JEWELLERY & WATCHES
L . U . C XP IL SARTO KITON
Elegance is a matter of simplicity
With the L . U . C XP Il Sarto Kiton timepiece , Chopard is introducing its first partnership with the Kiton Ateliers , masters of Italian tailoring . This strictly limited edition of 100 ultra-thin watches in beadblasted DLC-coated steel is soberly attired with a houndstooth-patterned dial and a slate-coloured cashmere strap lined with red alligator leather . Mechanical excellence is guaranteed by the L . U . C 96.53-L mechanical movement with automatic winding , equipped with a tungsten micro-rotor and Chopard Twin technology ensuring a power reserve lasting more than two days . The best of Swiss Haute Horlogerie and Italian sprezzatura . two great names in masculine elegance have combined their knowhow in creating the L . U . C XP Il Sarto Kiton watch . On the one hand , Karl-Friedrich Scheufele – Co-President of Chopard and the man behind the creation of Chopard Manufacture in 1996 – with his vision of traditional Haute Horlogerie firmly focused on the contemporary world and 21st century innovations . On the other hand , the fertile creativity of the disciples of Ciro Paone , the founder of the Kiton ateliers in 1968 , who believed that : “ Men are an inexhaustible source of inspiration , each of their steps is a call to creation ”.
Expertise
Known for its elegance imbued with a spirit of purity and simplicity , the ultra-thin L . U . C XP timepiece is nattily attired in a ‘ suit ’ made to measure by the artisans of the Kiton Ateliers . The encounter between the Swiss watchmaker and the Neapolitan couturier appears to have been written in the stars . Both representing family Maisons committed to the same vision of craftsmanship and tradition , these
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