L.U.C Grand Strike
- Category
- Mechanical Exception
- Case
- White gold
- Movement
- Manual-winding mechanical Power reserve: 70 h, 28800 vph Poinçon de Genève
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes, Power reserve indicator, Tourbillon, Minute Repeater, Striking Watch Grande & Petite Sonnerie; Small seconds
- Size
- ø 43 mm
- Thickness
- 14.08 mm
- Reference
- 161994-1001
- Price
- 782,500 CHF
Description
L.U.C Grand Strike – The Sound of Eternity
Chopard Manufacture in Fleurier celebrates its 30th anniversary with its most complicated chiming watch to date
From the workshops of Chopard Manufacture comes the new L.U.C Grand Strike, an opus of mechanical mastery developed entirely within the walls of the Swiss watchmaker. This exceptional chiming timepiece, featuring a grande sonnerie, petite sonnerie and minute repeater with proprietary sapphire crystal gongs, represents the culmination of the Maison’s mechanical expertise and a decades-long sonnerie journey initiated by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard.
The result of over 11,000 hours of focused research and development, the L.U.C Grand Strike draws on ten proprietary technical patents - five of which were newly developed for this timepiece - making it the most complex watch ever created by Chopard Manufacture. Its performance is assured by rigorous in-house tests as well as certifying bodies such as the Poinçon de Genève, and the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC). With these certifications, the L.U.C Grand Strike is officially the most comprehensively rated grande sonnerie among contemporary high complications.
The design of this timepiece is a blend of traditional forms with modern aesthetics, combining understated curves with a dial-less display that puts the 686-component calibre L.U.C 08.03-L in the spotlight. The lower half of the watch dial is occupied by a 60-second tourbillon, a visual reminder of the COSC-certified performance of the movement. A hallmark of watchmaking excellence and innovation at Chopard, the patented sapphire crystal gongs are machined in one single unit with the dial. This unique gong construction, using the horologically unprecedented material of sapphire crystal, is what gives the L.U.C Grand Strike its matchless acoustic character.
“It has always been our intention to conceive a grande sonnerie at Chopard. If you look at the L.U.C Grand Strike, what you see is the cumulative impact of 30 years spent creating and innovating in the domain of fine watchmaking. When you listen to its chime, you are hearing the rhythm of Haute Horlogerie at Chopard Manufacture. If the chime moves you, it’s because you resonate with our way of making watches” explains Karl-Friedrich Scheufele.
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