India, Nov. 13 -- Driven by one man's love for a country and its culture, Chopard's new "Inspirations from Japan - Artistic Crafts in Time" watch collection melds Eastern artisanship with Western savoir-faire. Chopard has released a new collection of L.U.C watches that are a treat for watch lovers.

Japan has served as a wellspring of inspiration for Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of the Swiss jewellery and watchmaking house of Chopard, for more than four decades. During that time, he's visited the country regularly, entranced by a culture in which the quest for perfection is universal and everyday objects are elevated into works of art.

Indeed, Scheufele's enduring passion for the Land of the Rising Sun and the skill of its arti...