Chopard

In 2009, Chopard announced the LUC XP Urushi Dial watches combining the exquisite Japanese lacquer work of Minori KOIZUMI under the auspices of 'National Living Treasure' - Master Kiichiro MASUMURA - at the Yamada Heiando Studio with the superlative watch...  

I find these dials beautiful. I vacillate as to which is my favorite. tmust admit, thought, that when I contemplate the watches, I question how much I would wear one, or even how much Mrs. CaliforniaJed would. As a consequence, it is not high on my list f...  

We like to live dangerously......... Regards, MTF PS. By the way, the dogs colours were meant to mimic the Cognac and Champagne dial versions of the Chopard XP special dial editions. ...  

did not understand all of it. LOL !! Any comments from the master on the Jungle dial ? Various Chopard sales keep telling me that only one master makes the dial and that he is very old, implying negative thoughts to promote collection. Personally I think ... 

GLau, Reading the thread again, I agree that some more explanation is needed about the terminology. Urushi: Lacquer from the sap of the Lacquer Tree. Maki-e: "Sprinkled picture" artwork that is painted lacquer sprinkled with other substances like gold or ... 

when viewing a piece of art, to find out what the "back story" is. Whenever I look at a painting I wonder, what was the artist thinking as made those stroke? Or when I see the chisel marks made on the foundation stones of a castle I think, who made this m... 

Aloha, My Japanese buddy (drinking, eating and other things) - Y-san - told me: "To swim with the fish, you must first have the mind of the ocean". Being san-sei, you know what that means..... :-) Regards, MTF