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Chopard. A Very Fine Limited Edition 18k White Gold Tourbillon Wristwatch with Power Reserve

Signed Chopard, Tech Twist Model, No. 56/100, Movement No. 111'799, Case No. 1'474'088, Circa 2010

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Chopard. A Very Fine Limited Edition 18k White Gold Tourbillon Wristwatch with Power Reserve
Signed Chopard, Tech Twist Model, No. 56/100, Movement No. 111'799, Case No. 1'474'088, Circa 2010
Movement: Manual, Cal. LUC 1.02, 33 jewels
Dial: Semi-skeletonised, Arabic numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, tourbillon
Case: 18k white gold, sapphire crystal display back secured by 8 screws, 42mm diam.
Buckle: Chopard 18k white gold deployant clasp
Accompanied By: A winding tool, a Chopard Certificate of Origin, a Chopard Chronometer Certificate, product literature, a Chopard presentation box and outer packaging

Provenance

Property from a Private Collection

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

The Chopard tourbillon movements bearing the Chopard insignia began in 2003. After several years of developmental work came the L.U.C. Caliber 1.02 which was the world's first wristwatch tourbillon with manual winding and four barrels, each of which contains a 47-cm-long mainspring. This enables the caliber to store sufficient energy for 216 hours (nine days) of uninterrupted running so the new owner of this watch will only need to use the accompanying winding tool once each week. The additional two days of unused power reserve provide a comfortable margin and enhance the stability of the complex mechanism's rate.

The present watch is number 56 in a limited edition of 100 examples.

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