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Chopard
Diamond and Sapphire Chronograph Wristwatch, 'Imperiale', Ref. 38/3168-23
- Estimate
- HK$40,000 - 80,000€4,400 - 8,800$5,000 - 10,000
HK$51,600
Lot Details
Of manual-winding movement, white dial with diamond indexes and Roman numeral at 12 o'clock, subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minute, and 12 hour registers, white gold hands, in a round case with diamond-set bezel and lugs, cabochon sapphire lugs, pushers and crown, to a Chopard navy blue aligator strap and buckle, mounted in white gold, dial and buckle signed Chopard, numbered, Swiss assay marks, case width approximately 31 mm, box signed Chopard.
Accompanied by a Chopard service receipt.
Potential bidders who intend to export this lot are advised that certain permits may be required. Please contact the Jewels Department prior to bidding on this lot.
出口次拍品可能需要相關許可證明文件。如有意競投此拍品,請在拍賣會舉行前與珠寶部聯絡。
Accompanied by a Chopard service receipt.
Potential bidders who intend to export this lot are advised that certain permits may be required. Please contact the Jewels Department prior to bidding on this lot.
出口次拍品可能需要相關許可證明文件。如有意競投此拍品,請在拍賣會舉行前與珠寶部聯絡。
Specialist
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 ArtistFollowing 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.