L.U.C XP URUSHI YEAR OF THE OX

39.5 mm, automatic, ethical rose gold

£ 22,500

Ref. Number:

161902-5071

Since 2013, Chopard has dedicated a Swiss watch in its L.U.C Haute Horlogerie collection to the sign of each Chinese zodiac year. This luxury watch is designed on the basis of the L.U.C XP ultra-thin model, featuring a dial adorned using the Urushi Maki-e technique – combining lacquering and gold dust – within a highly symbolic stage-setting and systematically produced in an 88-piece limited series. In 2022, the Year of the Tiger, this tradition is embodied in an exceptional watch made from ethical 18-carat rose gold: the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Tiger.
Case & Dial

METAL:
18-carat rose gold

CASE DIMENSION(S):
39.50 mm

DIAL:
hand-crafted in Japan according to the Urushi lacquer technique, with a decoration celebrating the year of the ox

WATER-RESISTANCE:
30 metres

CASE-BACK:
see-through sapphire crystal

CROWN MATERIAL:
18-carat rose gold

Movement

MOVEMENT:
L.U.C 96.17-L

WINDING:
self-winding mechanical movement

INDICATION(S):
hours and minutes

POWER RESERVE:
Power Reserve of approximately 65 hours, L.U.C Twin Technology (two stacked barrels)

FREQUENCY:
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour)

OSCILLATING WEIGHT:
22-carat gold

JEWELS:
29

Strap & Buckle

STRAP:
black alligator leather strap (matt) with hand sewn matching tones

BUCKLE TYPE:
pin buckle

Other

LIMITED EDITION:
88
Entirely developed, produced and assembled in the Chopard Fine Watchmaking workshops and a COSC-certified chronometer, the self-winding mechanical L.U.C 96.17-L movement beats to a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz) and possesses a power reserve of approximately 65 hours thanks to Twin technology, a system invented by Chopard combining two coaxial barrels, a particularly remarkable technical achievement in view of the extreme slenderness of the movement at just 3.3 mm of thickness.

L.U.C XP

Urushi Year of the Ox

Each year since 2013, the L.U.C collection has dedicated one of its precious timepieces to the concurrent symbol in the Chinese zodiac. This masterpiece, eagerly awaited by aesthetes and collectors, combines an ultra-thin case in ethical gold; a dial featuring the traditional Urushi lacquer technique; a highly symbolic setting and an in-house movement: a happy omen for this Year of the Ox, issued in a limited edition of just 88.

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