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Chopard Happy Sport 36mm Automatic Ladies Watch
Ref. 278559-3025
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Stepping up in Chopard's range
The Happy Sport began in 1993 as Chopard's answer to a question that luxury watchmaking rarely asked: what if the diamonds moved? The idea traces back further, to the 1970s Happy Diamonds concept, where stones were freed from their settings and sealed between sapphire layers to drift freely across the dial. Happy Sport brought that thinking to a wristwatch, and this 36mm automatic version carries it forward with seven diamonds loose on a pink guilloché dial — a concentric spiral sunburst pattern that gives the stones something to dance against as the light shifts. The SW300 inside is built on Sellita's well-regarded architecture, tuned to Chopard's specification and running at 28,800 vibrations per hour with a 42-hour reserve — unhurried autonomy for a watch worn most days. The crown is set with a sapphire cabochon, a small detail that ties the case to the dial without announcing itself. At 12.15mm thick the profile is modest for a fully automatic movement, and the polished multi-link bracelet integrates flush with the case rather than sitting proud of it, which keeps the whole thing closer to the wrist than the dimensions alone suggest.
- Reference
- 278559-3025
- Brand
- Chopard
- Case size
- 36mm
- Case thickness
- 12.15mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Pink
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- Chopard SW300
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Ex-display
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
- Gem set
- Yes
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 Stainless Steel Watches (2,953), Watches Under 37mm (1,579), Women's Watches (1,532), Automatic Watches (1,324), Leather Strap Watches (941) and Sports Watches (687).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 36mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Chopard's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | 278559-3025 | 16.3200.670/02.C832 | 1-39-22-08-22-44 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £7,990 | £7,500 | £8,700 |
| Case size | 36mm | 36mm | 36mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Fabric strap |
| Power reserve | 42 hours | — | 40 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.
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 automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How 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.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's, though at 36mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths at £7,990, ex-display. 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 ex-display only, at £7,990 from Goldsmiths. Ex-display watches are unworn shop stock rather than second-hand — sold below the recommended retail price, and with the manufacturer’s guarantee intact.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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