Chopard LUC 1860 First Series 2001 - Roy & Sacha Davidoff SA

Chopard*** LUC 1860 First Series*** Papers 2001

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Chopard LUC 1860, Yellow Gold, 16/1860/2, First Series 1.96, Original Papers and additional closed Caseback
Serial: 1008094 / Limited Edition 0548/1860
Circa: 2001
Reference: 16/1860/2

DIAL: Silver dial with guilloché center, subsidiary seconds, date window and gold applied hour markers. Gold dauphine hands.

CASE: 36mm, 18K Yellow Gold, sapphire crystal front and back, LUC signed crown.
Comes with additional solid gold caseback with serial number inside

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1.96, automatic micro-rotor, 32 jewels

BRACELET: Leather strap, 18K yellow gold Chopard ardillon buckle
Original alligator strap (worn) on the side

CONDITION REPORT: Worn, unpolished case, overall very nice.

NOTES: Includes the original papers (undated) and the additional numbered solid gold caseback with matching case serial number inside.

Chopard first set up shop in Fleurier, enlisting the help of master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani. But after a couple of years, Chopard brought the project completely in-house, dedicating nearly four years to creating its own in-house movement from scratch before delivering 20 prototypes of the caliber 1.96 in December 1995. Chopard produced the First Series of the L.U.C. 1860 (like this one) with the caliber 1.96 from about 1997 to 2002. While Chopard had intended to produce 1,860 examples of the original reference, but produced far fewer due to production constraints. This first series caliber is not only COSC certified, attesting to the caliber’s accuracy, but also carries the Geneva Seal (Poinçon de Genève), certifying the movement’s quality of craftsmanship and finishing.
From a technical perspective, the caliber 1.96 features a Breguet overcoil hairspring and swan neck regulator. It also features twin barrels providing its 70-hour power reserve. Often called the most beautiful Swiss caliber ever made.

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