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Chopard L.U.C Perpetual Chrono
Christened after its founding father (Louis-Ulysse Chopard), Chopard’s L.U.C collection houses an ever-growing number of the brand’s finest timepieces. The Geneva-based manufacturer marked an important milestone last year by releasing its first ever perpetual calendar chronograph, the L.U.C Perpetual Chrono. By no means was this a small feat as the fledgling L.U.C collection only came to being a little over 20 years ago in 1996. This year, Chopard gives its prized L.U.C Perpetual Chrono a refreshing makeover. Here, we bring you the details on the new L.U.C Perpetual Chrono and our thoughts on how it compares to its equivalents from other brands.
The case, dial, and hands
The case dimensions of the new Perpetual Chrono is no different to the 2016 edition; at 45 mm in diameter and 15.06 mm in thickness, there is no other way to put it than to say that it is large. The case size is, however, somewhat vindicated by the contemporary dial design. The watch, which would look best on a large wrist, is also made relatively wearable on a smaller wrist by short lugs. With the flanks vertically satin-brushed and the bezel and the top of the lugs polished, a beautiful contrast of finishing is achieved resulting in a visual treat.Where the difference lies between the 2016 and 2017 editions is in the case material used – the 2017 Perpetual Chrono comes in a case made of platinum while its predecessor is crafted in 18k Fairmined white gold.
For the first time, the L.U.C Perpetual Chrono is available in a platinum case.
The dial of the L.U.C Perpetual Chrono is made of solid gold and is decorated with a hand-guilloché sunburst motif emanating from the ‘big date’ display at 12 o’clock. As it is in the new L.U.C Lunar One, the dial of the Perpetual Chrono is blue, which is the colour chosen for the manufacturer’s platinum limited series. The layout of the sub-dials, which display the calendar indications and chronograph counters, are arranged with the intent to optimise legibility. As such, the day/night and leap year indicators are offset from their respective sub-dials. The downside to this is that the chronograph hours and minutes track are warped, making it slightly difficult to take readings. Dauphine-styled hands are used for the hour and minute hands, as well as in the main sub-dials; teardrop-shaped pointers are used for the day/night and leap year indicators. To help distinguish the chronograph displays from the calendar and time displays on the dial, red-tipped hands are used only for the chronograph functions – this is an appealing yet purposeful touch, in our opinion. The relative busyness of the sub-dials at 3 and 9 o’clock is strongly contrasted by the romantic orbital moon phase display that dwells within the small-seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock. Chopard cuts no corners with the precision of L.U.C moon phase displays, a mere one-day deviation in 122 years in this case, fitting for a perpetual calendar timepiece.
The dial design of the L.U.C Perpetual Chrono speaks a bold […]
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