Happy Sport is a timepiece for women who stride confidently towards their destiny. Since 1993, the vitality of this Chopard watchmaking icon has been staging a mesmerising show thanks to the mischievous choreography of the Maison’s legendary dancing diamonds. With each passing season, the collection is regularly reinvented in an infinite palette of colours, confirming its playful character and its perpetual celebration of Joie de Vivre. Today, it welcomes a new 250-piece limited edition attired in luminous blue. Framed by a diamond-paved bezel, its silver-toned dials featuring a finely guilloché centre is enlivened by an exquisite ballet of aquamarines and dancing diamonds. Exuding a deliciously carefree mood, this subtly joyful touch extends to the colour of the strap and of the stone set on the crown. Magnificently demonstrating the workshops’ ability to blend watchmaking excellence with the art of jewellery-making, this Happy Sport model in Lucent Steel™ appears in the 33 mm-diameter case designed by the Manufacture according to the principles of harmony defined by the golden ratio and beats to the rhythm of the Chopard 09.01-C self-winding movement with its 42-hour power reserve.
A colourful dance
One look at the Happy Sport timepiece and you’ll see a lively mirror of your own energy, picked up in the ballet of dancing diamonds representing a marvellous game of random chance and kinetic energy. Happy Sport is the story of the free-spirited attitude and Joie de Vivre daily reinvented by women around the world. Dancing diamonds now invite a new coloured stone to join their perpetual whirl. Aquamarines dictate the colour scheme of a new timepiece: set against a silver-toned background with a finely guilloché centre, the dial is adorned with hands and hour-markers in matching tones further echoed by the aquamarine set in the crown and by the glossy alligator leather strap.
Mechanical performance
By using the golden ratio in direct relation to the diameter of the Chopard 09.01-C movement with automatic winding powering its ladies’ watch collections, the round, gently curved and all-embracing proportions of this Happy Sport 33 mm are particularly well suited to the wrists of their elegant wearers.
Endowed with a 42-hour power reserve, this timepiece beats to the tune of a calibre entirely developed, produced and assembled in the Maison’s watchmaking workshops. Its precision makes it the best possible ally for women with fast-paced lifestyles, who make every minute a precious moment. A perfect example of horological performance and jewellery design equally mastered by the Manufacture, Happy Sport showcases its artisans’ virtuosity.
A responsible material
As part of its Journey towards Sustainable Luxury, Chopard has chosen to enhance the whirl of dancing diamonds by crafting the Happy Sport case from its exclusive Lucent Steel™. This alloy manufactured from at least 80% recycled material features properties comparable to surgical steel making it brighter, stronger and more comfortable to wear than its standard counterpart. Since 2023, Chopard has been using Lucent Steel™ for the production of all its steel timepieces.
Happy Sport, story of a watch icon
In 1993, Caroline Scheufele (Co-President and Artistic Director of Chopard) effectively captured the spirit of the times by designing a sports watch based on the unprecedented combination of steel and diamonds. Happy Sport was the result. Since then, it has continued to celebrate the Joie de Vivre and free spirit that women reinvent every day to conquer the world. The Happy Sport watch offers a veritable show in which a woman plays an indispensable role in which her own movements provide the impetus for the mobile diamonds and this constantly recomposed tableau. A metaphor for the emancipation of women in the 20th century, the collection is a reflection of this hectic life, and has lent itself to infinite metamorphoses since its beginnings.
