I've seen the same optical effect on other videos too, especially when it comes to a central chrono hand and chrono gears - sometimes they appear to stagger. I've come to a conclusion that it's due to frame rates at which the video was shot vs my display refresh rate. I doubt it's the movement's fault.
I don’t think we’ll ever see it. He knows it’s so good that it’ll turn a lot of people off. Not me, I won’t mind, but they’ll be haters out there that all of sudden will think he’s above us all. So it’s best he don’t offend the weak by showing off his collection.
I tell people all the time that Chopard is the best cost to value deal in the entire industry. I have a Mille Miglia GTS and it’s one of my favorite watches. A COSC certified manufacture movement. Very cool racing watch that I picked up used for
I have this watch on the bracelet. It's outstanding. So undervalued on the secondary market. The seconds hand sweep that some ppl here are referring to is obviously the result of the camera filming it and not a flaw in the watch
I think that's their point. "This is selling cheap so let me point it out so I can make a killing off the stock I bought." These always feel artificial and shady.
I have this watch. And it's everything you said and more! Its the best value watch ever! Nothing beats it. It's the perfect all rounder watch with 100m water resistance - elegant when dressed up and at home with jeans.
There are brands out there that are really under rated but performs better than more popular watches out there. Simplicity, most of the time, speaks more elegance. :)
I've never been a fan or "Roman Numeral" dials on watches but I do admit that because of the 42mm size casing this Chopard looks amazing as well as crystal clear!! A beautiful timepiece indeed!!!
Maybe the camera shaking ever so slight? Or maybe the camera itself. I don't know why, really. But its hard to believe I Chopard watch would do that, even though we are seeing it. I hope watchfinder can clarify, this would be an absolute embarrassment for Chopard.
The frame rate of the camera is occasionally syncing with beats of the movement. It's an effect of video, not the watch. If you look closely in other watchfinder videos, it actually happens quite commonly.
I'm more on the side of Cuervo y Sobrinos for this type of watch. Something that doesn't leave me...cold. Even though not having an in-house movement. There's something about them I just adore. I'd love to get a video of a Torpedo or Pirata with your macro top-notch view.
Chopard LUC, of the least known groups of fantastic watches. And how about a couple of videos about Glashutte Original watches? They are very high quality and stunning, yet almost no one knows about them.
That flicker looks like it has to be the frame rate of the camera. The balance spring at 5'17" is doing the same thing, and the pictures look weird, which wouldn't happen if what we are seeing was real. The frame rate and "tick rate" (?) are not quite in sync, that gives the intermittency. Just a thought. < A few seconds later, and there is a CU of the mainspring. To me that looks like a camera artefact.>
I am so fond of the videos you make, I hope you make other videos about pocket watches. Thank you! Always eager to see the very latest videos you make!
its amazing isn't it. i never seen a watch line with so many gorgeous pieces and so technologically advanced, and yet the prices for pre-owned pieces are at large discounts to retail. As opposed to Patek's etc. I think the stuffy high end watch community for whatever reason gives Chopard zero respect. Fine with me.
I bought my Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore QE II Cup, Limited Edition (184/500) Chronograph, in Red Gold and Forged Carbon back in 2016 and I love it more each day .... I'm not sure I could look at this watch every day and do the same ... .
@@johanhirte9661 you’re right on Chrono. I got myself examples of high horology in 31.5 and 33 diameter for under 3k which is just insane. But someone’s loss is my gain.
alex mood That is the point. The 33 mm ones are not popular so the value drops. The same with this chopard actually. U can get it on a discount. Even it is basically a better watch than a datejust. Just everyone wants a Rolex.
Corn Fed the seconds hand is probably indirectly driven- meaning the movement was designed to have sub seconds and it was modified to have a large running seconds. Because it adds a gear there can be a stutter which I think detracts from the watch as a whole. This in combination with a lower beat rate (probably 21,600 bph) leads to the seconds hand acting like this and because this is the movements architecture this is probably the smoothest it’ll get.
