Delving deeply into the Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Minute Repeater part 1 of 3 - Intro and Manufacture
With the L.U.C Full Strike, Chopard has created one of the most advanced and accomplished minute repeaters currently on the market, in both musicality, technology as well as user-friendliness. The piece presents a holistic tour de force improving on the s...
The Manufacture Chopard in Geneva - visiting the birthplace of the L.U.C. Full Strike (with some special PuristS delights!)!
Chopard has two major production facilities, one in Fleurier (Swiss canton of Jura) and one in Meyrin (canton Geneva). In respect to the L.U.C Full Strike, the focus most naturally will lie with the latter, Genevan, facility: The L.U.C Full Strike proudly...
Many thanks for this superb holiday reading pleasure!
I had to print this article to enjoy it at a more convivial place than in front of a computer screen, and to store it away easily accessible for repeated reading. Your superb photos and explanations make it now also understandable for me, why you get such...
Mr KFS Quote: "In short, our motto is: No compromise"
Bjorn, From a recent Interview with PuristSPro , Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele concluded: "In short, our motto is: No compromise." Thanks for your experiences with your world time 🌎 L.U.C watch. Regards, MTF
Thanks for the revisit to Chopard manufactures
Magnus, Thanks for the fresh tour. Chopard keeps changing their facilities and maybe that is why the layouts seem so confusing to visitors. Regards, MTF
I can't wait to listen to it. I managed to listen to all the JLC Minute Repeaters and Grande Sonnerie, plus some from other brands...
Such as AP, IWC, Blancpain, Breguet, Girard Perregaux, Patek ( only one ) and Vacheron. I am very curious to see how it sounds! Interesting detail, the technics used for the gong. At JLC for example, they weld the gongs to the sapphire, to have a better d...
The JLC is certainly a reference point, but in terms of consistency Chopard goes farther with the sapphire...
the direct and combined sound creation cum amplification integrated into the crystal makes the mechanism almost immune against the variation which usually come with different case materials. Best, Magnus
What a wonderful article.
I've just finished reading it and found it fascinating to see how that superb watch is manufactured. Many thanks for taking the time to put the report and excellent pictures together. I really enjoyed it. Regards Kev.
Incredible post Magnus. Thank you!
Obviously, Chopard has made something very special here. So exclusive at only 20 pieces... I still hope to hear it one day!
Impressive
It's a $300,000 piece, and according to my local boutique it's already sold out. Always much liked repeaters but alas waaaay out of my price range so the only way for me to own one is to buy a vintage pocket watch.