Chopard Alpine Eagle 33
With Alpine Eagle, Chopard has created a contemporary sports collection featuring pure design and sophisticated mechanics. The collection welcomes a new model measuring 33 millimetres in diameter and for the first time combining the shine of Lucent Steel™ with the shimmer of yellow gold. Inspired by the beauty of Nature, this sparkling model features a “Vals Grey” dial whose purity is accentuated by diamond-set hour markers. Uncompromising in terms of technical expertise, it is equipped with the Chopard 09.01-C self-winding movement ensuring a 42-hour power reserve.
Pure aesthetics
Although the Alpine Eagle collection has offered bicolour timepieces in Lucent Steel™ and rose gold since its launch in 2019, for the first time, this new 33 millimetre model now appears paired with yellow gold. This combination is carefully balanced, since the case band and bracelet links are crafted from Chopard's luminous, ultra resistant steel made with a recycling rate of at least 80% while th e bezel, crown and central bracelet cap are in ethical 18 carat yellow gold. The embossed dial continues this aesthetic association of colour nuances in ‘Vals Grey’ chosen to evoke the silvery reflections of the quartzite slabs covering the roofs and walls of old alpine houses This is punctuated by gilded hands and hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock. This sparkling dial is further enhanced by the diamond set bezel and hour markers.
A Chopard self-winding movement
Whether in the city or the mountains, this Alpine Eagle timepiece can count on the reliability of a self-winding movement visible through the exhibition case-back. Chopard Calibre 09.01-C is crafted by the Maison’s artisans from 159 components. It is subject to strict specifications, guaranteeing a 42-hour power reserve and excellent reliability. Featuring a mere 8-ligne diameter, it is one of the smallest to be granted the prestigious certification of precision by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, giving this timepiece its own special distinction.
Alpine Eagle: reinterpreting an icon
Developed by three generations of gentlemen in the Scheufele family, the Alpine Eagle collection is a modern reinterpretation of the St. Moritz watch, the first horological creation designed by Chopard’s now Co-President, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, in the late 1970s. With its pure, assertive design, Alpine Eagle enriches this heritage with powerful inspiration drawn from Nature. A round case with raised stylised flanks, a crown engraved with a compass rose, a bezel with eight functional indexed screws and a dial graced with deep colours and a textured pattern inspired by the eagle’s iris: Alpine Eagle is a token of refined and resolutely contemporary elegance.
Technical specifications
Chopard Alpine Eagle 33
Reference: 298617-4001
Case
- Material: Lucent SteelTM
- Diameter: 33 mm
- Thickness: 7.95 mm
- Crown in ethical 18-carat yellow gold with compass rose: 5.60 mm
- Vertical satin-brushed case band with polished chamfers
- Bezel in ethical 18-carat yellow gold, featuring eight indexed screws
- Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
- Exhibition case-back
- Water-resistant to 50 metres
Dial and hands
- Brass dial embossed with a radiating pattern inspired by the eagle’s iris, in a “Vals Grey” colour obtained by galvanic treatment
- Diamond-set hour-markers and gilded applied numerals
- Gilded baton-type hours and minutes hands enhanced with Grade XI Super-LumiNova®
- Gilded arrow-tipped seconds hand with counterweight shaped like an eagle’s feather
Movement
- Self-winding mechanical movement Chopard 09.01-C
- Diameter: 20.40 mm
- Thickness: 3.65 mm
- Number of jewels: 27
- Number of parts: 159
- Frequency: 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve of 42 hours
- Chronometer-certified (COSC)
Functions/Indications
- Hours, minutes, seconds
- Stop-seconds function
Strap and buckle
- Bracelet in Lucent SteelTM with central cap in ethical 18-carat yellow gold
- Triple folding clasp
MSRP: Price upon request
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