At Watches & Wonders 2026, Chopard marks 30 years as a movement manufacture with five new Alpine Eagle references, two new LUC dress watches in steel, and a remarkable limited edition Quattro Spirit. Tim Mosso goes hands-on with the full collection.

The Alpine Eagle collection expands with five new references. Two new dial colors — Rhône Blue in 36mm and 41mm — join the existing lineup in Lucent 225 steel, water resistant to 100m. The 41mm in Rhône Blue features a 60-hour power reserve; the 36mm a 42-hour power reserve. Both are chronometer certified.

The Alpine Eagle 41 AM introduces an anti-magnetic hairspring to the collection for the first time — a meaningful technical upgrade presented with a new moss green dial, retaining the 60-hour power reserve and 100m water resistance.

The Alpine Eagle 41 XPS is Tim's sleeper pick of the integrated bracelet sports watch category — 41mm, just 8mm thick, powered by the Geneva Seal and COSC double-certified Caliber 96 with micro rotor, overcoil hairspring, two stacked coaxial barrels, and 65-hour power reserve. New mountain glow dial. A technically serious watch in an understated package.

The Alpine Eagle 41 XPS CS adds center seconds and a smoked fumé wood-grain gradient dial — a first for the Alpine Eagle — in Fairmined gold with triple certification: Geneva Seal, COSC, and Fairmined ethical gold sourcing.

The L.U.C XPS Prussian Blue is a 40mm steel dress watch at just 7.2mm thick, powered by the 3.3mm Caliber 96 with micro rotor, 65-hour power reserve, and chronometer certification. The sector-style dial in Prussian blue metallic sunburst references the region of Fleurier's Prussian history.

The L.U.C 1860 is the closest watch in the current catalog to Chopard's first manufactured dress watch of 1996 — 36.5mm in Lucent 225 steel with double certification: chronometer and Geneva Seal. Off-centered rosette guilloche, Dauphine hands, sector dial with chevron applique indices, small seconds.

The Quattro Spirit 25 with Straw Marquetry is the standout of the collection. Eight pieces only, number eight of eight on the table. In 40mm Fairmined yellow gold, the dial is constructed entirely from cut pieces of straw — literally from a farm — arranged in interlocking geometric patterns requiring 60 hours of artisanal labor. A vitrine crystal preserves the dial. The jump hour display delivers time with personality. On the caseback, two sets of coaxial barrels deliver a minimum eight-day chronometric power reserve from the Geneva Seal certified movement, decorated with broad bevels, black polished screws, engine-turned perlage, and a swan's neck fine adjustment. Double certified: Geneva Seal and Fairmined gold. It even has a hacking function — despite having no seconds hand.