One of very few maisons who has mastered the centuries- old art of enamelling, Chopard endows the watch with a gorgeous white grand feu enamel dial in ethical rose gold, crafted by an enamelling artisan from the Chopard Manufacture in Fleurier. Based on the exclusive Chopard Quattro technology, this provides the watch with a power reserve of up to eight days – more generous than many contemporary jumping hour models – despite the movement still beating at a brisk 4Hz frequency. When the minute hand passes the 60th minute mark, it triggers the disc to leap forward to the next hour.Īs this motion consumes more energy than a traditional display, Chopard makes the sensible move by equipping the timepiece with an L.U.C 98.06-L manual-wound movement fitted with four barrels. By eschewing a customary hour hand, it features a digital display with an hour disc that works with the minute hand. The manufacture commemorates its 25th anniversary by debuting into the world of jumping hours with the understated L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25, featuring a 40mm ethical rose gold case and the prestigious Poinçon de Genève hallmark.Ī jumping hour watch is unique in the way it indicates time. Chopard Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 in 18k ethical rose gold with brown alligator strap. We can only assume that you’ll have alternative ways of checking the time between now and 2029.

Back in 2019, The New York Times reported an eight-year wait – that is, if you could even get on the list. As discreetly classy as the 5711 ever was, it will also be impossibly difficult to get hold of. The 12-bar water resistance, applied hour markers and hands in white gold, and an eminently wearable 40mm by 8.3mm case size are equally par for the course.Īside from the dial colour, nothing has really changed with the “entry-level” Nautilus. In almost all other respects, though, this is familiar territory for the 5711: the 4Hz 26-330 S C automatic calibre with Gyromax balance and Spiromax silicon balance spring – offering 35 to 45 hours of power – is a spin-off of the calibre 324 S C that has been in use since 2019. There is also a unisex bejewelled version, Ref 5711/1300A-001, which features a bezel set with baguette-cut diamonds. There’s no doubt that the new colourway suits the Gérald Genta-designed Nautilus perfectly. 5711/1A-014 Nautilus featuring a ridged sunburst dial in an elegant olive green – a brand new hue for the collection. 5711/1A Nautilus in stainless steel will soon be discontinued, watch connoisseurs can look forward to a new addition to the cult range. The meteorite looks especially cool against the Cerachrom bezel, but we reckon the contrast between the grained rock surface and yellow-gold case and markers is so fabulous that we might just go for that one. The new 40mm models are available with a white- gold case, monobloc Cerachrom bezel in black ceramic and a super-comfy and rather discreet Oysterflex bracelet with a yellow-gold case, bezel and bracelet or with a case, bezel and bracelet in Everose gold.Īside from the dials (which also feature contrasting black subdials), the new references are little changed from existing models: the Superlative Chronometer Certified automatic calibre 4130 beats at 4Hz for a power reserve of 72 hours and claims an accuracy of +2/-2 seconds a day.Īs to which of these Rolexes we’d actually chose for ourselves (were we, of course, chummy enough with our local Rolex dealer to elbow our way to the front of a very long queue), that’s tough. However, the Rolexes that are catching our eye this year are the trio of Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytonas, each with a unique dial that’s been sliced from a chunk of meteorite. The latter line, which now includes a stunning version with a diamond-set bezel and Eisenkiesel dial on a President bracelet, really does seem to be shaping up as the watch for all seasons and reasons. The Crown’s 2021 novelties include refreshments to the Oyster Perpetual Explorer range, some over-the-top bejewelled additions to the Day-Date 36 and Lady-Datejust collections as well as a number of striking new dial designs for the Datejust 36 and the ever-expanding Day-Date 36. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona in 18 ct yellow gold, with a meteorite and black dial and an Oyster bracelet.

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