Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Two New Versions of the Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry
A duo of jumping hour L.U.C Quattro with over a week of autonomy, and now fitted with splendid straw marquetry dials.
Launched in 2021 for the Manufacture’s 25th anniversary, the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 was Chopard’s first in-house jumping hour watch, pairing a pure 40mm case with the long-autonomy L.U.C 98 calibre and a Grand Feu enamel dial. That model has since spawned further variants (including rose-gold reference with a gold-based dial graced with green straw marquetry), all built on the same Quattro four-barrel base. The latest evolutions are these new L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry Editions: two ultra-limited versions in 18-carat ethical yellow gold or white gold, distinguished by honeycomb straw marquetry dials. The complication and autonomy remain, now presented with an artisanal dial treatment unique to the line.
The L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry Edition keeps the familiar, restrained L.U.C silhouette with great execution. Its 40mm by 10.30mm case is crafted in 18-carat ethical gold – yellow or white – with a vertically satin-brushed mid-case and polished bezel and back that give the watch a nice contrast. Curved, tapered lugs settle the case neatly on the wrist, while the broad 7mm knurled crown provides good grip. Practical details are sensibly modern for a dress watch: glare-proofed sapphire crystals front and back, and 50m of water resistance.
The dial is built on an ethical-gold base, decorated in-house using straw marquetry: rye straw from Burgundy is dyed, split, flattened, then scalpel-cut into tiny hexagons and laid by hand to form a honeycomb motif. Varying grain direction and thickness produce a subtle, anti-glare texture; a final wood-wax coat stabilises tone and adds a quiet sheen. The display is deliberately simple for legibility. A central Dauphine-fusée minute hand circles a jumping-hour aperture at 6 o’clock, positioned so the minutes hand never obscures the instant hour change. Yellow-gold cases receive a warm brown straw dial; white-gold versions pair with black.
The hand-wound L.U.C 98.06-L calibre combines an instantaneous jumping hour with Chopard’s Quattro architecture of four stacked, series-coupled barrels. Nearly two metres of mainspring deliver a genuine eight-day (192-hour) power reserve and, more importantly, a flatter torque curve that keeps balance amplitude steadier across the run, useful when the hour mechanism draws a burst of energy once per hour. The jump itself is governed by a star-and-cam with a jumper spring that stores energy through the minute and releases it cleanly at the top of the hour. The movement is 4.85mm thick, beats at 28,800 vibrations/hour, and uses a hairspring with a Phillips terminal curve and a swan’s-neck regulator for precise rate setting. Finishing meets Poinçon de Genève standards, with Côtes de Genève on the bridges, perlage on the mainplate, sharp anglage, gilded engravings, and a power-reserve indicator placed on the movement side to keep the dial clear.
Each piece comes on a hand-sewn alligator leather strap, brown for the yellow-gold edition, black for the white-gold edition, closed with a polished and satin-brushed pin buckle in matching 18-carat ethical gold. Both Straw Marquetry Editions are limited to eight pieces each and are available exclusively through Chopard boutiques and selected partners. Price is EUR 73,400 for both models.
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