Chopard - L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Jumping Hour

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Chopard manufacture presents its first jumping-hour timepiece, the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 ref.161977-50 Price

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its watch manufacture, Chopard is presenting its first jumping-hour timepiece, the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25.

Housed in a 40 mm x 10.3 mm satin-brushed and polished case crafted from ethical rose gold, the new L.U.C 98.06-L calibre is equipped with four barrels based on the exclusive Chopard Quattro ("Four" in Italian) technology that offers up to eight days of power reserve.

The white enamel dial is produced in-house by Chopard's artisans using a technique that involves firing the the rose gold base coated with successive layers of enamel at very high temperatures (820°C).

Black enamels are then used to reproduce the "L.U.CHOPARD" logo along with the railway-track circle and Arabic numerals indicating the minutes. 

At 6 o'clock we find the instant jumping-hour display with the numerals making a ‘jump’ when the minute hand reaches 60. The rotation of the disc with the 12 hour numerals requires an instantaneous supply of energy that must be accurately regulated in order not to affect the precision of the movement. A gilded Dauphine hand indicates the minutes. 

Trough the transparent sapphire crystal, the caseback showcases the 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) hand-wound movement and the power reserve indicator. Finishes are impeccable: bridges with Côtes de Genève motif, perlage on the mainplate, finely polished bevels and screw heads, gilded engravings. A small hand indicates the power reserve. 

The Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark certifies the quality, precision and reliability of the movement, and the timepiece as a whole, while also remarking that the assembly was carried out in the canton of Geneva.

The watch is completed by a a matte brown alligator leather strap with cognac-coloured alligator leather lining and secured to the wrist by a rose gold pin buckle.

A limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces, the Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Jumping Hour ref. 161977-5001 has a price of Euro 44,500 / U$ 44,700. chopard.com