Happy Sport – 33 mm: Golden Ratio For Chopard’s Iconic Watch

Luxferity, 31.05.2021

For the first time, the Happy Sport watch is appearing in an optimally comfortable 33 mm-diameter case inspired by the ‘golden ratio’ principles of aesthetic harmony.

Eleven new references are joining the collection in a rich variety of interpretations: models entirely crafted from steel or ethical 18-carat rose gold, as well as bi-material variations, all available on a leather strap or matching metal bracelet and framed by a polished or diamond-set bezel. An otherversion, made of ethical 18-carat white gold, is entirely set with diamonds on the case, bezel, crown and bracelet. All of them beat to the rhythm of the Chopard Manufacture 09.01-C movement with automatic winding, and each dial is graced with the legendary dancing diamonds.

The quest for the golden ratio

Feminine and playful, technical and precious, timeless and modern: through the diversity of its qualities, the icon of the Maison Chopard is a quintessential watchmaking success story. Pursuing its commitment to a constant quest for harmony, Chopard is endowing its icon with unique stature through a daintier size. By using the golden ratio in direct relation to the diameter of the Chopard 09.01-C movement with automatic winding powering its ladies’ watch collections, the case of the Happy Sport has been redesigned in a 33 mm diameter that is particularly well suited to the female wrist.

A sense of proportion is of paramount importance to the Maison. Designed to accompany women in all their day-to-day activities, the Happy Sport is a watch that must above all feel as pleasant to wear as a second skin, in every situation. This pursuit of the ideal has now been achieved by using the golden ratio. Since antiquity, this mathematical balance has been found in science as well as in art and architecture, reproducing the harmony prevailing in Nature.

Chopard’s Artisans are thus introducing a series of models adorned with a silver-toned dial graced with a central guilloché motif and five dancing diamonds. With a case in Lucent Steel A223, ethical 18-carat rose gold or a two-tone version, teamed with a leather strap or metal bracelet and adorned with a diamond-set or polished bezel, they are available in a variety of colours to suit every taste. Stemming from four years of research and development, Lucent Steel A223 is an anti-allergenic alloy that is brighter and sturdier than ordinary steel. Finally, it testifies to Chopard’s commitment to sustainable luxury: Lucent Steel A223 is 70% made from recycled materials, in a state-of-the-art workshop located in Austria, thereby limiting the carbon footprint relating to shipping materials to Chopard’s Swiss workshops.

To round out the collection, a jewellery version is also available in ethical 18-carat white gold, entirely set with diamonds and featuring a mother-of-pearl dial.

Contemplating the dance of time

With their five freedom-loving dancing diamonds set between the two sapphire crystals topping the dial, Happy Sport models epitomise the noble legacy of casual chic style. Invented by Chopard in 1976, the dancing diamonds adorning the Happy Sport watch collection have revolutionised women's relationship with time: they no longer simply read the time, but instead contemplate the ever-changing choreography of the diamonds whirling around the watch. This is a technical feat that only a few choreography Artisans can achieve, ensuring that each diamond in its spinning- top capsule is arranged in such a way that its dance is never hindered.

Happy Sport: a daring and free-spirited creation

Flashback to 1993, when Caroline Scheufele captured the spirit of the era by devising a sports watch based on the unprecedented mingling of steel and diamonds. Happy Sport was born of this bold vision. Since then, it has perpetually celebrated Joie de Vivre and a free-spirited approach daily reinvented by women to conquer the world in which they wish to live and become the woman they aspire to be. Thanks to dancing diamonds that are "happier when they are free" – as Caroline Scheufele’s mother exclaimed when she discovered the first prototype of this novel concept in 1976 – the Happy Sport watch stages a fascinating and perpetually creative show. One in which women play a starring role, since it is their own movements that breathe life into the dancing diamonds and this constantly recomposed scene. A powerful metaphor of the emancipatory momentum women experienced in the 20th century, the collection vividly reflects this vibrant life force and has lent itself to countless transformations ever since its debut.

Technical Details

Happy Sport - In steel and 18-carat ethical rose gold

Case:

- Lucent Steel A223
- Total diameter: 33 mm
- Thickness: 10.84 mm
- Water resistance: 30 metres
- Faceted crown in ethical 18-carat rose gold set with a sapphire: 5.50 mm
- Steel cabochons set with a cabochon-cut sapphire
- Bezel in polished or diamond-set ethical 18-carat rose gold
- Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
- Screw-down exhibition back with Happy Sport logo

Movement:

- Mechanical movement with automatic winding: Chopard 09.01-C
- Number of components: 148
- Total diameter: 20.40 mm
- Thickness: 3.65 mm
- Number of jewels: 27
- Frequency: 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve: 42 hours

Dial and hands:

- Silver-toned dial with guilloché centre
- Navy blue transfers
- Five dancing diamonds
- Gilded Roman numerals and navy blue minutes track
- Gilded cone-shaped hours and minutes hands
- Gilded baton-type sweep-seconds hand

Functions:

- Hours, minutes, seconds

Bracelet and buckle:

- Link bracelet in stainless steel and ethical 18-carat rose gold or navy blue alligator leather strap
- Stainless steel buckle

Ref. 278608-6001 – in stainless steel and ethical 18-carat rose gold with leather strap

Ref. 278608-6002 – in stainless steel and ethical 18-carat rose gold with metal bracelet

Ref. 278608-6003 – in stainless steel and ethical 18-carat rose gold with leather strap and diamond-set bezel

Ref. 278608-6004 – in stainless steel and ethical 18-carat rose gold with metal bracelet and diamond-set bezel

Happy Sport - In steel