Description
Immersed in Chinese cultural codes, the L.U.C XP Urushi Spirit of Shí Chen is the first L.U.C timepiece to display the traditional Chinese time or Shí Chen. The animals of the zodiac that symbolize the hours slowly rotate along on an Urushi lacquer disk featuring the symbol of prosperity and its god Lu Xing. This creative new complication is released in a limited series of just 88 timepieces. Its manufacture movement, the L.U.C 96.29-L, is protected by an 18-carat ethical rose gold case of an extraordinary finesse – symbolic and physical – at just 40 mm.
Specifications
Case & Dial
- METAL
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18-carat rose gold
- CASE DIAMETER
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40
- DIAL
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in black and gold colors, hand-crafted in Japan according to the Urushi lacquer technique, with a decoration representing the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. Central design in the symbol of prosperity, hour markers and Arabic numerals in 18-carat rose gold
- WATER-RESISTANT
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30 metres
- CASE-BACK
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see-through sapphire crystal
- CROWN MATERIAL
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18-carat rose gold
Movement
- MOVEMENT
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L.U.C 96.29-L
- TYPE OF WINDING
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self-winding mechanical movement
- FUNCTION
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hours and minutes
- POWER RESERVE
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Power Reserve of approximately 65 hours, L.U.C Twin Technology (two stacked barrels)
- FREQUENCY
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4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour)
- OSCILLATING WEIGHT
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22-carat gold
- JEWELS
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29
Strap & Buckle
- STRAP
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black alligator leather strap (matt square plate) with hand sewn matching tones , lining: alligator brown
- BUCKLE TYPE
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pin buckle
- BUCKLE MATERIAL
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18-carat rose gold
Other
- LIMITED EDITION
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88
- CHOPARD BOUTIQUE EXCLUSIVITY
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No
Movement
Fully developed, produced and assembled in the Chopard Fine Watchmaking workshops, the self-winding mechanical movement L.U.C. 96.29-L is the first movement by Maison Chopard to feature a rotating disk displaying the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. It provides the watch with exceptional timekeeping performances and a comfortable 65-hour power reserve thanks to Twin technology, a system patented by Chopard that combines two coaxial barrels, a particularly remarkable technical achievement in light of the extreme slenderness of its 3.97 mm-thick movement.
