025 marks a major milestone for Minase as the boutique Japanese watchmaker celebrates its 20th anniversary. At the occasion, the brand is announcing the release of a watch model featuring a “Yukihira Black Gradation Dial” from Minase popular “Seven Windows” series in a limited edition of 77 units, each individually numbered.

Born from the high-precision cutting tools company Kyowa, Minase has spent the last two decades redefining Japanese watchmaking through exceptional craftsmanship and boundary-pushing design. Minase pursues a level of perfection that cannot be achieved through mass production.

Since its creation in 2005, Minase has had two goals: creating timepieces that will still be revered a century from now and paying tribute to their home country’s rich heritage, culture and crafts. With a deep respect for traditional techniques and an unrelenting drive to innovate, the brand has developed and mastered signature elements such as the case-in-case structure or the sallaz polishing technique, earning global recognition across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia.

To honor this anniversary, Minase proudly unveils a special edition from its iconic Seven Windows collection: the Yukihira Black Gradation Dial, a limited release of 77 pieces available on stainless steel bracelet or on handmade leather strap. This exquisite model showcases the pinnacle of Japanese craftsmanship through a dial created via electroforming—an intricate process that captures a subtle Yukihira (hammered snowflake-like) pattern and finishes it with a deep black gradation that reveals hints of purple under shifting light. Designed for connoisseurs who appreciate details, the dial ring is finished in ion-plated black, with the drill mark—Minase’s signature—polished to a brilliant silver shine with the sallaz finishing technique. The iconic case, with its 7 sapphire glass windows, offers a 360° view of the dial and movement.

Every purchase includes a limited-edition leather watch case, and all the watches ordered before the end of September will come with a silver bracelet showcasing Minase’s polishing artistry. With its rich history, uncompromising values, and unyielding pursuit of beauty and precision, Minase continues to prove that small-scale Japanese craftsmanship can resonate powerfully on the global stage—20 years strong and just getting started.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Case: Stainless steel 316L. Dual spherical sapphire crystal (with multi layers non-reflective coating) on top, see through case back and 5 sapphire windows at 12’, 3’ (2), 6’ and 9’. Water resistant up to 50 meters (5 Bar).

• Movement: Swiss ETA based components (2892A2) high end execution with hand-finished surfaces with perlage, bridges and main plate in black “or”. Blue screws. Bridges with diamond polished bevels. Customized Minase rotor. ETACHRON regulator system. MPS lubrication-free bearings. TOP range execution.

• Dial: Copper base, electro-formed and lacquered in black.

• Functions: Hours, minutes and central second hands. Date at 3.

• Bracelet: Stainless steel 316L or leather strap embossed with a Wavy Grain pattern and hand-sewn.

• Price in USD: USD 4’600.- on leather strap USD 5’900.- on stainless steel bracelet

• Delivery: November/December 2025