TIME ZONE
By Carol Besler
ALPINE EAGLE COLLECTION Chopard
WHETHER FOR MEN OR WOMEN, THE ALPINE EAGLE EMBODIES IMPECCABLE ELEGANCE EXPRESSED IN A RESOLUTELY CONTEMPORARY MANNER.
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a round case with stylized flanks, a crown engraved with a compass rose, a bezel with eight functional indexed screws, a textured dial with deep hues and luminescent indications, as well as a sweep-seconds hand with an eagle’s feather-shaped counterweight. Chopard makes the chic Alpine Eagle watch in a variety of sizes — 41 mm, 36 mm, and 33 mm — and materials to suit a range of wrists and tastes. Other variations include the sporty Alpine Eagle XL Chrono, the high horology Alpine Eagle Tourbillon, and the high frequency Alpine Eagle Cadence 8HF.
Devised by three generations of gentlemen in the Scheufele family, the Alpine Eagle collection is a modern reinterpretation of the St. Moritz watch, the first horological creation by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in the late 1970s. With its pure and assertive design, Alpine Eagle enriches this heritage with powerful inspiration drawn from nature —
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