Independents

Enough of Rolex pics for now How about an Indie from the Far East ? Some recent shots of my Hajime Asaoka Tsunami Classic which I shared on my Instagram but didn’t have time to share here until now. The movement plates are crafted from German silver hence...  

Congratulations! How long did you have to wait? I hear they take time.

Thank you ! Buying this brand needs patience lol

If I had known I might not have ordered

Thank you !

Happy to share

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I still love my Rolexes especially the recent sports models . But I can understand the frustrations on the waitlist front. But this Hajime Asaoka made me wait the longest amongst any watch in my collection ! Almost a 3 year wait and my AD told me now it’s... 

I am interested. Mind sharing how you ordered this via DM? Thanks!

Drop me a pm and I can let you have the details of my AD. Recently quite a few people have asked and I heard the waitlist is like 8 years now though as Hajime is a one man show - need a lot of patience to buy his watches ! Also I heard the Tsunami Classic... 

and a hige congrats. I love this watch and was glad you shared these large and excellent images. GEO

Glad you like them

That is a really really beautiful HO Tsunami , very impressive my friend

To have this watch

Its always a joy to see a stunning watch like this . I can look at them the whole day 😍. I can imagine you look at your wrist all the time when you wear this masterpiece. Wish you a great rest of the weekend 🙏🏻

And thanks for your kind words

I heard it’s 8 years now !

Exquisite!

Congratulation! I have still one an half years to wait unfortunately.. This pieces is very particular because the big balance wheel but moreover for its dial covered with these very particular Japanese lacquers. Pretty unique piece. I also heard that the ... 

Than my Tsunami Classic. Congrats in advance ! Please sure your Tsunami when it is delivered

No regrets - you can always try again

This watch speaks so much to me. Every time I see it, I’m so impressed. Both sides are really appealing to me. What is your Instagram?

My IG is watchthebin but you can also search for me with jrwong23 which has been my purist handle for many years now. Lots of memories here IG is good for pic eye candy but can never replace the community here !

Agree about IG. It’s great for making a back catalogue but the community ant the continuity here can not be replaced 😊

So many friends here for years and decades

The excessive wait time is a turn off, but worthwhile obviously. My only visual criticism is the length of the hour hand... it should be a bit shorter, IMO. Huge congrats to you my Friend!

Indeed the hour hand can be shorter - agree

So glad you got it!

I heard from my AD this dial which is the Tsunami Classic is no longer for order. The new dial is for the Tsunami Deluxe

It's beautiful. I'm sure the three-year wait was worth every moment.

the watch or your photos. Super-nice.

Happy to see you here