Chopard Happy Sport

Ref. 278590-6005

The Happy Sport began in 1993 as a deliberate provocation: Chopard set diamonds free inside the dial rather than fixing them in the bezel, and put those diamonds into a steel sports watch rather than a precious one. That decision — stones that actually move, in a material that had no business hosting them — is what the collection has been built on ever since. This Happy Hearts edition replaces the original floating diamonds with two hearts and a single stone, one heart set with diamonds, one plain white, all three drifting across the mother-of-pearl as the wrist moves. At 30mm the case sits modestly, and the combination of steel and 18ct rose gold keeps it from reading as either purely sporty or purely dressy. The rose gold bezel and crown, the crown itself capped with a blue sapphire cabochon, and the gold-tone sword hands pull the eye toward warmth; the steel underneath keeps it wearable without ceremony. On white alligator leather the whole thing stays light on the wrist, and Roman numerals give the dial enough structure to read cleanly despite everything moving across it.

Reference

278590-6005

Brand

Chopard

Case size

30mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Mother-of-pearl

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Quartz

Water resistance

30m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

White

Clasp

Buckle

Retailer

Goldsmiths