If you’re seeking a watch that puts you in the mind of exotic summer getaways, Chopard may have your ideal travel companion. The jeweler and watchmaker’s longtime partnership with the Cannes International Film Festival, held every year on the French Riviera, has inspired the new L.U.C XPS Azur, whose bright blue hand-guillochéd dial takes its cues from the Mediterranean Sea.
The Chopard LUC XPS Azur has a case made of ethically mined gold.
The latest addition to Chopard’s high-luxury L.U.C collection (the initials refer to brand founder Louis-Ulysse Chopard) is limited to just 10 total pieces and comes in a 40-mm case made of “ethical” 18k white gold, the latter material being a point of pride for the company. The case has vertically satin-brushed flanks, a polished bezel and caseback, and a glareproof sapphire crystal over the dial. The radiating hand-guillochéd center of the blue dial gives way to a sunburst satin-brushed exterior circle with gold-toned minutes markers. Rhodium-plated dauphine hands tell the time on applied baguette-cut hour indices, while a small seconds subdial and a date window share the 6 o’clock spot. The azure dial’s radiating guilloche motif is inspired by the waves of the Mediterranean Sea.
Inside the 30-meter water-resistant case, and visible behind a sapphire pane in the back, is the movement, Chopard’s self-winding L.U.C 96.01-L  caliber, equipped with a 22k gold micro-rotor and two mainspring ...