The company was founded in 1860, when Luis-Ulysse Chopard established his workshop in Sonviller, Switzerland. In a short period of time, its products became famous in Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia. In 1920, the founder’s grandson Paul-Andrè Chopard moved the company to Geneva, the capital of “Haute Horlogerie”, establishing the company in one of the most prestigious watch-making cities in the world.
In 1963, the company passed into the hands of Karl Scheufele, a descendant of a dynasty of German watchmakers and jewellers. He led the company through major developments and it quickly became one of the most quoted and recognised names in the industries of fine watchmaking and jewellery.
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