The new Alpine Eagle timepiece collection is a contemporary reinterpretation of the St Moritz, the first watch created in 1980 by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, now co-president of the Chopard house. Imagined and personally designed by him, the Alpine Eagle was driven by his passion for the Alps and by the lofty power of the eagle that reigns supreme there.
It is crafted from an exclusive, ultra-resistant, light-reflecting metal named Lucent Steel A223. Developed exclusively in-house by Chopard, Lucent Steel A223 is a metal like no other. REACH-certified and ethically produced, this unique and precious metal is the product of four years of tireless research. Special care was taken in order to ensure that the material used to craft the Alpine Eagle was not only beautiful but extremely high-performance.
Uniquely durable, Chopard Lucent Steel A223 is 50% harder and significantly more scratch resistant than other steels. It is also antiallergenic and its lucent quality gives the metal an ethereal incandescence.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in Chopard Lucent steel A223, or in Lucent steel and 18kt rose gold, measures 41mm. A 36mm version is also available. It has an AR-coate sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Crown engraved with a compass rose.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Chopard in-house caliber 01.01C with 31 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 60 hours. It is COSC-certified as a chronometer. Bridges adorned with Snailed motif, circular-grained mainplate.
The 36mm version has the Swiss automatic Chopard in-house caliber 09.01C with 27 jewels, 25,200 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours. It is COSC-certified as a chronometer. Bridges adorned with Côtes de Genève, circular-grained mainplate.
It has an embellished sunburst motif galvanic blue or grey brass dial, inspired by the iris of an eagle. Rhodium-plated hands with SuperLuminova, the seconds hand has a counterweight shaped like an eagle’s feather.
The bracelet, made of Chopard Lucent steel A223, comprises a single ingot-shaped link, topped by a raised central cap reminiscent of a mountain biotope.
MSRP is 9,760 to 19,100 Swiss Francs.
