L.U.C XP Urushi Year Of The Tiger
- Category
- Artistic Crafts
- Case
- Pink gold Urushi lacquer
- Movement
- Self-winding mechanical Power reserve: 65 h, 28800 vph
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes
- Size
- ø 39.50 mm
- Thickness
- 6.80 mm
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Reference
- 161902-5076
- Price
- 26,200 CHF
Description
Chopard Manufacture annually presents a new timepiece eagerly awaited by collectors for its timelessly elegant dial adorned with a motif inspired by the Chinese zodiac calendar according to the perfectly preserved ancestral Urushi lacquer technique. True to tradition, Chopard works with the finest Japanese lacquer craftsmen, who produce dials using the art of Urushi lacquer. Each dial of the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Tiger timepiece are produced in the workshops of the century-old company Yamada Heiando and crafted by Master lacquer artist Minori Koizumi who devotes no less than 160 hours to this meticulous task.
This year, the L.U.C collection welcomes the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Tiger timepiece, an 88-piece limited series dedicated to the Tiger. Housed in an ultra-thin case, its L.U.C 96.17-L movement testifies to the watchmaking expertise of the Artisans at Chopard Manufacture.
Supplied by the brand to the GPHG for its entry.