Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 XPS

In 1980, Chopard launched its first sports watch – the St. Moritz. Imagined and led by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, he was a young man in his early 20’s when he pushed for the first stainless steel timepiece in the brand’s catalog. Fast forward nearly 40 years, the next generation in the family reimagines the St. Moritz by introducing the Alpine Eagle in 2019. Karl-Fritz Scheufele, the fourth generation at Chopard, led the all-new modernized interpretation of the brand’s sports watch. Beloved by collectors since its launch, we have the privilege of offering an all-new Alpine Eagle XPS. 

It’s a refined timepiece with exceptional comfort in its 41mm diameter and a slim 8.2mm in thickness. There are a few things that stand out with this timepiece, all from a distance. The first is, Chopard uses a proprietary alloy, Lucent Steel A223, for both the case and the bracelet. It offers more resistance to wear and tear as well as an improvement in purity, leaving the metal with noticeably more “shine” than what many collectors will consider “normal” for steel. The second is, the integrated bracelet exudes luxury. In watchmaking, the smallest details matter. Here, all of the screws holding the bracelet together are under the links. This creates an incredibly clean aesthetic, like stacked metal bricks, with brushed and polished surfaces. At arm’s length, the third stand-out feature on the Alpine Eagle XPS is its dial. The guilloché pattern represents the iris of an eagle’s eye, here with an attention-grabbing “Monte Rosa” shade of pink/salmon. Mixed applied and roman numeral hour markers, the dial drives home the brand’s focus on how eye-catching the Alpine Eagle should be at a distance.

Taking a closer look, we find all the hallmarks of high-end watchmaking. In-house caliber L.U.C 96.40-L is slimmer than previous Alpine Eagle models – measuring 3.3mm in thickness compared to 5mm in other editions. This updated caliber for the XPS makes the overall profile of the watch much thinner, measuring in at 41mm in diameter and 8.2mm in thickness. Micro-rotor in yellow gold with guillochage, the movement is superbly finished with Côtes de Genève, perlage, and anglage. Everything that one would expect from a Geneva Seal stamped Chopard timepiece from a manufacture with immense in-house capabilities across every level of fine watchmaking. This timepiece is new and available now.