[New for 2022] Chopard's "LUC XPS 1860 Officer" now available in a limited edition ethical yellow gold model

Chopard unveiled a new variation of the LUC XPS 1860 Officer at Watches & Wonders 2022. It combines a forest green dial with 18K ethical yellow gold, and only 50 pieces will be produced.

Elegant "Forest Green" dial

The design of the LUC XPS 1860 Officer is multifaceted. The dial features hand-engraved guilloché detailing, while the back features a guilloched hunter caseback, revealing the LUC 96.01-L. Both sides feature a honeycomb design motif.

Chopard and the "bee" motif

Until the 1920s, Chopard used a bee-themed symbol as its logo. Pieces from that time featured an engraved beehive on the movement and the underside of the case. When Chopard Manufacture opened in 1996, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele reintroduced the classic beehive image to several models in the LUC collection as a tribute to the house's founder, Louis-Ulysse Chopard.

　By adopting the bee design, the brand expresses that the bee's inherent qualities of diligence, honesty, humility, and teamwork, which are essential elements for achieving results through collaboration, are in line with the brand's manufacturing philosophy. Furthermore, the honeycomb structure refers to a structure in which regular hexagons or hexagonal prisms are lined up without gaps. The honeycomb structure may have already inspired the brand in the 1920s, as it is a structure that can utilize materials as efficiently as possible without compromising strength.

　In 1997, the LUC collection was born, equipped with this revolutionary movement, and the 18K yellow gold "LUC 1860" was announced. The first timepiece from Chopard Manufacture won the Watch of the Year award from the Swiss watch magazine "Montres Passion (Uhrenwelt)," so it is a movement that Chopard has a deep attachment to.

The LUC 96.01-L is equipped with a 22K ethical gold micro-rotor whose high inertia optimizes efficiency, and Chopard Twin Technology's stacked double barrels ensure a power reserve of approximately 65 hours.

　Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele places great importance on chronometer certification, and his strong commitment has led to research into the precision of LUC models, with all LUC models equipped with a small seconds hand being certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).