CHOPARD – ALPINE EAGLE XL Chrono Titanium “Rhône Blue” Dial Automatic 2024
A precision chronograph combining the lightness of titanium
with the aesthetic of a “Rhône Blue” dial
A symbol of Chopard’s support for the Alpine Eagle Foundation dedicated to
preserving the Alpine environment and its biodiversity
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Titanium joins the Alpine Eagle chronograph series
The Alpine Eagle XL Chrono welcomes a new 44 mm model. Its extra-large case featuring a pure, assertive design is entirely forged from grade 5 titanium. While this metal known for its extreme lightness and superior resistance has already been used to make two high-frequency Alpine Eagle models, it is now making its debut in the collection’s chronograph line.
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A cutting-edge chronograph movement
Beating at the heart of all the Alpine Eagle XL Chrono models, the Chopard 03.05-C movement developed and assembled by the artisans in the Manufacture is one of the world’s most innovative chronograph movements. It has a 60-hour power reserve and features an elaborate design guaranteeing accurate adjustments and optimal use of the chronograph functions.
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Equipped with a column wheel, it is also enhanced by several technical innovations that have earned Chopard three patents stemming from the boldness of its R & D teams.
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Equipped with a stop-seconds function enabling accurate adjustments of the watch, the Chopard 03.05-C movement is chronometer-certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute.
A sporty contemporary rubber strap
Already available with an integrated metal bracelet and a leather option, the Alpine Eagle XL Chrono model has reinvented itself since 2022 with a rubber strap. The multiple advantages of this material make it an ideal ally for sports chronographs subjected to the most extreme conditions: water-resistant, malleable and comfortable to wear, it gives the timepiece a particularly dynamic look. In using rubber, the Chopard workshops have preserved the elegance and identity of the Alpine Eagle by reprising the shape of the metal-link bracelet – slightly tapering with a raised central cap – that is an integral part of the collection’s DNA. The material is different, while the identity and well-balanced proportions remain signature features of this new contemporary chronograph.
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A dial in the eagle’s eye
A new colour makes its debut on the dial of this new model. Inspired by the palette of natural colours composing the beauty of the Alpine landscape – like Aletsch Blue, Bernina Grey and Pitch Black – “Rhône Blue” is inspired by the palette of natural colours composing the beauty of Alpine landscapes. It is reminiscent of one of the Alps’ most famous rivers, the Rhône, which originates at the heart of the eponymous glacier in the canton of Valais. It is here – at an altitude of over 2,200 metres – that the journey of this emblematic river begins amid gentle blue hues synonymous with purity, feeding the waters of Lake Geneva and ending its course in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The tachymeter scale bearing discreet red 100, 160 and 240 graduations appears on the inner bezel ring. It is divided into four steps, with different intervals of 5, 10, 20 or 40 km/h per line. This arrangement facilitates reading the average speed measurements and contributes to the dial’s overall aesthetic dynamic.
Direct support for the Alpine Eagle Foundation
The Alpine Eagle Foundation's motto is "Preserving the Alps": an explicit, broad and philanthropic goal. It was set up in 2020 by Chopard’s Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and a number of specialists and lovers of the Alps, including falconer Jacques-Olivier Travers (creator of the Parc des Aigles du Léman) and Ronald Menzel (director of the Freedom Conservation movement dedicated to protecting birds of prey). The Foundation's projects aim to raise awareness, mobilise people and act on behalf of the entire Alpine region and the life it shelters.
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Chopard directly contributes to financing the Foundation's programmes through several Alpine Eagle timepieces. Part of the profits from sales of this new chronograph model with its "Rhône Blue" dial will be donated to the Alpine Eagle Foundation.
Reinterpreting an icon
Devised by three generations of men in the Scheufele family, the Alpine Eagle collection is a modern reinterpretation of the St. Moritz watch, the first horological creation by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in the late 1970s. With its pure and assertive design, Alpine Eagle enriches this heritage with powerful inspiration drawn from Nature.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Reference: 298609-3008 – in grade 5 titanium with Rhône Blue dial
A Chopard Boutique exclusive.
Material: Titanium
Diameter: 44.00 mm
Thickness: 13.15 mm
Crown in Lucent Steel™ with compass rosee 8 mm
Pushers in Lucent Steel™
Caseband in grade 5 titanium
Bezel in grade 5 titanium with eight screws set at a tangent
Glare-proofed sapphire crystal
Exhibition case-back with sapphire crystal and Alpine Eagle logo
Water resistance 100 metres
Dial and hands
Brass dial stamped with a sunburst pattern inspired by the iris of an eagle, in a “Rhône
Blue” colour achieved by PVD treatment
Applied numerals and hour-markers, rhodium-plated and enhanced with Grade X1
Super-LumiNova®
Black chronograph counters
Baton-type hours and minutes hands, rhodium-plated and enhanced with Grade X1
Super-LumiNova®
Rhodium-plated red-tipped arrow-type seconds hand with eagle feather-shaped
counterweight
Rhodium-plated red-tipped chronograph counter hands (white for the small seconds)
White and red transfers
Movement
Integrated column-wheel chronograph mechanism
Number of parts: 310
Diameter: 28.80 mm
Thickness: 7.60 mm
Number of jewels: 45
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Power reserve of 60 hours
Annual balance with balance-spring featuring a flat terminal curve
Patented chronograph zero-resetting mechanism with pivoting hammers and elastic arms
Patented unidirectional gear drive
Patented vertical clutch system
Openworked central rotor with tungsten alloy
Chronometer-certified by the COSC
Functions/Indications
- Central hours, minutes and chronograph seconds
- Semi-instantaneous minutes counter display
- Semi-instantaneous date indication between 4 and 5 o’clock
- Chronograph with flyback function
- 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock
- 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock
- Small seconds at 6 o’clock
- Tachymeter
- Stop-seconds function
Blue or black (matt) rubber strap with titanium insert
Pin buckle in titanium
Price: MSRP: CHF 18'200
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