Chopard, which captured the Aiguille d’Or at the 2017 Geneva Grand Prix with its innovative Full Strike minute repeater, continues to push the envelope of high-complication horology with its flagship L.U.C collection (named for the initials of founder Louis-Ulysse Chopard). How far, you ask" How about a timepiece with 14 indications on two dials, including astronomical and calendar functions and a tourbillon" Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the Chopard L.U.C All-in-One, one of the standout complicated pieces from Baselworld 2018.
Chopard L.U.C All-in-One in platinum case with grey-blue dial (Ref. 161925-9003)
The L.U.C All-in-One, which first debuted as a commemorative limited edition in Chopard’s 150th anniversary year of 2010, is now offered in two new 10-piece limited editions, both in 46-mm cases: one in platinum with a gray-blue dial (above) with matching alligator strap; the other in 18k rose gold with a verdigris dial and brown alligator strap (below). Both dials are made of solid gold and feature applied hour markers, Daupine hands for the hours and minutes, and baton-type hands for the subdials (rhodium-finished on the platinum watch, gilded on the rose-gold model) and a hand-guilloché motif radiating from the double window of the big date display at 12 o’clock. Chopard L.U.C All-in-One in rose gold case with verdigris dial (Ref. 161925-5002)
That big date, of course, is just the tip of the horological iceberg when we start discussing...