This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. On a rainy afternoon in Paris last month, Evelyne Genta, whose late ...
As one of the world’s most talented independent watchmakers, Japan’s Hajime Asaoka‘s creations deservedly cost a small fortune and are available only to a small and exclusive group of collectors. The ...
This week he launched three new timepieces: the NH Type 3B-3 with a moon phase, the NH Type 5A-1 square-shaped time-only watch, and the NH Type 6A perpetual calendar. What is immediately striking ...
Kurono Tokyo, the affordable sub-brand from acclaimed Japanese watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, has kicked off 2026 by doing something it’s never done before. While Asaoka stated that he has wanted to create ...