In 2017, Chopard celebrates the 90 year anniversary of the Mille Miglia, “the most beautiful race in the world”. For almost 30 years, the heart of Chopard and that of the Mille Miglia have been beating as one. They share a love of beautiful engineering and performance, born of Karl-Friedrich Scheufele’s personal passion for classic […]
Read MoreSince 1998, Chopard has enjoyed a veritable romance with the Cannes Film Festival. Manufacturing the Palme D’Or in its workshops, adorning the stars for the famous “mounting the steps ritual, awarding young movie talents and organising evenings of the fortnight, Chopard has become an emblematic figure of the Cannes Film Festival. This short movie starring […]
Read MoreSince 1998, when Pierre Viot – serving as festival president at the time – asked Chopard Co-President Caroline Scheufele to redesign the Palme d’Or, the Maison and the legendary event have been enjoying a magnificent romance, dotted with unforgettable creations and thrilling moments. SOURCE:http://en.worldtempus.com/article/chopard-20-years-of-sparkling-romance-at-the-cannes-film-festival-23966.html
Read MoreTowards the end of last week we received the first news about this year’s Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) competition. Ahead of the announcement, I had the opportunity to speak to the director of the GPHG, Carine Maillard, about this year’s awards. Read my interview for the full story. Among the changes for this year’s […]
Read MoreOn May 6th 2017, Chopard continued to support Porsche Motorsport LMP1 team as official timing partner during the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In the last race before the Le Mans 24-Hours, the Porsche 919 Hybrids finished third and fourth in front of 61 000 spectators. The trio of Earl Bamber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley […]
Read MoreThe love story between Chopard and the Cannes Film Festival began in 1997. Caroline Scheufele, Chopard’s co-president and artistic director, suggested to Pierre Viot – who was president of the event at the time – that her company redesign the emblem of the festival, the famous Palm. The Cannes Film Festival is the third most […]
Read MoreEpitomising elegant simplicity, the L.U.C XPS 1860 watch appears attired in precious platinum for this 20-piece limited series. Its slim 40 mm-diameter case frames a black gold dial, of which the hand-guilloché centre with its radiating motif also evokes the sunshine of Cannes. The sunburst rim is lit up by baguette-cut hour-markers, swept over by […]
Read MoreChopard’s Ambassador Romain Dumas took part in the 2017 Mille Miglia edition aboard the iconic Porsche 950 Spyder, with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, CEO of Chopard. SOURCE:http://en.worldtempus.com/article/industry-news/people-and-interviews/chopard-portrait-of-romain-dumas-24043.html
Read MoreSince 1988, Chopard has been the historic partner and official timekeeper of the Mille Miglia, the legendary classic car event first instigated 90 years ago. From May 18th to 21st 2017, the Mille Miglia saw 440 teams competing over a distance of one thousand miles (around 1,600km) on a historic route that runs from Brescia […]
Read MoreThe Palme d’or is the enduring symbol of the Cannes International Film Festival. Veritable grail for every film producer on the planet, the Palme d’Or is awarded each year to the best film in the official selection. Celebrating two anniversary this year, the Palme d’or is taking on unprecedented ethical glow that further enhances its […]
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