Reading Time: 4 minutesCreated and developed especially for a collector inspired by his dream and desire to reach the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, the Voutilainen 28 LQU Unique Piece embodies the symbiosis of Tatsuo Kitamura’s extraordinary Japanese lacquer artistry with Kari Voutilainen’s philosophy of longevity, precision and classical watchmaking tradition. This one-of-a-kindContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor several years, Minase has been working with Junichi Hakose, an undisputed master of the art of Japanese Urushi lacquerware. We are saddened to announce his workshop suffered a grave earthquake at the beginning of the year.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesA work of gold and lacquer, mechanics and craftsmanship, the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Rabbit timepiece celebrates the advent of the year of the water rabbit through an original 88-piece series inspired by the Chinese zodiac calendar. The 39.5 mm-diameter case in ethical 18-carat rose gold frames aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s become a tradition: Chopard Manufacture annually presents a new timepiece eagerly awaited by collectors for its timelessly elegant dial adorned with a motif inspired by the Chinese zodiac calendar according to the perfectly preserved ancestral Urushi lacquer technique. This year, the L.U.C collection welcomes the L.U.C XP Urushi YearContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesSteeped in the aesthetic codes of Chinese culture, the L.U.C XP Urushi Spirit of Shí Chen is the first L.U.C timepiece to display the traditional Chinese timekeeping system, Shí Chen. The animals of the zodiac that symbolises them parade slowly by on an Urushi lacquer disc, accompanied by the symbolContinue Reading