There Are Only 88 Of These In The World

And Chopard’s L.U.C XP limited edition in 18K rose gold is made to fit petite Asian wrists.

Portrait of Tammy Strobel

Ultra-thin at 3.3mm

Powered by an inhouse movement with a 65-hour power reserve.

The handcrafted 39.5mm dial is lacquered with varnish from the sap of the urushi tree. Its resin is harvested annually in extremely small quantities, and is only ready three to five years later, when it is treated to be used as a lacquer.

L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Rat Ref. 161902-5069 is $32,900,  and only at Chopard boutiques.

TEXT DEBBY KWONG