Chopard / L.U.C
Chopard L.U.C
Collection profile · 1996
Chopard’s haute horlogerie family, built around in-house movements and complications, with a reputation for chronometer certification, Geneva Seal standards, and technically ambitious dress watches.
Why it matters
L.U.C is the collection that defines Chopard’s manufacture credibility: it marks the brand’s move into full in-house movement production and anchors its highest watchmaking with micro-rotor calibres, chronometers, and complications.
Key references
Collection timeline
- 1996 — Chopard introduces its first in-house movement, calibre 1.96, and establishes the L.U.C manufacture era.
- 2000 — The L.U.C family expands beyond the founding 1860 model into more technical dress-watch expressions.
- 2011 — L.U.C Quattro extends the line’s technical reputation with an extended power-reserve architecture.
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