In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the L.U.C collection, Chopard is presenting a top-notch minute repeater. Limited to five pieces, the grand complication is exceptional in many respects and marks a number of firsts in the world of high-end watches.

First of all, the haute-horlogerie timepiece makes its appearance in a case made entirely of sapphire crystal. Not only the body, but also the crown, the case back, the lugs, and the dial of the L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire are crafted from this very hard, scratch-resistant and durable material, which, due to its transparency, shows off the beauty of the underlying mechanism from all sides. Moreover, the uniformity of the mineral positively affects the sound quality.

Furthermore, the L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire is the first wristwatch in a non-metallic case to be awarded the prestigious Geneva Seal. On top of that, the hand-wound L.U.C 08.01-L caliber, which combines no less than 533 components and offers a power reserve of 60 hours, also bears a COSC-chronometer certificate.
As in the L.U.C Full Strike presented in 2016 and awarded with the Aiguille d’Or of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève one year later, the minute repeater uses solid sapphire gongs and a sapphire crystal as a resonance body. This resonance structure is complemented in the L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire by further innovations, of which four are patented. In a minute repeater mechanism, the energy required by the strikew...