The St. Moritz from Chopard is a luxury ladies sports watch that would rival an Omega Constellation or Ebel Sportwave, but far rarer. Model reference 8024.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
The St. Moritz was Chopard’s first steel sports watch, and when it was launched in 1980 it sold 1,000 watches on the first day – unheard of for Chopard. in 1998 the watches were redesigned, and this model falls between those dates. Given the 8,000 serial number, we are estimating this watch was made circa 1989, but we would prefer to have more information to be more certain.
CONDITION
In 1980, gold was at historic highs and this was driving even the best watchmakers to consider other materials. Also critical to the development of the St. Moritz models were the success of steel sports watches from other top brands, such as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus. So Chopard came up with their own steel sports model with integrated bracelet, and the St. Moritz was born. They have been overlooked for a while, but the hugely successful modern Alpine Eagle models have bought the spotlight on the St. Moritz predecessors.
This model is the bi metal, and being Chopard what you see that looks like gold will be 18k gold. The clever clamshell case, which is screwed down via the bezel screws, is matched by the quality of the bracelet manufacture – each links feels like one piece, rather than the three parts they are. The movement is an ETA based quartz powered item, which has been signed by Chopard. You can quick set the date via the signed LUC crown, but you can only set the time by turning the hands backwards via the same crown. We will install a brand new battery before sending the watch out to the new owner. The bracelet is quite long and our sister website, SpareLinks.com, may have extra links if required. The bracelet has been cleaned in our ultrasonic bath. The watch is signed on the dial, case, movement, crown and clasp.
This watch will be supplied with our branded and reusable zipped travel case, and our Certificate of Authenticity.
This watch has been checked against the Watch Register and has not been reported as lost, stolen or implicated in fraud, and a copy of that certificate will also be included.
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SIZE
Width with crown 25.5 mm
Width without crown 23.7 mm
Lug to lug length 24.2 mm
Case Thickness 5.9 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 175 mm. The bracelet can be sized for you if you give us your wrist size when placing the order.
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 150mm/6 inches.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.
