The 201 Carat Chopard watch is valued in 18 million euros, and has, as its name points out, 201 carat.
Nonetheless, the history behind its price it’s not related to the history of important persons who bought it or possessed it, since it never belonged to any king or historical character. Its price, 18 million euros, is due to its massive amount of carats. To have an idea about how expensive a carat is, you can currently buy one for 2000€. Indeed, the famous soccer player Thiago Alcantara, was bought for this same amount of money, 18 million euros. As another comparative number, 18 million euros was what the Spanish city Valencia paid to host Europe’s GP there.
Chopard’s brand was founded by Louis-Chopard in 1869 in Genève, Switzerland. Its purpose is to build watches, jewellery and other luxury accessories, although at the beginning their only purpose was to build watches and pocket chronometers. Something that is characteristic about this brand, moreover of its exclusivity, is that many of their watches are handmade and they do not use pieces from other suppliers. Thanks to this exclusivity and quality difference amongst other watches, the Chopard brand has the “Genève” recognition stamp, which guarantees that all watches are produced in Genève.
In conclusion, the 201 Carat Chopard is made up of 3 diamonds that form a heart: One pink diamond of 15 carat, a white one of 12 carat and a blue one of 11 carat. Surrounding these colours, we can find the other 163 carat that are white and yellow, giving the watch a very luminous and brilliant aspect.
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