Independents

I was invited to Masahiro Kikuno new atelier for the first time (he moved there in March) and saw what he is up to and his evolution in true hand-making products - "art" rather. For those who do not know much of his latest watch, Wa-Dokei, please refer to...  

A true artist. I visit his website and follow on social media. Best, Martin

Best wishes Alkiro

Best wishes Alkiro

Thanks for this great report Ken. Sometimes I dispare that no-one is interested in setting a goal and really working to get there any more. This is the proof that is not true. Don

He is really straight to his goal. He smiled and said "I think it is okay that a strange guy like me makes a watch in my way. I just want people who really understand why I do my way to be interested and hopefully to buy my watch." Since I saw him for the... 

Must confess I didn\'t know much about him - but will do some reading now

.. and he is just one of them and quite unique in many ways. And, most importantly, he is a great guy as a human.

Even for something as simple as screws, MK's approach is creative and in my opinion, quite charming. Look forward to seeing his new works... but I'll never get tired of seeing his old stuff too

Very unique and rare to see. But he says the project by G&F and Dufour (the one that fetched more than USD1mm at Christie's) is about the same concept - in that case, I can understand the hammer price of it......

Thanks for such an enjoyable article on Masahiro's workshop and some of his methods, Ken. I really love his work and it's exciting to see he is thinking of another time-only model. Can't wait to hear more about it!

Thanks! Yes, I will follow up on his new project! Ken