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result of having won the 2016 prize for his work on his second watch Maison, La Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. Ever the gentleman, Karl- Friedrich Scheufele recused himself so his fellow jurors might assess the L.U.C Full Strike with total objectivity. The result was that Chopard won the 2017 Aiguille d’Or, making its Co-President the only individual to win this prize two years in a row for the two different Maisons he leads. In 2018, Chopard committed to 100% ethical gold in all its gold watches and jewellery, a new statement in time to create a different future for Fine Watchmaking. In 2019, the Maison launched the magnificent L.U.C Flying T Twin, its first automatic-winding flying tourbillon, which received both the Poinçon de Genève and COSC certification. That year, Chopard also unveiled the Alpine Eagle, a beautiful integrated-bracelet watch based on the very first timepiece created by Karl- Friedrich Scheufele 40 years before, named the St. Moritz. The Alpine Eagle was the first watch co- created by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and his son, Karl-Fritz. That year, he received the Prix Gaïa, considered to be the Nobel Prize of watchmaking, where he was honoured for the outstanding expansion of Chopard worldwide and for the unique development of Chopard Manufacture, conciliating humanism, craftsmanship and innovation. In 2020, Chopard announced a partnership with legendary Maison Kiton which yielded the L.U.C XP II Sarto Kiton, reinforcing links with the world of sartorial elegance. That same year, he introduced the Alpine Eagle XL Chrono, featuring a movement that benefitted largely from the L.U.C Chrono One’s calibre 03.03-L. Chopard Manufacture 25th anniversary collection In 2021, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele celebrates the extraordinary quarter-century anniversary of Chopard Manufacture, living testimony to his incredible vision 25 years ago. Joining in the celebration will, of course, be some of the most breath-taking watches the world of Fine Watchmaking has ever seen. A set of unique timepieces thought as a true concentration of horological mastery and artistic emotions. While all this horological finery is sure to dazzle collectors, the greater significance of this celebration is about the commitment that should never be forgotten by one man to create the most innovative and authentic watchmaking. That man is Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. Simply Abu Dhabi | 303