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Chopard Happy Sport
Ref. 275378-5001
Sits in Chopard’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Chopard watches we list, which start at £4,740.
Price range £4,740 to £16,500 across 23 Chopard watches in stock.The Happy Sport began in 1993 as something the watch industry had not quite seen: a serious mechanical piece that was also, unambiguously, playful. The five diamonds sealed inside the dial — free to drift across the guilloché silver surface as the wrist moves — were not an ornamental afterthought but the founding idea, and every version since has kept them. This automatic carries that premise in 18ct rose gold, with a sapphire cabochon set into the crown and an in-house calibre that runs to a 42-hour reserve. At 33mm the case is deliberately intimate, and the guilloché texture in the dial centre does what such work is meant to do: it shifts under light rather than sitting flat, giving the silver ground a depth that photographs never quite catch. The blue alligator strap is a considered contrast to the warmth of the case metal, and the rose gold tang buckle continues that pairing without announcing it.
- Reference
- 275378-5001
- Brand
- Chopard
- Case size
- 33mm
- Case thickness
- 10.84mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 09.01-C
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 42 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 6 collections
This watch appears in Watches Under 37mm (1,522), Automatic Watches (1,518), Leather Strap Watches (940), Sports Watches (677), Silver Dial Watches (640) and Dress Watches (474).
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What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 33mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- One of Chopard's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Chopard Happy Sport alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 275378-5001 | 49524D11A171-CK6A | 1-35-14-05-15-04 |
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| Price | £16,500 | £16,200 | £22,000 |
| Case size | 33mm | 36mm | 32.5mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 42 hours | 46 hours | 60 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 42 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £16,500, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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