Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 wristwatch, Ref. 474642
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Produced in the 1990, sold on December 24, 2000
Maker / issuer
ChopardThis Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 is an 18K pink gold self-winding wristwatch, reference 474642, produced in the 1990s and sold on December 24, 2000. It features a 36 mm two-body polished case with concave lugs.
The guilloché silver dial features applied pink gold dart markers, dauphine hands, a small seconds subdial, and a date aperture at 6 o'clock. The source reports it is powered by the 32-jewel caliber L.U.C. 1.96 automatic movement stamped with the Geneva Hallmark, equipped with a 22K gold microrotor and double barrel. The watch is numbered 153 in a limited series of 1,860 examples.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Self-winding wristwatch
- Caliber
- Cal. L.U.C. 1.96
- Case Diameter
- 36 mm
- Case Material
- 18K pink gold
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Serial
- 1000699
- Maker / attribution
- Chopard
- Limited Edition Number
- No 153/1860
Design
- Visible features
- • Circular 18K pink gold case with stepped bezel and concave lugs. • Textured guilloché silver dial with applied pink gold dart-shaped hour markers. • Pink gold dauphine hour and minute hands. • Auxiliary seconds dial above 6 o'clock containing an integrated date window. • Signed 'Chopard' within a framed cartouche below 12 o'clock. • Fitted with a black leather strap.
- Dial Configuration
- The dial is textured silver guilloché with applied pink gold dart-shaped hour markers positioned on a plain reserve. Hours and minutes are indicated by pink gold dauphine hands. An auxiliary seconds subdial is situated above 6 o'clock and integrates an aperture for the date. The dial is signed 'Chopard' within a framed cartouche beneath the 12 o'clock hour marker.
- Case Construction and Exterior Observations
- The watch displays a circular 18K pink gold case with stepped bezel and concave lugs, fitted with a black leather strap. The auction catalog describes the case as two-body, solid, polished, measuring 36 mm in diameter, with a transparent screw-secured case back. While the source description notes an 18K pink gold Chopard buckle and a transparent case back, these elements are not visible in the provided lot photograph.
- Movement Specifications and Limited Series Context
- The auction entry describes the movement as Cal. L.U.C. 1.96, movement number 1000699, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark. Catalogued movement features include rhodium plating with fausses-côtes decoration, 32 jewels, a 22K gold microrotor, double barrel, lever escapement, and a monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism, and five positions. This piece is catalogued as No 153/1860, produced in 1990 and sold on December 24, 2000. Notes in the entry report that 1,860 examples of each series were produced to commemorate the 1860 founding of the firm by Louis-Ulysse Chopard. The internal movement and case back are not depicted in the image, so internal technical attributes and operational claims rely solely on the catalog text.
Identification
- Reference
- 474642
- Serial number
- 1000699
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and transparent case back are not shown in the image.
- Research required: 18K pink gold buckle is not visible in the provided photograph.