L.U.Chopard 1963 Heritage Chronograph. Numbered 25-piece Limited Edition in Lucent Steel.

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The L.U.Chopard 1963 Heritage Chronograph stands for aesthetic refinement and mechanical performance. It is an exclusive, numbered 25-piece limited edition reaffirming Chopard Manufacture's attachment to the noble values of Haute Horlogerie. This hand-wound flyback chronographfeatures a 42 mm case in Lucent Steel™ – Chopard’s exclusive steel endowedwith superior properties – along with an English-green dial and L.U.C Calibre03.07-L delivering chronometer-certified precision. The latter is in itself amechanical work of art offering outstanding functionality. An ageless timepiece embodying the very essence of the traditional chronograph, the L.U.C 1963 Heritage Chronograph is honored by the prestigious "Poinçon deGenève" quality hallmark.

Case
Lucent Steel™
Total diameter 42 mm
Thickness 14.55 mm
Water resistance 50 metres

Notched crown in steel with L.U.C logo
8 mm Steel pushers
Vertical satin-brushed flanks and inter-horn space
Polished bezel, lugs and case-back surround
Sapphire crystal glare-proofed on both sides
Exhibition sapphire crystal pane fitted on the case-back

Movement
Mechanical hand-wound movement L.U.C 03.07-L
Column wheel, vertical coupling clutch, flyback chronograph
Number of components 283
Total diameter 28.80 mm
Thickness 5.62 mm
Number of jewels 38
Frequency 28,800 A/h (= 4 Hz)
Power reserve 60 hours
Nickel silver bridges with non-treated surface. Gilded nickel silver baseplate.
Flat balance-spring Variner balance
Patented zero-resetting device for the small seconds during time-setting
Patented zero-resetting device for the chronograph, with pivoting hammers and elastic arms Patented vertical coupling-clutch
Chronometer-certified by the COSC
Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark

Dial and hands
Dial with sunburst motif centred on the logo, green with PVD treatment
Transferred hour-markers
Minutes track
Snailed concentric chronograph counters
Rhodium-plated Dauphine fusée-type hours and minutes hands
Rhodium-plated central sweep-seconds chronograph hand
Faceted and rhodium-plated small seconds and chronograph counter hands

Functions and displays
Central display of the hours and minutes
Small seconds at 6 o’clockSmall seconds zero-resetting
Flyback chronograph 30-minute counter between 2 and 3 o’clock12-hour counter between 9 and 10 o’clock Stop-second function

Strap and buckle
Brown calfskin strap, green lining, green bridle stitchingSteel pin buckle with L.U.C engraving

Ref. 168556-3002 – In Lucent Steel™ 25-piece limited edition

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