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The New L.U.C XP with Urushi (2010 Collection)
Jul 07, 2010,11:38 AM
To celebrate Chopard’s 150 years, Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele,
Co-President and Artistic Director, has dreamed up 150 Haute Joaillerie
creations that celebrate animals, and Chopard Japan also introduced
another three new L.U.C XP with Urushi dials by the top Urushi Master,
Mr. Kiichiro Masumura, and then applied gold maki-e
by Yamada Heiando, a top purveyor of tableware to the Japanese Imperial
Household, aligned to the animal and nature theme.
With the
promising well-received launch of the L.U.C XP with Urushi dials 2009 Collection ( please click here to view ) , here are the
snapshots of the L.U.C XP with Urushi dials 2010 Collection, and thanks
to Chopard Japan for the naming.
Enjoy!
( 1 ) The 'Earth' featuring the jungle with animals.
The case is YG, and the diameter is the same as XP, 39mm.
Dauphine hands are of yellow-gold too.
The Chopard logo was printed on the second-surface of sapphire
crystal.
(2) The 'Sky' featuring the majestic bird - the Peacock.
Case and hands are of Yellow Gold.
Last but not least (3) The " Water' featuring the auspicious
goldfishes. Available with two variations - four or five goldfishes.
This model comes in White Gold case and hands.
Kong
This message has been edited by Kong on 2010-07-07 11:40:03
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The New L.U.C XP with Urushi (2010 Collection)
By: Kong : July 7th, 2010-11:38
To celebrate Chopard’s 150 years, Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, Co-President and Artistic Director, has dreamed up 150 Haute Joaillerie creations that celebrate animals, and Chopard Japan also introduced another three new L.U.C XP with Urushi dials by the to...
Earth, Sky, and Water...
By: patrick_y : July 7th, 2010-16:00
Earth, sky, and water. The three symbols of medium on the planet. Beautiful pieces, my favorite of the trio is the one that depicts the goldfishes. Great looking collection!
ohhhh...
By: lien : July 7th, 2010-19:20
i absolutely luv the earth, the urashi finish appears more understated than enamel but has more warmth looking forward to seeing them in metal~ cheers, Ed~
Does you location have them?
By: Kong : July 12th, 2010-11:47
Hello Ed Hope you are well. If your location does not have them, nearest would be Japan. I also wonder if Hong Kong has them too. Must see them in metal. Kong
very few unique models in Taiwan
By: lien : July 12th, 2010-20:51
Hi Kong, wishing u all the best too! I doubt we ll have these models for show here, also its not as convenient checking out rare birds here given boutiques reluctantly show them to window shoppers. Frankly, one is consider lousy customer if he/she ask to ...
Really?!
By: Kong : July 15th, 2010-11:43
That's not the way to treat prospects. It saddens me if that's the case, in your area. Please PM me if such cases happen with the Chopard Boutique there. Take care Ed. Kong
The goldfish dial is my favourite.
By: ling5hk : July 7th, 2010-19:22
But Chopard needs to do 5 goldfish for chinese collector. Four (4) goldfish - means dead fish in Chinese. Regards Ling
4 vs. 5 in Japanese / Chinese
By: MTF : July 7th, 2010-22:18
Ling, As was mentioned in the report, the 'Water' series comes with either 4 or 5 fish. I was puzzled too, because whe we were living in Japan, we found that even the tableware and chopsticks came in sets of 5....the homonym of '4' also means death in Jap...
Perhaps, for the fish...
By: masterspiece : July 8th, 2010-01:11
it may be that there are three vs one, three on the bottom and one at the top. In japanese culture, odd numbers seem to be the norm in life and design. Although there may be a total of four fish, could it be it was designed as a three vs one? Or maybe...i...
You are right ...
By: Kong : July 12th, 2010-11:43
According to Chopard Japan, 5-goldfish is for the Chinese market. However, 4-goldfish, is NOT considered to inauspicious in Japan. Kong
Hi, Kong,
By: masterspiece : July 8th, 2010-01:40
Thanks for the post. These photos are just great! I love the colors but the detail is what really blows me away. Very cool works of art on micro engineered works of art. Aloha, Bob
Wow! V impressive...
By: Forsei : July 12th, 2010-20:20
I love all of them , but my fav is the peacock...v majestic, i just love the contrast between blue and gold. One for the true art and watch connoisseur. (However, not quite for plebians like me...:P at least for now...) The last I checked with the chopard...
That's not true!
By: Kong : July 15th, 2010-11:55
Everyone starts from somewhere. At least you know what beauty is Yes, pretty reasonable indeed. Kong
they are stunning
By: ChristianDK : July 9th, 2010-05:02
I really like them. The dials are stunning and the watches seem very well proportioned with 39 mm. Paticularly the yg pieces seem to work well witn these dials. the CHOPARD logo seems a bit exaggerated in the photos but I would expect it to be less "distu...
Hi Christian ...
By: Kong : July 12th, 2010-11:54
Thanks for viewing and the inputs. I agree with you the logo is a bit in the way. Currently, the pieces, the logo was printed white on the second surface of the sapphire. It would be a great idea to etch /microblasted so that the logo is translucent inste...
