Chopard

trying to get any advice, info., photo available on the l.u.c. 1860 (1.96?) in rose gold with the sweeping second hand. saw it last summer in switzerland and loved the classic beauty, transparent back and minimalist elegance.  would like to surprise my husband but have no idea where/from whom to purchase and what the painful current price is, given the nosediving dollar. any guidance welcomed.

appreciatively  yours,  from san diego 

Wow! Lucky Man to have such thoughtful wife.

Will do my best to provide the watch info. As for where to buy, strongly suggest to get from Chopard Boutique or their authorised dealers.  Nothing spoiled the effort and thought except for a counterfeit piece, in my opinion.





YG PN : 161860-0003


However most of our forummers here has the white gold casing.... some more pictures :

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Is this the model you are looking for ?
Have he tried on the watch before? 
Does he likes watches of diameter 36.50mm?

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Kong

Please see photos of rose gold with both black and silver dials.

MSB

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double sided AR-coated?

Kong

Watch originally came without A/R coating and white colour date wheel and was updated,

Below is the original dial/date wheel without A/R. Note how the guilloche is almost illegible and Chopard is written in yellow.

 

 

I wondered the reason why the black dials are normally not AR coated (except for the XP & the Quattro).
I like it better like the XP...as least I don't see my reflection on the crystal and I can see the dial details clearly.
Some people feedback the AR creates a bluish tint under direct lighting.

So you just returned the piece to change the date disc only? 

It is only logical to have a black background !

Kong

Kong,

I had the original dial replaced to the current dial you see pictured. At that time Chopard updated the front crystal to A/R and updated the disc wheel to rose colour as well.

It was part of a service overhaul to bring the watch up to current standards.

 

Best,

 

MSB

replace the dial
 
Have a friend  also replaced the copper(salmon) colour dial to the blue

I hope you still love this piece, the genesis of L.U.C.

Kong

Kong,

I did not change the colour of the dial. The rose gold black dial watch had a defect in the original dial. The dial was exchanged with the same colour dial when it was overhauled.

I also had a rose gold silver dial 1.96. That is why I have 2 different pictures. I hope this clears up the matter.

MSB

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