What Japanese watch microbrands do you know?
I'm flying to Japan for business tomorrow and would love to visit some Japanese watch microbrands.
Here are some of the most popular Japanese watch microbrands I searched out from Google:
Minase: Minase is a brand founded by former Seiko employees and is known for its elegant modern designs and high-quality movements.
Kurono Tokyo: Kurono Tokyo is a brand founded by veteran Seiko designer Nobuhiro Kurono and is known for its retro-style chronographs and divers watches.
Nishida: Nishida is a brand founded by independent watchmaker Masahiro Nishida and is known for its hand-made mechanical watches.
Nakamura: Nakamura is a brand founded by independent watchmaker Yoshikazu Nakamura and is known for its unique and original designs.
The Seiko Prospex: Seiko Prospex is a sub-brand of Seiko that specializes in creating rugged and durable watches for sports and outdoor activities.
Can you tell me more? Thanks fellows:)
I am a dedicated collector for time-honored Chinese watches brands like Seagull, Peacock and Beijing Watches, now Shanghai watches added.
Kuoe Kyoto
Kurono Tokyo (formerly/also known as Chrono) was founded by Hajime Asaoka, famous watchmaker who has his own epynonymous bespoke and very high end brand. Kurono is the Katakana pronunciation of Chrono. Not sure who Nobuhiro Kurono is . . . I think Kurono Tokyo is technically a micro but has a leg up due to its founder. Some of their dials are hand painted, so there’s some unusual work going on here.
Naoya Hida is another one playing at the very high level of Asaoka. Also very hard to get. This is one that I’d call more of an independent vs a micro . . . Definitions are slippery but after a certain price pt I have trouble calling a 20k+ hand engraved silver dial a micro brand . . .
There is Namica; a brand that primarily consists of a guy and his wife.
Knot Timepieces. You should check them out. True micro, not widely known, but makes extraordinary watches
Mirco came out with a series of watches in kimono colors...