Chopard

Opportunity to see the new L.U.C XPS Prussian Blue:

They also had the new L.U.C Strike One in Titanium:

A much better fit on my wrist than the XPS Prussian Blue:

The COSC-certified L.U.C 96.32-L delivers 65 hours of power reserve and features an 22K gold micro-rotor and the bridges decorated with Côtes de Genève. The movement and watch are also distinguished by the Poinçon de Genève hallmark:

And once again, I tried the L.U.C Quattro IV. They were kind enough to let me try it on the brown strap this time:

Of course, this is the platinum iteration:

They were especially kind to let me experience the beauty of the dial in natural light just outside the boutique:

...and the date sub-dial looks too small. Something is 'off' with the proportions of these latest models imho...

And a hot take from me, I think Chopard gets a very big pass for having incorrectly sized 30-year old movement while other brands get murdered for the same thing.

It looks like a blemish, but I don’t think that was what you were pointing out, was it?

I didn’t realize Berthoud is owned and manufactured by the Chopard Group. But the bee hallmark is not used on Berthoud pieces per my reading. Thanks again for this brand knowledge.🙏🏽

Which signifies the case is crafted in platinum:

Apologies - quite difficult to capture with the boutique’s lighting conditions:

the first rose gold/grey dial iteration.
The Quattro is very nice too, but the blue dial speaks less to me. Are you tempted to acquire it?
Best, Emmanuel

The Strike One and platinum Quattro are outstanding. Among many nice details, I like the crowns on these watches.

And the Quattro is definitely one of my dream watches.

For me, I cannot understand the excessive love for these XPS. The seconds dial is way too high up, almost touching the center of the dial 🤷‍♂️ if it were lower (ie make a bigger movement since this is not the problem of the case being too large) these would be stunners. The strike one looks really good in this iteration for sure.