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Chopard

Founded
1860 · 166 years
Country
Switzerland
Headquarters
Geneva
Owned by
Independent
GENEVA · SWITZERLAND 1860 FOUNDED

The house

Chopard is a Swiss manufacturer and retailer of wristwatches, jewelry and accessories. Louis-Ulysse Chopard founded the house in Sonvilier in 1860. Its headquarters are now in Geneva, and the Scheufele family of Germany has owned it since 1963.

The supplied record does not name particular models, calibres, prices or watch specifications.

What Chopard is

Chopard makes and sells wristwatches, jewelry and accessories. It is a Swiss watch house with its headquarters in Geneva, and it appears in the wider field of [[list:swiss-watch-brands|Swiss watch brands]].

On the wrist

The product record names wristwatches, but gives no case sizes, movements, models, materials or water-resistance figures. It therefore does not establish a particular watch use or fit.

Getting started

A first look at Chopard starts with its Swiss origin, its 1860 founding in Sonvilier and its present Geneva headquarters. The available record does not list a model range, buying steps or published prices.

Strengths

Chopard combines watchmaking with jewelry and accessories under one house. It both manufactures and retails those products, giving the brand a role on each side of the sale.

Catches

A buyer looking for those details will need information beyond this record.

Pricing

No Chopard prices are provided in the available facts.

Who it suits

  • Readers comparing Swiss houses by origin and present ownership.
  • Buyers considering a watch-and-jewelry maker.

Who should look elsewhere

  • You need a named Chopard model, movement, dimensions or price now.
  • You want a watch comparison based on specifications.

Worth knowing

  • Makes wristwatches as well as jewelry and accessories.
  • Acts as both a manufacturer and a retailer.
  • Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Before you buy

  • No specific Chopard watch models are identified.
  • No calibre, case or water-resistance details are supplied.
  • No prices are provided.

The short of it

Chopard suits a reader who wants a Swiss house with a long recorded history and a business spanning watches, jewelry and accessories. Its current base is Geneva, while ownership sits with Germany's Scheufele family. The record is too limited for a model-level choice: it does not name references, movements, dimensions, water resistance or prices. Treat this as a house profile, then seek the exact specification and cost for any watch under consideration.

What the record says it makes

wristwatch

What buyers ask

Where is Chopard based?

Chopard's headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

When was Chopard founded?

Louis-Ulysse Chopard founded the house in 1860 in Sonvilier, Switzerland.

Who owns Chopard today?

The Scheufele family of Germany has owned Chopard since 1963.

What does Chopard make?

The supplied record describes Chopard as a manufacturer and retailer of wristwatches, jewelry and accessories.

Does this record list Chopard watch prices?

No. The available facts include no Chopard prices.

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