A Round-Up Of Chopard’s New Ladies Timepieces

In addition to its wonderous watches, Chopard is one of the world’s most important high-jewelry houses. Every May — in normal years without a pandemic — Chopard showcases a new high-jewelry collection, the aptly named Red Carpet collection, on the world’s biggest stage: the Cannes Film Festival. There, pieces debut on A-List actresses as they ascend the iconic, red-carpeted staircase in their finest couture.

Naturally, its jewelry watches are among the best in the industry, combining its in-house expertise of gemstone sourcing and setting with its in-house movements. Here, we look at some of the incredible ladies’ timepieces Chopard released this year.

A signature element of Chopard’s women’s watches is dancing diamonds. Featuring diamonds set inside a gold bezel which shimmer and shake like confetti and spin around watch dials as you move. Now, dancing diamonds get the high-jewelry treatment in a trio of stunning timepieces in ethically sourced 18K white gold.
 

Each dial is comprised of a hypnotic series of concentric gem-set rings. In the center ring, a petite pavé diamond dial with blued minute and hour hands is surrounded by a ring of slightly larger diamonds. The dancing diamonds appear in the third ring above a white gold track and appear to float within the sapphire crystal, where they twirl and swirl around the dial.
 

Finally, the cases of these quartz-powered timepieces are decorated with a circular laurel wreath design, a motif that frequently appears in Chopard’s high-jewelry collections. Here, the wreath is made with 9.92 carats of diamonds, 13.53 carats of blue sapphires, or 13.65 carats of pink sapphires, all marquise-cut and each with a color-coordinated satin strap.

A flying tourbillon is a hallmark of high horology and a goal for many prestigious manufactures. Chopard introduced its first flying tourbillon in 2019, and now, it makes its ladies’ debut in the L.U.C Flying T Twin Ladies. The watch measures a mere 35mm in diameter and 7.47 in height, an impressive feat considering the complicated movement within.
 

The flying tourbillon is on full display at 6 o’clock, where it hypnotically turns. There is a small seconds hand atop the tourbillon carriage that enables the wearer to accurately tell the time. It comes in two 25-piece limited versions: a platinum case with a diamond dial (and a diamond-set rotor) or an 18K rose gold case with a mother-of-pearl dial. And for extra bragging rights, the watches earned the Poinçon de Genève for their excellent craftsmanship.