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Chopard Happy Sport 30mm, Quartz, Lucent Steel™, Diamonds - Pink
Ref. 278590-3012
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Stepping up in Chopard's range
The Happy Sport arrived in 1993 with a single unusual idea: diamonds that float freely across the dial rather than sitting fixed in metal, moving with the wearer's wrist as though suspended. Three of them drift across the pink sunburst face here, catching light at angles a set stone never could. The crown carries a pink sapphire, which ties it to the dial without being heavy-handed about it. At 30mm the case reads as deliberate restraint — this is the smaller of the Happy Sport sizes, and on the wrist it sits close without disappearing. The Lucent Steel bracelet, produced to Chopard's own sustainability standard, has a weight and finish that aligns with the case rather than feeling like an afterthought, and the push-button deployant clasp makes daily fastening straightforward.
- Reference
- 278590-3012
- Brand
- Chopard
- Case size
- 30mm
- Case thickness
- 9.74mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Pink
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- ETA 956.102
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 Back in Stock (4,154), Stainless Steel Watches (2,848), Watches Under 37mm (1,522), Sports Watches (677) and Diamond Watches (95).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
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 30mm, Quartz, alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 278590-3012 | L52006710 | H6951 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,830 | £5,800 | £4,860 |
| Case size | 30mm | 29mm | 30mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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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?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedCheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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