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Chopard always issues the launch model in rose gold
Keeping to tradition, Chopard always issues the first regular model of a new L.U.C movement in rose gold. (Special Editions are a different matter)
Usually, platinum is next and followed by white gold. There are not enough L.U.C movements to encase in steel nowadays.
Thus, it was unusual and we were highly honoured that the L.U.C 1963 Chrono PuristS Edition was in steel case, albeit issued one SECOND after the rose gold version! 
The date display was mandatory for two traditions: the original L.U.C 1860 had a seconds display at 6 o'clock and it is uncommon to have an extra flat watch WITH a date display.
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Baselworld 2016: CHOPARD celebrates 20 years of L.U.C Collection with L.U.C XPS 1860
Yet do much less, so much less, Someone says, (I know his name, no matter)—so much less! Well, less is more , Lucrezia: I am judged. -- Robert Browning ; “The Faultless Painter” (1855) 2016: L.U.C XPS 1860 - 161946-5001 Less is More Friends, PuristS, Horo...
Everything looks very nice on this watch. The dimension of the case, the dial,
The movement and its superb micro rotor, with a nice level of decoration. Now, I have only one reserve: The date at 6 o' clock... Less is more, but dateless is better. No problem with the seconds hand, for me. As you rightly said, no COSC without second h...
Chopard always issues the launch model in rose gold
Keeping to tradition, Chopard always issues the first regular model of a new L.U.C movement in rose gold. (Special Editions are a different matter) Usually, platinum is next and followed by white gold. There are not enough L.U.C movements to encase in ste...
Very informative.
I didn\'t know this tradition of releasing watches in such an order. Learned something new today. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing - How very interesting. Great a WG version may be possible.
Any reason for the use of "12" as opposed to the double arrow per the original? Always associated LUC with arrow indices or roman numbers.
As a homage but not a caricature, maybe?
We can ask the designer but I venture a hypothesis. From one century into the next, L.U.C watches have adopted new design motifs viz. the logo font, shorter curved lugs, vertical brushed satin-finish case sides, dauphine fusee (runner rocket) hands etc. T...
Try it!
LUCs often wear smaller than the case diameter suggests these days - the lug design makes it possible. While I have moved into the 37-38mm range more generally, I can comfortably wear a 42mm LUC Chrono One, and none of the others I have tried felt too lar...
Like Patek Philippe, this Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860 is only 40 mm diameter; that is the current norm
Studies of wrist girth are few but we can extrapolate height and girth changes over the last 40 years. The best records are kept by military entrance examinations but difficult to acquire. So we rely on general census data. Using the USA as an example bec...
Thanks for the write up!
Informative as always - also learned something new in terms of launch sequence Just out of curiosity - a seconds hand on the case back side, i.e. not visible would still suffice for COSC, right? As for the watch - very nicely done! While the standard XPS ...
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I think you nailed it! This watch is meant to be a tribute and should be faithful to the major design elements of the original. By this measure, Chopard has done exceptionally well. Agree with you that the standard XPS sans date is more appealing, at leas...
Backside seconds hand probably not acceptable to COSC because..
Assuming that COSC has to test nearly 800,000 watches per annum (in a good year), you can work out how many machines they need to run for the duration of the tests. Thus, they are set up with image analysers to compare the sequential position of seconds h...
How many movements do you count being tested here?
Not into the math yet, but how many movements are tested here at a time? Photo credit: Google I understand this as a company own testing facility on top of COSC. Best regards, Kolosstt ...
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