2012 Chopard St. Moritz Chronograph 8386 with original box, papers, and 2025 service papers

The Watch: The St. Moritz was Chopard’s first sports watch, introduced in 1980 and designed by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele himself. Reference 8386 brings chronograph functionality to the mix, housed in a 38mm stainless steel case with matched textile strap and the signature eight exposed bezel screws that define the model. The dial is a balanced tricompax layout with applied indices, faceted baton hands, and a date window tucked between 4 and 5. Subdials are recessed, the crystal is flat sapphire, and the pushers are rectangular—giving it the sleek but industrial feel typical of early luxury sport watches. Inside is a Frédéric Piguet caliber 1185 automatic chronograph movement, the same movement beating away inside a Royal Oak or Overseas chronograph. With proportions that still work today and a design language all its own, the St. Moritz is a lesser-known but worthy player in the luxury sports watch conversation. Quietly cool, rarely seen, and this example is both recently serviced and h