Chopard

Le Petit-Fils de L.-U. Chopard & Cie S.A., commonly known as Chopard, is a Swiss manufacturer and retailer of luxury watches, jewellery and accessories. Founded in 1860 by Louis-Ulysse Chopard in Sonvilier, Switzerland, Chopard has been owned by the Scheufele family of Germany since 1963.

Le Petit-Fils de L.-U. Chopard
& Cie S.A.
Chopard
Company typePrivate (société anonyme)
IndustryWatchmaking, luxury goods
Founded1860 (1860)
FounderLouis-Ulysse Chopard
Headquarters,
Key people
Co-Presidents:
Caroline Scheufele
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele
ProductsWatches, jewellery
Production output
75,000 watches (2016)
75,000 jewelleries (2016)
RevenueMore than CHF 500 million (2016)
OwnerScheufele family
Websitechopard.com

Chopard is best known for making high-quality Swiss watches and jewellery, and its clients have included Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. The company is headquartered in Geneva and has a site in Fleurier, Canton of Neuchâtel, that manufactures watch movements.

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