Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026
Chopard Presents a Flock of New Alpine Eagle Models at Watches and Wonders
The brand’s popular modern sports watch line saw some compelling additions during the Geneva show, including an edgy advancement in anti-magnetism that may point to the model’s soaring future.
By Mike Espindle
Executive Editor
The story of Chopard’s Alpine Eagle is both charming and, by now, somewhat legendary in the annals of watchmaking.
Along with the line’s ongoing commitment to wildlife conservancy through its Alpine Eagle Foundation and use of eco-friendlier, proprietary Lucent Steel (in its steel executions) and other sustainable metal initiatives, the wristwatch presents a unique take on a more everyday-wear model with beaucoup design, complications, and materials flexibility from an illustrious maison so focused on elegance, sophistication, and technical excellence.
This new flock of Alpine Eagles flies boldly apace with its previous brethren. So, let’s take an eagle-eyed look at these new pieces.
Alpine Eagle 41 AM
To cut to the chase, think of the “AM” in the new Alpine Eagle 41 AM’s moniker as “antimagnetic,” or as Chopard refers to the technology, “amagnetic.” Either way, the introduction of the world’s first amagnetic hairspring does yeoman’s service in increasing the timepiece’s precision and reliability in a world where our everyday environment is more and more influenced by electronic devices that can introduce magnetic fields to sour a watch’s accuracy.
The Chopard 01.01-C calibre automatic movement that powers the Alpine Eagle 41 AM features a hairspring made from a new-generation alloy that reduces magnetic influence by about 15 times that of traditional hairsprings.
“With this Alpine Eagle 41 AM, we continue to uphold a vision of precision that leaves no room for compromise. By introducing our first antimagnetic watch, we mark more than a technical milestone; we are reaffirming our commitment to ensuring that our watches remain perfectly reliable despite the realities of modern life,” said Chopard Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele of this important introduction.
This edgy science is presented quite handsomely in the inaugural AM model’s 41mm Lucent Steel case-and-bracelet combo. Along with a bucolic “Moss Green” dial created by a PVD treatment over a brass dial with the collection’s every-present eagle’s eye iris pattern, this model is almost certainly the first of many to come, as it marries a rugged 100 meters of water resistance, anti-magnetism, and a 60-hour power reserve with the line’s thoughtful environmental message that honors the stately raptor after which it is named.
Alpine Eagle 41 XP CS Gold and 41 XPS
Two new 41mm executions of the Alpine Eagle are available in two new flavors: one in 18-karat ethical rose gold with a barky brown “shades of wood” gradient dial approach and one in Lucent Steel with a tell-tale small seconds function at 6 o’clock (hence the “S” designation in the model name). Both reflect the XP family’s extra-thin nature (“XP” for eXtra-Plat, or flat), with each having an overall thickness of just 8mm.
In the Alpine Eagle 41 XP CS Gold, we see an extension of the model’s use of noble metals (last seen with the Alpine Eagle 41 XP CS Platinum, which debuted last year). However, instead of the ombré-effect blue dial featured on the platinum model, this new rose gold execution relies on a gorgeous cross-sectional wood tone on the dial to create the connection to nature.
Still, despite the darker dial, the obvious sophisticated appeal of the shimmering ethical rose gold case and two-treatment bracelet construction, along with the 22K gold micro-rotor of the elevated, exquisitely finished, COSC-certified Chopard L.U.C 96-42-L automatic movement with its elegant “swan’s neck” regulator (all visible via an exhibition case back) shines through.
For the Lucent Steel Alpine Eagle 41 XPS, expect similar movement elegance and details from an L.U.C movement (this time, the L.U.C 96-40-L), but also a sportier home for the COSC-certified power plant’s stacked-barrel Twin Technology system that delivers a 65-hour reserve.
A champagne-tinged “Mountain Glow” dial adorns the distinctive iris pattern of this Eagle’s eye, which is made even more impressive, in this author’s opinion, without a central seconds hand constantly running across it.
The Color of Water
Both 36mm and 41mm Lucent Steel executions of the Alpine Eagle Rhone Blue timepiece took flight to round out this story during Geneva.
This eye-catching dial hue, which, again, features the line’s signature iris pattern, draws a direct connection to the spirit of Chopard’s Alpine Eagle Foundation, which is making great strides in reintroducing large numbers of the once-dwindling Alpine Eagle raptor to its ancestral European mountain home.
More specifically, by evoking the particular icy color of the Rhone River in the bird’s native region, Rhone Blue nods to the waterway’s glacial origins in Switzerland’s Valais canton.
Powered by a COSC-certified Chopard 01.01C movement in the 41mm version and one of the smallest COSC-certified movements (the Chopard 09.01-C) in the 36mm version, both new Alpine Eagle Rhone Blue executions provide a decidedly chromatic connection to the preservation purpose of the line itself.
Pricing & Availability
Debuting last week at the annual Watches and Wonders show in Geneva, all the new Alpine Eagles are available as you read this. In terms of pricing, the antimagnetic Alpine Eagle 41 AM lists for $17,100; the rose gold 41 XP CS Gold for $90,300; the 41 XPS for $31,000; and the Alpine Eagle Rhone Blue models go for $15,100 in 36mm and $18,700 in 41mm.
For more information, check out the Chopard website.