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For the pleasure of the eyes: ALPINE EAGLE 41 XPS Lucent Steel, 2023.
My favorite Alpine Eagle. Class and sporty.
Best,
Nicolas
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Explore the Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 XPS Monte Rosa Pink dial. A collector's review of this standout luxury sports watch from Watches and Wonders 2023.
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For the pleasure of the eyes: ALPINE EAGLE 41 XPS Lucent Steel, 2023.
My favorite Alpine Eagle. Class and sporty. Best, Nicolas ...
The XPS movement is a winner.
And the dial looks superb in Copper, Salmon, … Yet I have never been 100% convinced by the appearance of a small second on the Alpine Eagle. Somehow a little too traditional for a Sports Watch. So the XPS CS presented in Geneva this year was a superb surp...
To further the point
the choice of Roman numerals doesn’t do them any favors. We shall see but I personally don’t think this line will age well. For me it’s too derivative to be iconic. I think about watches from a vintage perspective.
This watch for me
Is not sporty And is an amalgamation of other brand ideas without its own identity. That’s not to say it shouldn’t be enjoyed by others or has no redeeming qualities, it just does nothing for me.
I totally agree with you mon ami. I like the AE series, but when this one came out in 2023, it is AE that I had to have.
It's so good in many aspects. The movement, dimenstions, bezel width, the monte rosa pink, and NO date. I do like the looks of the new platinum with central seconds. But platinum $$$. Ouch. I am very happy with this one. ...
A great Alpine Eagle.
But I'd love to see the no-date, no-small seconds platinum variant, which might be even more attractive for me. And for color reasons, I still love the grey dial variant, even if it has a date and no 96 micro rotor... I wish you a wonderful holiday time i...