FHH | Chopard: Luxury Watches and Exceptional Jewelry

Chopard

Creation date: 1860

Historic Maisons

Discover Chopard's history of luxury watches and exceptional jewelry from 1860 to the present.

1860

Louis-Ulysse Chopard founds his L.U.C. manufactory in Sonvillier, Switzerland. He looks for clients in the east and becomes a supplier for tsar Nicolas II.

1976

Birth of the Happy Diamonds collection. Free from their movements, the diamonds can shine in all their glory on the dial.

1985

At the instigation of Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, Chopard changes his focus towards the world of jewellery.

2003

Chopard, who designs and produces his own movements, presents the first tourbillon calibre, the L.U.C.2.01 calibre.