
Reference G 3005 | A yellow, white gold and diamond-set bracelet watch | Circa 1978
Auction Closed
April 3, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Dial: 18k yellow gold
Calibre: cal. 9''' manual winding, 17 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, white gold and diamond-set, snap-on case back
Case number: 402'371
Closure: 18k yellow gold Chopard bracelet and locking clasp
Size: 35 mm diameter (without the diamond bezel)
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
Chopard – The Diamond Invasion
Shaped like no other, this Chopard orbits in its own gravitational field—a lost celestial body slowly consumed by a glamorous invasion of diamonds. Born in the late 1970s, an era when watchmaking dared to dream beyond convention, it encases time within a perfect globe, its 18k yellow gold shell shimmering as if caught between creation and collapse.
Diamonds creep across the surface, like a cosmic phenomenon overtaking the planet’s crust—an opulent reclamation of forgotten luxury. Beneath the jeweled veneer, a manually wound caliber beats at the heart of this miniature world, keeping time with the quiet precision of a drifting satellite.
A fragment from an alternate universe where beauty conquers all, this Chopard transcends the ordinary—proof that even in the cold void, luxury thrives.