A new era for Japanese watchmaking?
EDITORIAL
July 2019
As demand for Japanese quartz movements continues to fall, due to declining interest in the fashion watch, and as the arrival of the smartwatch causes major (…)
Watch Curator ’18
- Barocco
THE “IRREGULAR” PEARLS
October 2018
Appearing first in the sixteenth century, the adjective “baroque” comes from the Portuguese barocco, which meant a pearl with an irregular shape. From (…)
Minase, a window on the watch [Video]
JAPANESE CRAFTS
April 2018
Originally a family company specialized in the production of cutting tools in the Akita province of Japan, Minase is a growing-up watch artisan aiming at (…)
What about Japanese independents?
FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL
February 2018
The independent Japanese watchmaker Hajime Asaoka has produced a grand total of... 19 watches! They are the result of meticulous craftsmanship, performed (…)