Looking at used Chopards, alot of models go down as much as 60% from the price new, that is insane since they have a few really nice watches. That L.U.C cost 6500€ in Sweden so to pick it up used is a bargain.
The seconds hand is probably fine. Probably more to do with FPS of the video versus beats per second of the watch. Most of the other videos are probably shot at a lower FPS giving it the illusion of "glide"
Love your videos. Time the eternal measure , space the infinite, tied into a tiny package , a thing of unapparelled Beauty. A great watch is as simple as a drop of water and yet as huge as the ocean, as little as a breath we inhale or as vast as the space, this tiny "tic tock " in-between them hold the very eternity !!!!! Just one point though , in all your videos in the introduction , you mention about subscribing, in that is a very minor correction- "if you already Have " and not "are" … I couldn't help but to share with you, for you are describing - attention to details, passion ,craftsmanship - I hope you take it in the right spirit. Keep ticking and chiming......
"I'd appreciate it If you subscribed to the channel" (subscribed=verb) followed by "if you already are (subscribed to the channel)" (subscribed=adjective) kinda works in my book but I can see why you flagged it. Certainly if he'd said 'subscribed to the channel' in the second bit it would have been correct.
Amazing watch, beautiful dial and everything. The only things that stopps me from being able to love this, is it's size which seems to be so off for a 1937 vintage inspired model.... 42mm wtf ?! 36mm would be perfectly fine, maybe even 38... but 42?!
Yeah, nope. It's a great looking piece, and I love the finished tones of the movement. The deep copper look of the balance wheel is gorgeous, and the purple light you caught highlighting what's beneath was (as per usual for your photography) amazing. But I have a Red Star chronograph that I never wear anymore because the CHRONO seconds (which I rarely even use) moves, stutters and jumps, just like the one in this video, drives me freaking batty. If I can't stomach that in a P.O.S. $300 Chinese knock off, I certainly can't abide it in a four figure L.U.C. Guess I'll keep searching! Lovely video as always.
Stop asking for subscription 😎😎 We all ready done it because your gentle voice and narration command it😘 I thought of you as a Prince 🤩 I dont like many of watches that you present. I like the mechanism the details that you explain and your style 🧐🧐
Love chopard and this is a nice piece, but the real secret bargain of the century was the Nomos lambda 175 years edition in stainless steel.. if you were quick enough to get one
Please keep posting more videos on value propositions And soon to become vintage watches!!! Many of us prefer these instead of more unobtainable Rolexes
Seems I'm not the only one who pays attention to how smooth the second hand operates. This one is really rough around the edges. I've seen a few others on here that do the same jiggle wiggle, and wonder if it's the watch or something else going on?
@@thorham1346 Yeah, I've seen it before, but on very few watch vlogs. I can't imagine it being that rough which is why I wondered if it was something else, and you may have the answer. I wish Watchfinder would give their input?
Very nice watch, but the aesthetic just isn’t doing it for me, and maybe I am not alone & that along with branding is the reason for the price. If they made this dial more minimal with everything you outline, I would likely consider one. Love your videos btw. One small issue is the omnipresent bumper music. You’ve got a good speaking voice and the content is always excellent. There is no need to have the music continually playing. It is a small detractor, even if you do lower the volume on it.
Lol "buying a Chopard may not put you on the list of coolest dudes ever", after buying a LUC Pro One GMT a few months ago, yeah I can't dispute that haha
You had me at LUC being chopard’s initials and the close ups long before you had to explain the mechanical movement. N Not to say I don’t enjoy your explainations, in fact I enjoy them quite a lot. Thank you for a very informative video, now excuse me while I go look at things I can live without.
All due respect, would you by any chance in the future do Raymond Weil Parsifal. A know and then difference. I have 2 classic ones from the 90’s. 9190 and a 9180 quartz if I’m correct in the second model number. I enjoy your breakdown on these watches.
Keep in mind this is a watch seller. They probably too many of these in stock and want to drive the prices up. Where else did you ever hear someone claiming that a pilot-sized dress watch "is not unwearably small!" Now that's rich!
