Chopard

Most Chopard watches use a 19 mm lug width: 18 of the 62 Chopard references with a listed width in our database (29%).

Lug widths at Chopard

Chopard collections

The story · Since 1860

The Chopard story

  1. 1860 Founded in Sonvilier, Switzerland by Louis-Ulysse Chopard.
  2. 1937 Chopard moved from the Jura to Geneva, where Paul-André Chopard, grandson of the founder, carried on the family firm.
  3. 1963 Paul-André Chopard sold the company to Karl Scheufele III, whose family still owns it.
  4. 1976 Chopard began making watches with free-floating diamonds behind sapphire glass.
  5. 1980 Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, then 22, designed the St. Moritz, the house's first sports watch and its first model in steel.
  6. 1988 Chopard became a partner of the Mille Miglia car rally.

Firsts and innovations

2000. The L.U.C Quattro used four barrels stacked in two pairs for a nine-day power reserve; Chopard calls it a world first and Monochrome the first hand-wound calibre with four stacked barrels.

2016. The L.U.C Full Strike, Chopard's first minute repeater, strikes on sapphire gongs cut from the same block as the crystal, which Chopard calls a first in watchmaking; it won the Aiguille d'Or at the 2017 GPHG.

Chopard ambassadors over the years

Jacky IckxRacing driverFrom 1989

Jacky Ickx is a long-serving ambassador of the brand. Six-time Le Mans winner who first drove the 1000 Miglia alongside Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in 1989; Chopard calls him a long-serving ambassador and dedicated the 2024 Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph JX7 to him.

Source: Chopard, Motor Sport Magazine

Zhang ZiyiActorFrom 2019

Was named a global brand ambassador at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the same year she was godmother of the Trophée Chopard.

Source: The Jakarta Post, Variety

Julia RobertsActorFrom 2021

Became Chopard's ambassador and the face of the Happy Sport campaign in April 2021, in films directed by Xavier Dolan; WWD reported in 2024 that Bella Hadid took over the role from her.

Source: WWD, Revolution

More Chopard references, by line

Lines without a guide page yet: every reference we list for them, with its strap size.

Happy Diamonds

  • Happy Diamonds Icons 209415-500410 mm

IMPERIALE

  • IMPERIALE 388563-6005Width not listed yet

L.U.C 1860

  • L.U.C 1860 168860-300318 mm

L.U.C 1963

  • L.U.C 1963 Heritage Chronograph 168556-300220 mm

L.U.C Flying

  • L.U.C Flying T Twin Ladies 131981-5001Width not listed yet

L.U.C GMT

  • L.U.C GMT One 161943-500120 mm
  • L.U.C GMT One Black 168579-300420 mm

L.U.C Heritage

  • L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru 162296-500119 mm
  • L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru 172296-100119 mm

L.U.C Qualité

  • L.U.C Qualité Fleurier 168631-300119 mm

L.U.C Quattro

  • L.U.C Quattro 161926-500122 mm
  • L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 161977-100119 mm

L.U.C Strike

  • L.U.C Strike One 161949-100120 mm

L.U.C Time

  • L.U.C Time Traveler One 161942-900120 mm
  • L.U.C Time Traveler One Black 168574-300820 mm

Pure Resonance

  • Pure Resonance Ultimate Sapphire 16-8934-BLK-SDV19 mm

FAQ

What lug width do Chopard watches use?

19 mm is the most common (29% of Chopard references with a listed width), followed by 20 mm and 21 mm.

Do all Chopard watches take the same strap size?

No. Chopard uses 6 different lug widths across its collections, so check your exact model or reference.

When was Chopard founded?

Chopard was founded in 1860 in Sonvilier, Switzerland by Louis-Ulysse Chopard.

Who are Chopard's ambassadors?

Over the years Chopard has partnered with Jacky Ickx (from 1989), Zhang Ziyi (from 2019), Julia Roberts (from 2021).

Help

What is lug width?

The gap between the two lugs that hold the strap, in millimetres. A new strap must match it exactly: 20 mm lugs take a 20 mm strap.

Measure it in 30 seconds

  1. Take the strap off, or look at the back of it: many straps print their width.
  2. Measure the inside gap between the lugs with a caliper or a millimetre ruler.
  3. Round to the nearest whole millimetre. Most watches use 18, 20 or 22 mm.

Strap, quick release or system?

Most watches use spring bars, so any strap of the right width fits. Many smartwatches use their own band system instead, such as Apple Watch bands or Garmin QuickFit.