Quality created by the skilled craftsmanship and passion of master artisans.
Each dial is carefully finished by hand, one by one, through the steady and practiced hands of expert craftsmen.
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Nobuichi Otake
Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture
The beauty of the Urushi lacquer dial.
The ever-enduring, ancient allure of lacquer.
Urushi is a paint created from the sap of the lacquer tree.
Its history is ancient, with the world’s oldest lacquerware believed to be a 9,000-year-old burial ornament discovered in Japan. Lacquer crafts are used in many parts of Asia, and it is a technique that has become synonymous with Japan – so much so, that in other countries the word “Urushi” (lacquer) is sometimes translated simply as “japan” alone.
The Urushi dial and Raden dial has been realized in collaboration with Nobuichi Otake, a traditional artisan who style employs sophisticated technical skills and original sense of style.
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Raden
Shiny inner layer of mother-of-pearl is finely processed and scattered over the surface of an “Urushi” lacquer.
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