Chopard is arriving at Watches and Wonders 2026 with four new releases spread across its most established collections: the sporty Alpine Eagle, the manufacture-focused L.U.C, the jewellery-driven L'Heure du Diamant, and the ever-playful Happy Sport. Together they map the full breadth of what Chopard does, from COSC-certified mechanical movements with Poinçon de Genève finishing to diamond-set jewellery watches with in-house calibres.
Alpine Eagle 41 XPS - 'Mountain Glow'
Building on the first Alpine Eagle 41 XPS, which launched with a Monte Rosa Pink dial, Chopard adds a second reference centred on a new colour called "Mountain Glow" — a champagne shade intended to evoke the warm light that settles on Alpine peaks at the last moment before sunset. The dial is produced via galvanic treatment on a brass base, stamped with a radiating pattern modelled on the iris of an eagle, and fitted with applied ethical white gold hour markers and baton hands, both coated with Grade X1 Super-LumiNova. Small seconds sit at 6 o'clock.
The 41 mm Lucent Steel case measures just 8 mm thick, with a satin-brushed case middle, polished bevels, and an eight-screw bezel set at a tangent. The Lucent Steel bracelet has been redesigned: The first five links taper more pronouncedly, while those closest to the clasp narrow further, visually reinforcing the watch's slender profile. The triple folding clasp now integrates a comfort extension system, allowing the bracelet to extend by up to 5 mm at a pull, accommodating wrist changes across temperature or activity.
Inside is the L.U.C Calibre 96.40-L, 3.30 mm thin, self-winding via a 22-carat ethical gold micro-rotor, driving two stacked barrels in parallel through Chopard Twin Technology for a 65-hour power reserve. It holds both COSC chronometer certification and the Poinçon de Genève, the latter requiring all assembly and casing to be carried out within the Canton of Geneva. A portion of profits from select Alpine Eagle sales goes to the Alpine Eagle Foundation, which supports programmes to reintroduce the white-tailed eagle around Lake Geneva and protect the golden eagle in the Swiss Alps.
L.U.C 1860 Chronometer - 'Areuse Blue'
The second release is an anniversary piece. Chopard Manufacture in Fleurier, founded in 1996 by Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, turns 30 this year, and the Maison marks the occasion with a new edition of the L.U.C 1860 - the very first watch the Manufacture ever produced, which was named Watch of the Year by Swiss magazine Montres Passion/Uhrenwelt when it launched in 1997.
The new reference keeps the 36.5 mm case of the original, now crafted in Lucent Steel and measuring 8.20 mm thick. Its defining feature is the "Areuse Blue" dial, a colour drawn from the Areuse River that flows near the Manufacture in the Val-de-Travers region. The 18-carat white gold dial is hand-guilloché with a sunburst pattern on a vintage guilloché lathe operated by in-house artisans at the Metalem workshops — some of those lathes are over 100 years old and produce depth and regularity impossible to replicate by machine. Concentric guilloché rings add structure and depth, while a satin-brushed chapter ring, polished white gold chevron hour markers, and Dauphine hands give the layout a clean symmetry. There is no date display, a deliberate choice to preserve the purity of the dial. Small seconds sit at 6 o'clock. The watch wears on an anthracite grey grained calfskin strap.
The movement is again the L.U.C 96.40-L, the same ultra-thin calibre that powers the Alpine Eagle 41 XPS, with Chopard Twin Technology, a 65-hour power reserve, COSC chronometer certification, and the Poinçon de Genève. Each component is hand-finished to the hallmark's exacting standards, a particular achievement in steel, given the demanding finishing requirements that material imposes.
L'Heure du Diamant in Onyx and Diamonds
The third release moves firmly into jewellery watch territory. The new L'Heure du Diamant (ref. 13A386-1109) features a cushion-shaped case in 18-carat ethical white gold measuring 30.50 x 30.50 mm, framing a deep black onyx dial. Chopard's mastery of ornamental stones goes back to the 1960s, and onyx has long featured in the Maison's jewellery watches. Each dial is shaped from natural stone, meaning no two are entirely alike.
The bezel carries 4.40 carats of diamonds in Chopard's crown-setting, a technique developed by Karl Scheufele III that uses V-shaped prongs to maximise light penetration through each stone. Four brilliant-cut diamonds mark the indexes at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock against the velvety black of the onyx, and both the hour and minute hands are crafted in 18-carat ethical white gold and set with brilliant-cut diamonds, carrying the sparkle across the full face of the watch. The crown is set with a briolette-cut diamond, and the buckle on the black alligator strap is also diamond-set.
The in-house Chopard 09.01-C self-winding movement, comprising 148 components with a 42-hour power reserve, powers the piece at 25,200 vph. The collection, which takes its lineage from an emblematic 1970 jewellery watch, has been interpreted in round, oval, cushion, octagonal, and heart-shaped silhouettes over the decades — the work that earned Karl Scheufele I the title of 'Master of Jewellery Watches' in the early 20th century.
Happy Sport Happy Hearts
The fourth and most immediately approachable release is the new Happy Sport Happy Hearts (ref. 278608-3012), a 33 mm Lucent Steel model that introduces a denim strap to the collection. The Happy Sport, launched in 1993, made its name by combining steel and diamonds in a single design, and this new reference plays on that spirit of contrast, setting a blue denim strap against a white mother-of-pearl dial.
On that dial, two dancing hearts, a Happy Hearts jewellery motif translated into a moving dial element, float beneath the sapphire crystal. One is in white mother-of-pearl; the other shimmers across a pink-purple gradient that moves through soft pink, vivid rose, mauve, and regal purple. Three dancing diamonds complete the composition, a number Chopard associates with balance and harmony. The rhodium-plated conical hour and minute hands, baton seconds, and rhodium-plated hour markers keep the time-reading side of things clean and legible.
The case is proportioned around the Chopard 09.01-C movement, the same in-house automatic calibre found in the L'Heure du Diamant, offering a 42-hour power reserve, designed entirely, developed, and assembled within Chopard's own watchmaking atelier. Water resistance is 30 metres.
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