The independent Japanese watchmaker Hajime Asaoka has produced a grand total of... 19 watches! They are the result of meticulous craftsmanship, performed (…)

Exports of Swiss watches to Japan seem to have decreased again this year. Rolex, Cartier and Omega remain the top brands sold in Japan.

All have developed a continuum of unparalleled technological innovations, from the use of quartz to solar energy. All have continued to produce large (…)

This is the oldest Japanese watch brand, with more than a century of history. It has been in on every technological innovation. But 2017 will remain (…)

Unlike its two fellow watchmaking companies which are launching an offensive internationally by moving their own products upmarket, this giant has opted for (…)

Having seen the portrait of the watchmaker Philippe Dufour, who hails from the Swiss canton of Vaud, at the Seiko research and development studios, Europa (…)

In the mid-60s, a race was raging: who would manage to release the first automatic chronograph wristwatch?

How to win over the generations of G-Shock lovers, those teenagers who have since matured? Can ultra-high-tech quartz watches sell for the same price as (…)

The Japanese market is relatively stable and mature. Regardless of economic trends, luxury watches have been constantly appreciated in the country.