VERY FEW WATCH MANUFACTURES have as much quality control over their own creations as Chopard. The maison also stands out for its complete mastery of horology. Founded by Louis-Ulysse Chopard in 1860 as an artisanal purveyor of unique chronometers and pocket watches, the house today is a collective of artisans, overseen by the Scheufele family. By virtue of being independent and family-run, Chopard has paved the way for the watch industry as a luminary with an unyielding passion for ethical luxury.
Thanks to its vertical integration, the Chopard Manufacture can perform – without external reliance – movement construction and adjustment, product design, gold smelting, case stamping and machining, traditional handcrafted decorative arts, surface treatments, polishing, assembly and quality control. In short, it can execute each step of the watchmaking process from start to finish, including where the case material is sourced.
This level of self-sustainability wasn’t born overnight. The groundwork had been laid over a long period of time. In 1978, Karl Scheufele envisioned the vertical integration of production, starting with the smelting of gold. Not merely content with vertical integration, Chopard injects it with purpose and greater good.
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