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Chopard Happy Sport Automatic 30mm Ladies Watch
Ref. 278573-6013
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Happy Sport arrived in 1993 with a genuinely odd idea: five loose diamonds sealed between the crystal and the dial, free to drift with every movement of the wrist. That premise has held the collection together for thirty years, and this 30mm version — the Mini Automatic — carries it forward with a two-tone case that pairs polished steel with an 18ct rose gold bezel and a rose gold crown set with a single sapphire cabochon. At 30mm the watch sits quietly on the wrist, the guilloché centre of the silver dial catching light without announcing itself. The rose gold hands and Roman numerals at the quarters read cleanly, but the eye keeps returning to the five diamonds — 0.14 carats across all of them — which move independently and never settle in the same arrangement twice. The exhibition caseback means the 09.01-C calibre is visible from behind, a movement Chopard builds in-house with a 42-hour reserve and 25,200 vibrations per hour, neither showy nor sluggish.
- Reference
- 278573-6013
- Brand
- Chopard
- Collection
- Happy Sport
- Case size
- 30mm
- Case thickness
- 10.95mm
- Lug width
- 15mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 09.01-C
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- 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 7 collections
This watch appears in the Chopard Happy Sport range (8), Back in Stock (4,154), Stainless Steel Watches (2,848), Watches Under 37mm (1,522), Automatic Watches (1,518), Women's Watches (1,455) and Leather Strap Watches (940).
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What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 30mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Sits in the lower half of Chopard's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Chopard Happy Sport alternatives
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| Specification | 278573-6013 | 1-35-14-03-02-04 | STGK033 |
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| Price | £8,220 | £9,300 | £5,900 |
| Case size | 30mm | 32.5mm | 30mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 42 hours | 60 hours | 50 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.
What size strap does it take?
15mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £8,220, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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