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“I wanted a watch that I could wear all day long—at the gym, in the office or for a dinner in town.” With that expression 27 years ago, Chopard artistic director and co-president Caroline Scheufele captured the spirit of the era by devising a sports watch based on, at the time, the unprecedented mingling of steel and diamonds.
Karin Scheufele in Chopard’s workshop in the 1970’s.
Happy Sport was born out of this bold vision almost three decades ago and Scheufele’s hope was that women would no longer simply look at their watch to read the time, but also revel in the choreography of the dancing diamonds.
The Happy Diamonds watch collection from the 1970’s.
Happy Sport ‘The First’
Chopard recently revealed Happy Sport ‘The First’, in every way, similar to the original model introduced in 1993. the Happy Sport collection is 20.4mm in diameter with a 148-part Chopard 09.01-C movement—with automatic winding and a 42-hour power reserve. With seven dancing diamonds and five cabochon-cut sapphires set on the lugs and crown of the watch.
788-piece limited edition in stainless steel with diamond-set bezel
1,993-piece limited edition in stainless steel
• Bezel in stainless steel
• Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
• Screw-down exhibition back with Happy Sport logo and glare-proofed sapphire crystal pane
MoveMent
Mechanical movement with automatic winding: Chopard 09.01-C
Power reserve: 42 hours
Happy Sport-33
For the first time, the Happy Sport watch is also appearing in an optimally comfortable 33mm case inspired by the “golden ratio” principles of aesthetic harmony. the collection comes in a variety of models: four two-tone featuring a Lucent Steel a223 case embellished with ethical 18-carat rose gold, and three entirely crafted from ethical 18-carat rose gold, available on a leather strap or metal bracelet. an eighth version in ethical 18-carat white gold is entirely set with diamonds.
In steel and 18-carat ethical rose gold
• Steel cabochons set with a cabochon-cut sapphire
• Bezel in polished or diamond-set ethical 18-carat rose gold
• Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
• Screw-down exhibition back with Happy Sport logo
Movement
Mechanical movement with automatic winding: Chopard 09.01-C
Power reserve: 42 hours
In ethical 18-carat white gold
• Bezel in-set ethical 18-carat white gold set with diamonds
• Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
• Screw-down exhibition back with Happy Sport logo and glare-proofed sapphire crystal pane
Movement
Mechanical movement with automatic winding: Chopard 09.01-C
Power reserve: 42 hours
In ethical 18-carat rose gold
• Steel cabochons set with a cabochon-cut sapphire
• Bezel in polished or diamond-set ethical 18-carat rose gold
• Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
• Screw-down exhibition back with Happy Sport logo
Movement
Mechanical movement with automatic winding: Chopard 09.01-C
Power reserve: 42 hours
Chopard uses a particularly innovative steel for the cases of the two new Happy Sport ‘The First’ series and the Happy Sport-33 model. Lucent Steel a223 is a steel alloy that combines anti-allergenic virtues with the brightness and sturdiness of ordinary steel. It resulted from four years of research and development that now enables it to join the ranks of precious metals. Lucent Steel a223 is 70 per cent recycled metals manufactured in a state-of-the-art plant located in austria, thereby limiting the carbon footprint related to shipping materials to Chopard’s Swiss workshops.
