As mentioned in a previous listing, the Japanese do things differently…

I met Hajime Asaoka at Baselworld in about 2017 and was immediately impressed by this humble independent watchmaker from Tokyo. After graduating from the school of Fine Art in the design department of the Tokyo University of the Arts he taught himself watchmaking, eventually becoming a member of the prestigious AHCI. He creates a very small number of superlatively made timepieces with flawless movements and dial finishing whose prices, when you can find them, range between AUD 35’000 and AUD 185’000…

In 2019, Hajime sought to introduce a more affordable watch line to the market to satisfy the many fans of good Japanese watch design with a more modest budget, hence the Kurono brand (Now marketed under Kurono “Bunkyo Tokyo”, after the Bunkyo ward in central Tokyo). He quickly found that his watches were being snapped up by collectors each time he released a new model, and had to introduce a sales model whereby new watches were released during a very limited time window (10min for example) but without numbered Limited edition serial nos, thus avoiding the mad speculation that flippers were indulging in with his great-value-for-money watches. The first models where simple time-only watches with superb strikingly coloured dials (see Kurono Tokyo “Toki” model previously sold by Geneva Blue) however the more recent renditions have included complicated chronographs, such as this one, and triple calendars.

Shiro is the Japanese word for the color white. It is considered a sacred color of the gods, and symbolizes spiritual and physical purity.

Full set box and papers in very good unmarked condition sourced from serious Australian Kurono collector.

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