As integrated bracelet sports watches continue to dominate the conversation throughout the watch enthusiast community, a favorite pastime has emerged among many who think about these things more often than we probably should: what?s the best alternative integrated bracelet sports watch" It?s a given these days that Patek?s Nautilus and AP?s Royal Oak are essentially unobtainable unless you?re willing to shell out several times the retail price to a gray market dealer, or have achieved VIP status through authorized channels. Royal Oak and Nautilus substitutes have become a category unto themselves, with nearly every luxury brand offering something that looks and feels like those watches that are only available at the end of a very long waitlist. It?s perhaps a little unfair, though, to dismiss them as watches you pick up when your first choice isn?t available, as there?s a lot of great design and some pretty ingenious watchmaking present in many of these watches, including the one we?ll look at today, the latest entry in Chopard?s Alpine Eagle line. 
The Alpine Eagle collection debuted in the autumn of 2019 and immediately stood out in a flurry of similar releases from top tier brands for its beautiful textured dial and immaculately finished case and bracelet. Some critics, however, were hoping for more out of the movement. Chopard is responsible for some of the best, most finely finished movements over the last few decades in Swiss watchmaking through the ha...