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Chopard L.U.C Regulator GMT 43mm Rose Gold
Ref. 00620025481
Sits in Chopard’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Chopard watches we list, which start at £3,250.
Price range £3,250 to £21,150 across 37 Chopard watches in stock.The regulator layout originated in precision clockmaking, where separating the minute, hour and seconds displays onto distinct axes removed any ambiguity between overlapping hands. Chopard brought that principle into the L.U.C line in 2006 and refined it substantially for this 2015 generation: the large central minutes hand reads first and clearest, the hours sit at 3 o'clock, small seconds and date share the 6 o'clock position, a 24-hour GMT tracks at 9, and an arched power reserve gauge at 12 charts the nine days of autonomy delivered by four stacked mainspring barrels running in series. That 216-hour reserve is not a rounding; it is what the Quattro architecture achieves, and it changes the rhythm of winding from a daily ritual to something closer to weekly. At 9.78mm the case sits considerably flatter than the movement complexity would suggest, and in solid rose gold at 43mm it reads as a substantial dress watch without the weight that usually accompanies that combination. The sunburst satin-brushed silver dial catches directional light in a way that keeps the sub-dial layout readable without ever looking cluttered. GMT correction is handled by a semi-recessed pusher on the caseband rather than through the crown, which means adjusting the second time zone does not disturb the hours or minutes — a practical discipline that the dial's precision-instrument ancestry demands. The movement carries both COSC certification and the Geneva Seal, the latter requiring finishing standards that go well beyond what certification alone asks for.
- Reference
- 00620025481
- Brand
- Chopard
- Case size
- 43mm
- Case thickness
- 9.78mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- L.U.C 98.02-L
- Functions
- GMT, Date, Small seconds, Power reserve indicator
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 216 hours
Learn more about Chopard
Louis-Ulysse Chopard founded a workshop in Sonvilier in the Jura in 1860, building pocket watches that sold well in Eastern Europe and Russia. The family ran it for three generations before the line ran out of successors, and in 1963 the company was sold to Karl Scheufele III, a Pforzheim jeweller.
The Scheufele family still owns it, and their dual background explains the house's character: Chopard is unusual in being both a serious watchmaker and a serious jeweller, with in-house capability in gem-setting and gold-working alongside movement production.
The Happy Diamonds concept of 1976 — loose stones rotating freely between two sapphire crystals — became the commercial engine of the jewellery side and remains instantly identifiable.
On the watch side, the L.U.C collection launched in 1996 with the calibre 1.96, a micro-rotor automatic that announced Chopard as a genuine manufacture rather than a fashion house buying movements. L.U.C watches have since collected Geneva Seal and COSC certifications and produced tourbillons, perpetual calendars, and minute repeaters made in Fleurier.
Chopard has timed the Mille Miglia since 1988, giving it a motorsport line with real provenance, and in 2018 moved its entire gold supply to ethically certified sources — the first major house to do so across all production.
- 1860
- Louis-Ulysse Chopard founds the workshop in Sonvilier.
- 1963
- Karl Scheufele III acquires the company.
- 1976
- Happy Diamonds introduces free-moving stones.
- 1988
- Chopard begins timing the Mille Miglia.
- 1996
- The L.U.C 1.96 establishes in-house movement production.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (3,102), Leather Strap Watches (998), Silver Dial Watches (682), Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (211) and GMT Watches (206).
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- One of Chopard's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 43mm sits at the larger end
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| Specification | 00620025481 | 3713-260-3/03 | 89356TT05.BTT90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £21,150 | £20,660 | £17,500 |
| Case size | 43mm | 42mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 100m |
| Movement | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Fabric strap |
| Power reserve | 216 hours | 96 hours | 100 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is hand-wound, so it needs winding every day or two but never a battery.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 216 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb at £21,150, pre-owned. No UK retailer we track lists this reference new.
Is this available new?
Not from the UK retailers we track. This reference is listed as pre-owned only, at £21,150 from Mappin & Webb. A pre-owned watch has been worn, and is normally sold under the retailer’s own warranty rather than the manufacturer’s.
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