Just released! Full review: Chopard Alpine Eagle 41mm – hands-on, live pics, specs and price

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A new collection from Chopard, entering the genre of the luxury sports watch with integrated bracelet: introducing the Alpine Eagle Available in 41mm and 36mm versions with case and bracelet metal options We had the watch for a good part almost a week and used it incognito as a daily driver while the watch is under embargo.

Here our honest review.

The embargo just lifted, and we are pleased to share our experience with you.

Chopard Alpine Eagle Lucent Steel Blue Dial 41mm

The new Alpine Eagle is a reinterpretation of the St Moritz, the first watch designed by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in 1980 at a tender age of only 22 Imagined and personally designed by him, the Alpine Eagle is driven by his passion for the Alps and by the lofty power of the eagle that reigns supreme there

This sketch shows the evolution of the design of the St.

Moritz to the new Alpine Eagle.

The historical roots – the St Moritz

The St Moritz was the first sports watch from the maison, and the first timepiece ever to be made in steel in their workshops.

In 1980, it was a calculated risk At that time the Swiss industry was just about to pull itself out of the doldrums of the quartz crisis, and the majors like Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe was beginning to see success with their luxury sports steel watches – the now iconic Royal Oak and the Nautilus, both designed by the erstwhile Gerald Genta It too followed in the path and was the maison’s best sellers for the next decade.

An advertisement for the Chopard St Moritz.

Since then, he has become co-president of Chopard and have gone on to establish the bond between passionate enthusiasts of the automobile world and of watchmaking mechanics with the legendary partnership in the Mille Miglia race In 1996, he decided to restore haute horlogerie by launching the LUC project.

Karl-Friedrich tells the story that with Alpine Eagle, it seems like history is repeating itself His son Karl-Fritz, secretly supported by his grandfather Karl, insisted that he update the St Moritz design.

He was at first reluctant, but was soon won over by his son’s strength of conviction, just as he himself had been able to win his father’s support 40 years ago

The case, dial and hands

The case is an evolution of the case of the St Moritz, as shown in the sketch by Karl-Friedrich above.

The case itself is an angular design with two twin protrusions at 3 and 9 which break the visual acuity of the straight lines of the sides, and provides some aesthetic interest At 3, the crown is located between the protrusions which also act as a crown guard All Alpine Eagle’s flat surfaces are satin-brushed with edges which feature highly polished anglage.

The bezel is round and held in place by 8 screws which are grouped in pairs at 12, 3, 6 and 9 Their slots are set at a tangent to the circle of the bezel []

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