As the list of special-edition Chinese New Year luxury products gets longer, Swiss watch and jewelry company Chopard joins Vacheron Constantin in crafting a year of the horse watch to celebrate the January 31 holiday.
The watch is part of the brand’s prized Urushi series named for the Urushi method of lacquer art used on the watch, and follows a year of the snake edition that was unveiled last year. The timepiece is 39.5 mm in diameter and 6.8 mm thick with a black alligator leather strap. Chopard has chosen to present it in a black and Maki-e gold box featuring an auspicious octagonal shape.
Jewellery News Asia has a detailed description of the Urushi technique used to create the watch’s design:
In addition to gold dust, the design was also created using gold foil and mother-of-pearl. Although the price hasn’t been announced, the watch is expected to cost around $25,000.