L.U.C XPS Azur

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L.U.C XPS Azur  - Chopard
Partner to the Cannes International Film Festival since 1998, Chopard presents a new L.U.C timepiece, inspired by the colours of the Riviera and dedicated to gentlemen treading the red carpet.

Chopard and film-making are engaged in an ageless love story built on powerful emotions. In 1998, at the initiative of Chopard Co-President and Creative Director Caroline Scheufele, the Maison became Official Partner to the Cannes International Film Festival. Ever since, artists’ appearances on the red carpet and the legendary ‘Montée des marches ’ ritual have been accompanied by creations meticulously crafted Chopard’s workshops. Given that gentlemen are just as keen as women to shine in front of the camera flashlights at the Cannes International Film Festival, Chopard is presenting a new interpretation of its L.U.C timepiece collection, especially designed to be worn on the red carpet: the L.U.C XPS Azur. This new model is issued in a ten-piece limited edition and adorned with a dial whose azure hue recalls the intense blue of the Mediterranean sea, dotted with luxury wooden runabouts whisking gentleman from their yachts anchored in the bay of Cannes and moored to the pontoons of La Croisette ahead of the red carpet ceremony. A French Riviera touch synonymous with elegance and glamour.

L.U.C XPS Azur

Famed within the L.U.C collection for its pared-down, the L.U.C XPS watch now appears bedecked in azure blue. Its slim 40 mm-diameter 18-carat ethical white gold case frames an azure blue dial graced with a hand-guilloché radiating motif reflecting the expertise cultivated by Chopard. The sunburst rim is lit up by baguette-cut hour-markers, swept over by Dauphine-type hands.

L.U.C XPS Azur

Endowed with the aesthetic codes of the L.U.C collection, this timepiece is powered by an in-house manufactured ultra-thin mechanical self-winding movement. Equipped with a 22-carat micro-rotor and two barrels (Chopard Twin technology) ensuring approximately 65 hours of operating autonomy, the L.U.C 96.01-L calibre measures 3.3 mm thick and displays remarkable precision, certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). Its artisanal finishing, visible through the exhibition case-back, testifies the degree of craftsmanship distinguishing Haute Horlogerie creations bearing the ‘Poinçon de Genève’ quality hallmark: bridges meticulously chamfered and adorned with Côtes de Genève, along with a chamfered and circular-grained mainplate.

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