LADIES
CHOPARD
AUTOMATIC HAPPY SPORT
It’s been a quarter of a century since Chopard launched its Happy Sport
timepiece, a more casual version of the Happy Diamonds collection,
which debuted in 1976. Both collections feature two layers of sapphire
crystal enclosing loose diamonds or gems, which then appear to float
over the dial. The Happy Sport soon became another emblem for the
Geneva-based brand; both collections have sparked greater imagination
among makers of watches for women ever since.
In celebration of the ever-expanding line and its influential history, this
year Chopard has fit one size of its Happy Sport collection with its first
in-house automatic movement, made specifically for the line’s 30mm
timepieces. Chopard’s new manufacture 09.01C movement with 42
hours of power reserve powers the hours, minutes and central seconds
and is visible through the exhibition caseback of each of the four
variations of the watch.
But, as is true with Chopard timepieces, the company’s technical
prowess is paired with its keen eye for beauty and flair for inventiveness.
The watch’s dial is delicately textured mother-of-pearl in blue, pink or
white. The blue dial is paired with a gem-set steel case, the pink dial
with a steel and rose gold case, and the white with a rose gold case with
or without gems; each features Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock.
These soft pastels are embellished with the collection’s quintessential
moving diamonds that appear to dance across the dial. Each watch is
fitted on an alligator leather strap in lavender blue, pink or white. Price:
$13,000 - $19,900.
SUMMER 2018 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 97