898
Chopard
Ref. 20/5533
Happy Diamonds
A rare and glamorous yellow gold, ruby and diamond-set bangle watch
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000€14,400 - 24,100$15,000 - 25,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Chopard
- Year
- Circa 2000
- Reference No
- 20/5533
- Case No
- 270184 and 4117
- Model Name
- Happy Diamonds
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamonds and rubies
- Calibre
- Quartz
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold, diamond and ruby-set <em>Chopard</em> bangle bracelet, 175 mm. maximum length
- Dimensions
- 27 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Chopard</em> fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This incredibly unusual Chopard bangle watch is designed to snake up the arm, shimmering with every movement. Fitted with a diamond bow next to the dial, it is also set with a cabochon ruby at the end of the bracelet, almost mimicking the tail of an animal. Suspended diamonds furthermore finish off the watch, giving a playful nod to the design code of the Happy Diamonds series.
Chopard
Swiss | 1860At the age of 24, Louis-Ulysse Chopard started his company L.U.C. Chopard in Sonviller, Switzerland. Since the brand's inception in 1860, Chopard understood the need for thin and accurate pocket watches to be functional for daily wear. The brand gained world recognition in 1912 after Tsar Nicolas II became a client.
Following Louis-Ulysse's death in 1915, his sons Paul-Louis and Paul André took over the business and moved their headquarters to La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 1963, the company was taken over by Karl Scheufele, who remains the brand's owner. Arguably Chopard's most recognizable design, the "Happy" line, was inspired by Scheufele's daughter Caroline. In 1996, his son Karl-Friedrich established Chopard as a manufacturer of its own range of in-house movements under the name L.U.C., creating groundbreaking, exquisitely finished watches that have earned the brand worldwide acclaim.
Browse MakerFollowing Louis-Ulysse's death in 1915, his sons Paul-Louis and Paul André took over the business and moved their headquarters to La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 1963, the company was taken over by Karl Scheufele, who remains the brand's owner. Arguably Chopard's most recognizable design, the "Happy" line, was inspired by Scheufele's daughter Caroline. In 1996, his son Karl-Friedrich established Chopard as a manufacturer of its own range of in-house movements under the name L.U.C., creating groundbreaking, exquisitely finished watches that have earned the brand worldwide acclaim.