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The Chopard & José Carreras timepieces
José Carreras is a famous Catalan operatic tenor born on December 5th 1946 in Barcelona.
credit: Schubertiade Music & Arts
In 1987, at the height of his fame, doctors diagnosed him with acute leukemia. The following year, on 14 July 1988 he created the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, a charity supporting leukemia research.
From July 1996, Chopard offered José Carreras the opportunity to create limited-edition watches, the profits of which would go to his Leukemia Foundation.
José Carreras recovered from the disease after undergoing a gruelling treatment involving chemotherapy, radiation therapy and an autologous bone marrow transplant
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele (left), José Carreras (center) & Karl Scheufele (right)
credit: shutterstock (1-2), luxury news.es (3) & purepeople (4)
Now, let's see the watches themselves.
A/ WIENER STAATSOPER ref. 16/1236 (1996 - 250 pieces)
39 mm case, automatic cal. 891/2
Dial decorated with eighth notes
Yellow gold
credit: archive by watches.de
White gold
credit: sotheby's
B/ DEUTSCHE STAATSOPER BERLIN (1997)
36 mm case & automatic caliber 9640
credit: uppsalaauktion
2/ Lady's ref. 13/4165
26 mm case & Quartz movement
credit: easyliveauction & Dixon Watch Co.
Black Dial with guilloche textured center & a piano themed perimeter. Printed white musical notes shaped Roman numeral hour markers.
White dial with guilloche textured center & an unidentified musical score themed perimeter (most likely a favorite aria of José Carreras). Printed black musical notes shaped Roman numeral hour markers.
Eighth note-shaped lugs.
credit: Joli Closet
D/ L.U.C Twin José Carreras ref. 16/1909-1001
B/ DEUTSCHE STAATSOPER BERLIN (1997)
1/ Ref. 16/1248
Small seconds at 9 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock and power reserve indicator at 3 o'clock (with eighth note, quarter note, half note & dotted half note)
White gold
credit: calibrorlogerie
White gold
credit: calibrorlogerie
Yellow gold
credit: uppsalaauktion
2/ Lady's ref. 13/4165
26 mm case & Quartz movement
credit: easyliveauction & Dixon Watch Co.
C/ L.U.C GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU BARCELONA 2000, ref. 16/8413
1/ Stainless steel & black dial
40 x 9,5 mm case & L.U.C caliber 3.96
Eighth note-shaped lugs.
credit: PrestigeTime & Clock en Stock
credit: PrestigeTime & Clock en Stock
2/ White gold & white dial (this model was presented here by MTF)
Eighth note-shaped lugs.
credit: Joli Closet
D/ L.U.C Twin José Carreras ref. 16/1909-1001
39 mm white gold case & caliber L.U.C 11.96
credit: @grace75 on carrousel & the swiss collector
E/ L.U.C XP José Carreras 50th Anniversary Edition, ref. 16/1902 (2008 - this timepiece was reviewed here by Kong)
Dial decorated with eighth notes
credit: wing sing gallery
Piece designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of José Carreras' debut on the stage of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona as an 11 years old child in 1958.
Below, a photo of him aged 8:
credit: wing sing gallery
F/ Lady's Happy Diamonds José Carreras Limited edition of 50 pieces
Dial: Mother of Pearl with musical notes
Bezel: White Gold
Movement: Quartz
credit: @aslareina on carrousel
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credit: juwelenmarkt.de (1-2), University of Mary Washington (3) & newtmcknz on Etsy
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The Chopard & José Carreras timepieces
José Carreras is a famous Catalan operatic tenor born on December 5th 1946 in Barcelona . credit: Schubertiade Music & Arts In 1987 , at the height of his fame, doctors diagnosed him with acute leukemia . The following year, on 14 July 1988 he created...
I don't know Frasier Crane, unfortunately!
But I agree with you concerning horology, culture and a good cause! Best, Emmanuel
He is a Character that first appeared on a TV Show in the US called Cheers and then Frasier...
His younger brother and himself share a love for all things German especially Wagner's Parsifal, the Symphony, the theater, Gastronomy/Wine, Art and of course Opera 😊
I love Wagner’s Parsifal too,
especially the Good Friday spell in Act III… Thanks for introducing me to this character. Best, Emmanuel
What a pictorial of a set of references I have never known!
The GTDL Barcelona 2000 is my pick of the crop here 😍🎼🎶
+1 and I like the white dial GTDL best.
The DEUTSCHE STAATSOPER BERLIN (1997) gets extra credit, though, for its beautiful, poetic power reserve indicator solution. Cheers Marc
The Staatsoper Berlin is my personal favorite because of the power reserve:
I love it and find the solution adopted very poetic indeed. But the two Liceu Barcelona are very nice too: I just wish I knew what melody is scored on the white gold variant! Thanks to both of you, Filip and Marc! Best, Emmanuel
Very interesting indeed 🙌🏻👍🏻
I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert once when I was much younger. And knew the post 2000 pieces but not the ones before - great summary 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I've never heard him in concert and have
many more records of other tenors like Corelli, Pavarotti, Domingo than of him... My favorite piece, here, or detail, is the power reserve of the Staatsoper Berlin model: I like it a lot. Thanks for looking! Best, Emmanuel
It's just a singer and a watch brand
joining forces for a cause: the fight against leukemia. Best, Emmanuel
Not the best Chopard watches, obviously,
but quite interesting. The black Barcelona is attractive indeed and it has the advantage of being LUC with a variant of the 96 caliber. But I find the power reserve of the Berlin very charming and I think it would be my personal favorite. Best, Emmanuel