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Timekeepers Club / June 6, 2024

Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier & Moritz Grossmann Benu for AIT 5th Anniversary

Monaco-based watch gallery Art in Time celebrates its fifth anniversary. To mark this occasion, two special limited-edition series made in collaboration with Chopard L.U.C and Moritz Grossmann.

Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier - AIT 5th Anniversary Edition Ref. 168613-3004

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ART in TIME x Moritz Grossmann Benu For Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation

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Technical specifications


Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier - AIT 5th Anniversary Edition

Reference: 168613-3004

Limited edition of 15 pieces, individually numbered

Case

  • Material: Stainless steel
  • Diameter: 39 mm
  • Thickness: 8.92 mm
  • Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
  • Exhibition back with glare-proofed sapphire crystal
  • Water-resistant to 30 metres

Dial and hands

  • Solid yellow gold with double inverted snailed guilloché green and gold produced by Metalem (dial maker belonging to Chopard)

Movement

  • Mechanical with automatic winding L.U.C 96.09-L
  • Number of components: 172
  • Diameter: 27.40 mm
  • Thickness: 3.30 mm
  • Number of jewels: 29
  • Frequency: 28,800 vph
  • Power reserve of 65 hours
  • Winding via micro-rotor
  • Two barrels – Chopard Twin technology
  • Flat terminal curve
  • Chronometer-certified (COSC)
  • Qualité Fleurier certification (QF)

Functions/Indications

  • Hours, minutes, small seconds
  • Quality fleurier certification

Strap and buckle

  • Brown calfskin strap with beige bridle stitching
  • Pin buckle in steel

MSRP

  • EUR 23'400 incl. taxes
  • EUR 19'500 excl. taxes

Technical specifications


ART in TIME x Moritz Grossmann Benu For Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation

Model: Benu AIT

Limited edition of 5 pieces

Case

  • Material: Stainless steel
  • Diameter: 41 mm
  • Thickness: 11.65 mm
  • Sapphire crystal, antireflective coating on one side

Dial and hands

  • Brass dial with purple galvanic treatment / sunray guilloche starting from the small seconds

Movement

  • Manufactory calibre 100.1, manual winding, regulated in five positions
  • Diameter: 36.4 mm
  • Height: 5 mm
  • Number of parts: 198
  • Numbedr of jewels: 20 jewels, of which 3 in screwed gold chatons
  • Escapement Lever escapement
  • Balance Diameter: 14.2 mm
  • Frequency: 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour
  • Oscillator: Shock-absorbed Grossmann balance with 4 inertia screws and 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring with No. 80 Breguet terminal curve, Gustav Gerstenberger geometry
  • Power reserve 42 hours when fully wound

Special features

  • Grossmann balance; hand setting override and start of movement with lateral pusher; bar-shaped powerreserve indicator with two-coloured display segment driven by a differential wheel train; space-saving modified Glashütte stopwork with backlash; adjustment with Grossmann micrometer screw on cantilevered balance cock; pillar movement with 2/3 plate and pillars made of untreated German silver; 2/3 plate, balance cock and escape-wheel cock hand-engraved; broad horizontal Glashütte ribbing; 3-band snailing on the ratchet wheel; raised gold chatons with pan-head screws; separately removable clutch winder; stop seconds for hand setting

Functions/Indications

  • Hours and minutes, subsidiary seconds with stop second
  • Grossmann manual winder with pusher

Strap and buckle

  • Hand-stitched alligator leather with solid prong buckle in stainless steel

MSRP

  • EUR 32'000 (incl. taxes)
  • EUR 26'670 (excl. taxes)

For more information, please visit art-in-time.com

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