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Chopard Urushi Year of the Rooster WG fun watch
HI All,
New toy ...
Just bought the Urushi limited edition from Chopard Geneva on the Rue du Rhone. Signed Kiichiro Masumura & Yamada Heiando.
I came to Geneva looking for watches from A Lange and Breguet. Disappointment. I dropped in on Chopard to look at the XPS Fairmined. Nope. Then, the salesguy showed three Urushi watches.
Finally, I picked this watch which was striking yet elegant. The Urushi Horse was a little too opulent in RG. The Urushi Chrysanthemum was subtle.
I'm pleased that I tried it on. The fit was excellent. Unlike the Quattro that I had bought earlier, the strap was soft and I had no problem tightening the strap.
Strap 19/16 115/80. I passed on a deployment clasp CHF 2000!
The shop was ready to sell. The salesman threw in a 3 yr extension warranty for buying in Switzerland. Threw in a Mille Miglia Manometre and a Chopard roller pen.
Pictorial watches are very different from minimalist tool watches. Strong on personality, a pictorial speaks about the wearer's aesthetics.
By a coincidence, I was at the Bel-Air transit hub when I spotted a Vacheron shop. The display cases had a number of conspicuous pictorial watches, though the hands were not as good as Chopard's.
My watch has no index markings, but the time is easy enough to read. The problem is setting the time. I use the position of the winding crown as the indicator for 15 minutes.
I cleared the cashier at Canadian Customs in 10 minutes. No hassle.
Unfortunately, I had a snafu at Geneva Airport. I boarded a flight to CDG (transferring to a flight home) from the French Sector of Geneva Airport. No Swiss Customs after the security checkpoint. So, I was unable to drop off the detax documents.
Fortunately, there is a Suisse Consulate General in my city. Got it stamped in 10 minutes. Send the document back to the dealer.
39.5mm, 6.8mm, calibre 96-17L, glare proof sapphire (Chopard trade name on the glass). Ref 161902-1029.
I came to Geneva looking for watches from A Lange and Breguet. Disappointment. I dropped in on Chopard to look at the XPS Fairmined. Nope. Then, the salesguy showed three Urushi watches.
Finally, I picked this watch which was striking yet elegant. The Urushi Horse was a little too opulent in RG. The Urushi Chrysanthemum was subtle.
I'm pleased that I tried it on. The fit was excellent. Unlike the Quattro that I had bought earlier, the strap was soft and I had no problem tightening the strap.
Strap 19/16 115/80. I passed on a deployment clasp CHF 2000!
The shop was ready to sell. The salesman threw in a 3 yr extension warranty for buying in Switzerland. Threw in a Mille Miglia Manometre and a Chopard roller pen.
Pictorial watches are very different from minimalist tool watches. Strong on personality, a pictorial speaks about the wearer's aesthetics.
By a coincidence, I was at the Bel-Air transit hub when I spotted a Vacheron shop. The display cases had a number of conspicuous pictorial watches, though the hands were not as good as Chopard's.
My watch has no index markings, but the time is easy enough to read. The problem is setting the time. I use the position of the winding crown as the indicator for 15 minutes.
I cleared the cashier at Canadian Customs in 10 minutes. No hassle.
Unfortunately, I had a snafu at Geneva Airport. I boarded a flight to CDG (transferring to a flight home) from the French Sector of Geneva Airport. No Swiss Customs after the security checkpoint. So, I was unable to drop off the detax documents.
Fortunately, there is a Suisse Consulate General in my city. Got it stamped in 10 minutes. Send the document back to the dealer.
39.5mm, 6.8mm, calibre 96-17L, glare proof sapphire (Chopard trade name on the glass). Ref 161902-1029.
Caveat: The only issue I have is with the tiny crown. It's hard to wind the watch.
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Chopard Urushi Year of the Rooster WG fun watch
HI All, New toy ... Just bought the Urushi limited edition from Chopard Geneva on the Rue du Rhone. Signed Kiichiro Masumura & Yamada Heiando. I came to Geneva looking for watches from A Lange and Breguet. Disappointment. I dropped in on Chopard to look a...
It's a beautiful watch.
But I really question the choice of Urushi technique, rather than, say, porcelain-which is a traditional Chinese art. I've wondered about this since first reading about these Chopard pieces. Certainly doesn't take away from its appearance.
Can't show the details ...
... because I don't have a macro lens. However, the workmanship looks very fine to my naked eye.
Beautiful watch
I have yet to see one in the flesh, but these Chopards always amaze me. Congratulations on a great pick up.
Congratulations for this very special Chopard. Happy you bought it in my town ;-)
I didn't pay attention to the little crown before you mentioned it. Hope it won't be a problem to wind it regularly. Best wishes Alkiro
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jim vancouver, Congratulations! You are the first PuristS reported owner. Read about urushi technique in general and specifically the Year of the Rooster watch in previous PuristSPro articles CLICK HERE By the way, there was a long series of erudite scien...
Thanks to everyone for their kindness
I really like this watch. Might weight it on a daily basis.
