Chopard L.U.C Collection Kuala Lumpur Event

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MTF provides a detailed photo report from a Chopard PuristS event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, featuring the L.U.C collection and a presentation by L.U.C Master Patrick Wehrli. This post offers a valuable glimpse into Chopard's engagement with the collector community and the brand's commitment to showcasing its in-house manufacturing capabilities.

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29 April 2008,7pm at Chopard Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
A small focus group of PuristS and Guests of Chopard were invited to see (and try) the current collection of L.U.C and to learn more about the fascinating craftmanship and engineering behind from the L.U.C Master ...'Master Patrick Wehrli'.

At 5:45pm,we left our hotel for Pavilion.

Poster display in our hotel corridor

A short relaxing 10-minute walk, we arrived.

A shot from the second floor to cover the majestic new Double-storey Chopard Boutique.

Guests signed in for the 'Evening with Mr Patrick Wehrli at Chopard Boutique Pavilion Kuala Lumpur'

Chopard Boutique in Pavilion shopping mall, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Our cocktail waiters

Mr. ShahJahan (Managing Director - Chopard Malaysia) with Natasha

Guests of Chopard

Guests with Chopard Boutique Manager, Datin Shirley Chan (leftmost) & Gennie Wong (Sales Executive)

The Dynamic Team - Annie, Natasha, Abby and Juliani

About 7pm, some of the guests arrived. A few were trying out accessories while the rest were enjoying the wine and having conversation.

At 8pm sharp, we ushered all the guests to the second storey....

It is really high up.... are we there yet?
No....another flight.....

Wow....we saw the showcases ...we've arrived!
Everyone was up and were served drinks again to calm down the nerves

The session began....

Chopard fans including PuristS

What are they "watching"?

Patrick Wehrli of Chopard

Patrick is a trained watchmaker as well as a sales staff trainer. Watchmaking is literally in this man's DNA as his father is the well known and published Martin Wehrli of Audemars Piguet.

Malaysian glitterati and media personalities

After Master Patrick has finished his short presentation, we adjourned for dinner.

DINNER

Kampachi Japanese Restaurant on 6F at Pavilion

Kampachi Japanese at Equatorial Hotel is rated as one of the best Japanese restaurants in KL...the second outlet should be of similar calibre.

Did you spot it?

Chopard attention to detail is legendary

Indeed!! A few of us, did not use the Chopard chopstick....we kept as omiyage.

Sushi selection

Sashimi selection

Crispy fish skin salad

Prawn tempura and Yaki-tori

There was char-han (fried rice) and peanut mochi dessert too but they were eaten before a photo could be taken.

The PuristS were seated on the left table...so much expression when came to the watch topic.

What smart words did Master Patrick say? Seemed to have charmed Abby...

A pic of the beautiful people of Chopard.

AFTER DINNER SESSION

Now for the serious stuff... for serious people PuristS.

Time is 10:45pm and we returned to the boutique.

What were we thinking?

A Jedi Padawan was asking the Master to explain a certain movement detail, while another Jedi Knight watching.

This tray... a friend of the PuristS has removed his Patek and trying on the L.U.C Tourbillon(with diamond bezel) and LunarOneS (not shown on the pictures).

A closer look of the baguette-set Steel Wings Tourbillon.

PuristS in the private room at boutique

Novelties 2008

A couple of Novelties 2008, starting with ...

L.U.C Tourbillon with WAS (Winding Assistance System)

The crank is the WAS. It is made of 18K Gold.
This newly developed crank will automatically gripped firmly onto the crown when pushed-in. Now the owner can leisurely turn the crank-handle and enjoy seeing power being put into the Four-Barrels which will have 216 hours or 9-day power-reserve (which was indicated by the Power Reserve Indicator).
When fully wound, just hold and gently slide the crank-body outward, the grip will unlock and the crank can easily remove.

A new dial design of the L.U.C Tech Twist.

We stayed till about midnight to capture some real and wrist-shots for all L.U.C fans.

More pictures of the novelties from K T soon.

Chopard gift: Blue Leather Business Card-holder

Forgot to pick up our goodie bags after dinner so Ling had to take a photo for us

We would like to thank Mr.ShahJahan and his team, and Mr.Patrick Wehrli for this great event and staying back so late with us, so we could have some real-piece-pictures for the PuristS.

MTF & Kong

This message has been edited by Kong on 2008-05-03 09:56:09

Key Points from the Discussion

Additional photos of various L.U.C models, including Twists and Regulateurs, were shared, complementing the original report with more visual details of the watches on display.
A new enthusiast inquired about Chopard's standing among top Swiss watchmakers and the origin of their movements, specifically asking where the L.U.C line fits into the hierarchy.
In response, it was clarified that the L.U.C line is entirely conceptualized and manufactured in-house, distinguishing it from other Chopard lines that use external ebauches. The L.U.C line is considered to have established its place among leading Swiss watchmakers through a decade of dedicated development.
One attendee expressed gratitude for the event, highlighting the opportunity to view spectacular timepieces and enjoy the hospitality, while also noting the presence of new faces who might become watch or Chopard enthusiasts.
A collector drew a parallel between the thrill of seeing a vintage car restored and the satisfaction of winding a Chopard tourbillon with its impressive power reserve, emphasizing the emotional connection to mechanical craftsmanship.

The Discussion

Jacky

May 3, 2008

Hi Kong and Melvyn Too bad i didnt get to meet you guys. Another time Cheers. Regards

MTF

May 3, 2008

for the next "purely" PuristS event that we sponsor and organise ourselves Someone mentioned a chronograph event? Best regards, MTF

K T

May 3, 2008

Thanks MTF for the detailed report. As promised here are more shots of the watches in various flavours... Some Twists and Regulateurs Tourbillon Tourbillon with WAS Chrono One Finally, wristshots! And a classic for comparison... Many thanks to Chopard including Shah, Datin Shirley, Abby and of course Patrick Wehrli for the kind attention showered upon us.

ling5hk

May 4, 2008

Is that Kong's hairy hand? Next time, please ask him to shave first before you take some wrist shots. Regards Ling

Dr No

May 4, 2008

. . . auto museum in '72: a yellow 1910 Mercer roadster had just been restored, and I saw the mechanics cranking it up for the first time in decades. At the time, I would have been pleased as punch to drive that car just once; today, I think I'd get a bigger thrill out of winding this Chopard tourbillon with it's immense power reserve . . . cordially, Art

Sleng

May 6, 2008

I would like to express my words of sincere gratitude to both Shah and Patrick for hosting such a wonderful event. I believe all of us had a great time viewing some spectacular timepieces and enjoying the good food served in Kampachi, and not nto mention, the detailed "Chopard" Chopstick! Also, it was great to see both MTF and Kong for making this trip to KL and sharing the occasion with us. Once again, thanks Chopard for the being such a great host!

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