Chopard Lady's Colored Diamond, Diamond, Gold Happy Sport La Vie En Rose Watch. ...

Description

Chopard Lady's Colored Diamond, Diamond, Gold Happy Sport La Vie En Rose Watch
Case: 29 mm, round, 18k white and rose gold, full-cut pink and near-colorless diamonds on bezel, reverse-set diamond crown and lugs, 27/6181-29, 399385 4144
Dial: white enamel, gold "Sword" hour and minute hands, white gold sweeping seconds hand, sapphire crystal, seven floating full-cut pink and near colorless diamonds
Movement: quartz
Bracelet: diamond-set integral links, 18k white and rose gold; 6-1/4 inches
Stones: full-cut pink diamonds weigh a total of approximately 4.00 carats, full-cut near-colorless diamonds weigh a total of approximately 4.50 carats
Signed: Chopard on the case, dial, clasp and movement
Gross Weight: 104.60 grams
Note: watch is currently not in running order, colored diamonds not tested for origin of color or treatment. Watch will be repaired following the auction.


Chopard: It all began in 1860 in the small village of Sonvilier, Switzerland. Here Louis-Ulysse Chopard, a talented young craftsman, established his workshop. By virtue of their precision and reliability, his watches quickly gained a solid reputation among enthusiasts and found buyers as far afield as Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia. In 1921, the founder’s son, Paul Louis Chopard, opened a branch in La Chaux-de-Fonds and then relocated the company headquarters there. In 1937, he moved the firm to Geneva, the capital of Haute Horlogerie, or Fine Watchmaking, thereby bringing it closer to its cosmopolitan clientele. In 1943, Paul André Chopard, grandson of Louis-Ulysse, took the helm. In 1963 he sought a buyer capable of reviving and perpetuating the brand’s rich heritage, since none of his sons wished to take over the company. This was when he met Karl Scheufele, descendant of a dynasty of watchmakers and jewelers from Pforzheim, Germany. After a brief meeting, Karl Scheufele decided to buy the company. Under the impetus of the Scheufele family, Chopard experienced spectacular development. Renowned for its creativity, its state-of-the-art technology and the excellence of its craftsmen, it became one of the leading names in the high-end watch and jewelry industry. Entirely independent, Chopard is pursuing a time-honoured family tradition. Karl Scheufele and his wife Karin have orchestrated the company’s international expansion for more than 40 years and are still active in the firm. Their two children are its current co-presidents: Caroline Scheufele is responsible for the ladies’ collections and high jewelry, while her brother Karl-Friedrich Scheufele manages the gents' collections and the Chopard Manufacture in Fleurier, the production site of L.U.C movements.

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