L.U.C XP URUSHI YEAR OF THE RAT, 39.5 mm

Chopard is once again honouring Asian traditions by calling on the ancestral Japanese art of Urushi to create the dial of the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Rat timepiece. This work of art highlights the theme of the next zodiac sign in the traditional Chinese calendar: the Rat, renowned for its intelligence and perspicacity. Each of the watches in this refined and powerfully symbolic 88-piece limited edition crafted in 18-carat rose gold is powered by an ultra-thin movement produced in the Chopard Manufacture workshops: the L.U.C 96.17-L calibre.

Entirely developed, produced and assembled in the Chopard High 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 patented 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.

MATERIAL

18-carat rose gold

CROWN MATERIAL

18-carat rose gold

CASE-BACK

see-through sapphire crystal

WATER-RESISTANCE

30 metres

DIAL

hand-crafted in Japan according to the Urushi lacquer technique with a decoration celebrating the Year of the Rat

BUCKLE TYPE

pin buckle

BUCKLE MATERIAL

18-carat rose gold

STRAP

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

CHOPARD BOUTIQUES EXCLUSIVITY

Yes

LIMITED EDITION

88

INDICATION(S)

hours and minutes

MOVEMENT

L.U.C 96.17-L

OSCILLATING WEIGHT

22-carat gold

POWER RESERVE

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

FREQUENCY

4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour)

TYPE OF WINDING

self-winding mechanical movement

JEWELS

29