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Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 wristwatch, Ref. 474642

Partially verified

This Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 is an 18K pink gold self-winding wristwatch, reference 474642, produced in the 1990s and sold on December 24, 2000. It features a 36 mm two-body polished case with concave lugs. The guilloché silver dial features applied pink gold dart markers, dauphine hands, a small seconds subdial, and a date aperture at 6 o'clock. The source reports it is powered by the 32-jewel caliber L.U.C. 1.96 automatic movement stamped with the Geneva Hallmark, equipped with a 22K gold microrotor and double barrel. The watch is numbered 153 in a limited series of 1,860 examples.

Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 in 18K pink gold with silver guilloché dial
Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 in 18K pink gold with silver guilloché dial — Antiquorum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
catalog.antiquorum.swiss
Category
Wristwatch · Self-winding wristwatch
Maker / attribution
Chopard
Reference
474642
Catalogue / lot identifier
188
Source-reported date
Produced in the 1990, sold on December 24, 2000
Country
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
1000699

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case Construction and Exterior Observations

The watch displays a circular 18K pink gold case with stepped bezel and concave lugs, fitted with a black leather strap. The auction catalog describes the case as two-body, solid, polished, measuring 36 mm in diameter, with a transparent screw-secured case back.

While the source description notes an 18K pink gold Chopard buckle and a transparent case back, these elements are not visible in the provided lot photograph.

Evidence for this section
  • “Circular 18K pink gold case with stepped bezel and concave lugs.”
  • “two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with screws, concave lugs.”
  • “18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with quick setting of the date and an 18K pink gold Chopard buckle.”

Dial Configuration

The dial is textured silver guilloché with applied pink gold dart-shaped hour markers positioned on a plain reserve. Hours and minutes are indicated by pink gold dauphine hands.

An auxiliary seconds subdial is situated above 6 o'clock and integrates an aperture for the date. The dial is signed 'Chopard' within a framed cartouche beneath the 12 o'clock hour marker.

Evidence for this section
  • “Textured guilloché silver dial with applied pink gold dart-shaped hour markers.”
  • “"guilloché" silver with applied pink gold dart indexes on a plain reserve, auxiliary seconds dial, aperture for the date.”
  • “Signed 'Chopard' within a framed cartouche below 12 o'clock.”

Movement Specifications and Limited Series Context

The auction entry describes the movement as Cal. L.U.C. 1.96, movement number 1000699, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark. Catalogued movement features include rhodium plating with fausses-côtes decoration, 32 jewels, a 22K gold microrotor, double barrel, lever escapement, and a monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism, and five positions.

This piece is catalogued as No 153/1860, produced in 1990 and sold on December 24, 2000. Notes in the entry report that 1,860 examples of each series were produced to commemorate the 1860 founding of the firm by Louis-Ulysse Chopard. The internal movement and case back are not depicted in the image, so internal technical attributes and operational claims rely solely on the catalog text.

Evidence for this section
  • “Cal. L.U.C. 1.96, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, lever escapement, double barrel, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balane-spring, 22K gold microrotor.”
  • “Chopard "L.U.C. 1.96", No 153/1860, movement No. 1000699, Ref. 474642. Produced in the 1990, sold on December 24, 2000.”
  • “1,860 examples of each series were created to commemorate the founding of the House in 1860 by Louis-Ulysse Chopard.”

Open research questions

  • What specific reference, case, and hallmark stampings appear on the transparent case back or inside the case?
  • Does direct examination of the movement confirm the Geneva Quality Hallmark and movement number 1000699?
  • Are the original Chopard 18K pink gold buckle and December 24, 2000 sales documentation preserved with this timepiece?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Chopard L.U.C. 1.96 wristwatch, Ref. 474642
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case Material18K pink gold“18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch”
CaliberCal. L.U.C. 1.96“Cal. L.U.C. 1.96”
Movement Serial1000699“movement No. 1000699”
Limited Edition NumberNo 153/1860“No 153/1860”
Case Diameter36 mm“Diam. 36 mm.”
Jewel Count32 jewels“32 jewels”
Oscillating Weight22K gold microrotor“22K gold microrotor”
Reported HallmarkGeneva Quality Hallmark“stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark”

Visible details

  • Circular 18K pink gold case with stepped bezel and concave lugs.
  • Textured guilloché silver dial with applied pink gold dart-shaped hour markers.
  • Pink gold dauphine hour and minute hands.
  • Auxiliary seconds dial above 6 o'clock containing an integrated date window.
  • Signed 'Chopard' within a framed cartouche below 12 o'clock.
  • Fitted with a black leather strap.

Research qualifications

  • Movement and transparent case back are not shown in the image.
  • 18K pink gold buckle is not visible in the provided photograph.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Chopard "L.U.C. 1.96", No 153/1860, movement No. 1000699, Ref. 474642. Produced in the 1990, sold on December 24, 2000.Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with quick setting of the date and an 18K pink gold Chopard buckle. | Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern & Vintage Wristwatches and | New York, Grand Havana Room, 25th April 2001

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record a0b72dfb17

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