Chopard’s L.U.C 1860 wins Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
The L.U.C 1860, created to mark thirty years of the Chopard Manufacture, has claimed the Time Only category award at the 2026 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, horology's most prestigious recognition.
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Three decades of watchmaking mastery converge in the Chopard L.U.C 1860, a timepiece that has now received the Time Only category award at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2026. The accolade, received by Chopard Co President Karl Friedrich Scheufele, marks a singular moment for a watch conceived as a meditation on the technical heritage and refined sensibility that define the L.U.C collection.
The L.U.C 1860 distils the manufacture’s ethos into its proportions and materials. A thin 36.5 mm case of Lucent Steel™, Chopard’s proprietary alloy, sits on a charcoal grey textile strap, its restraint a counterpoint to the dial’s assured presence. The Areuse Blue surface, named for the river that flows through the watchmaker’s Vallee de Joux workshop, draws the eye inward toward a minute subdial and the evidence of mechanical precision beneath a transparent caseback. Every element speaks of intention rather than embellishment.
The award acknowledges not the novelty of the piece, but its completeness. The L.U.C 1860 does not compete through complication or size; it prevails through the clarity of its design, the integrity of its execution and the rightness of its proportions. To hold the watch is to feel the weight of three decades in the palm of your hand, a recognition rendered visible in gold by the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève’s remarkable trophy.
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