.
The
tourbillon cage turns one full round in a minute, acting as the small
second. The tourbillon bridge is also diamond studded.
Side
profile shaped like a wing. The 7.30mm diameter 18K gold crown is also
set with a diamond. This crown could be fitted with the Winding
Assistance System (WAS), a crank, which should help to derive the joy
and pleasure winding the 9-day L.U.C calibre.
This WAS crank is from the L.U.C Tourbillon Tech Twist. The
aesthetic design for Happy Sport Tourbillon Joaillerie may be
different. For more information of the WAS, please click here.
The watch is matched white alligator strap and a 18K white gold pin buckle.
Sapphire
caseback displaying the Geneva Seal and COSC certified L.U.C Quattro
4Hz, 216-hour-power-reserve calibre, L.U.C 02.16-L. Bridges are
decorated with straight grain "Côtes de Genève" pattern.
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