In 2009, Chopard and Yamada Heiando
launched the first L.U.C XP Urushi 2009 Collection after many months of
working together. The Collection was marketed in Japan then. Wishing to
propagate the art of Urushi to the rest of the world, the effort
continued with a few exclusive series afterward (please refer to
'Related Reads'). As all these urushi dials are hand-painted and
crafted by only one artist, Master Kiichiro Masumura, no elaboration is
required about how limited each series will be.
For this year 2014, Chopard continues with the Chinese Zodiac Calender Series, and commissions Yamanda Heiando, to do L.U.C XP Urushi “Year of the Horse”.