Get ready for a wave of L.U.C watches that Chopard presented during Watches and Wonders 2026. Apart from another look at the L.U.C 1860 with an Areuse blue dial in Lucent Steel, there are also the L.U.C XPS Prussian Blue, L.U.C Strike One Titanium, two versions of the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 – Straw Marquetry Edition, and the globetrotting L.U.C Time Traveler One. Also in the mix is the Alpine Eagle 41 XPS “Mountain Glow.” That’s not because the extra-thin Alpine Eagle with its warm champagne-colored dial is too hard to resist — although it is — but because it’s equipped with the 176-part L.U.C caliber 96.40-L, so it’s an L.U.C at heart. Since I brought up the very slim, L.U.C-equipped Alpine Eagle, let’s start with that watch. The Alpine Eagle 41 XPS “Mountain Glow” (ref. 298623-3003 / €29,500 ) features a new, textured champagne-toned dial and is an 8mm-thick version of Chopard’s luxury sports watch in bright Lucent Steel, the brand’s proprietary alloy.…