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Hajime Asaoka Project T Tourbillon Watch Hands-On
I’ve got to say, I’m writing up this hands-on article about the?Hajime Asaoka Project T Tourbillon with Ariel’s images-and that fills me with great frustration and jealousy. You see, Hajime Asaoka is on the very top of my list of independents whose work I want to see hands-on, but I am yet to have the chance to do so. A blend of what I’d call?postmodern Japanese design, quirky engineering solutions, and a bold, proudly personalized approach to high-end watch design and horology, Hajime Asaoka’s work is among the most characterful in all of watchmaking today.Hands-on images by Ariel AdamsHajime Asaoka graduated from the?Department of Design at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and has had a career in product design, publication, and advertising before moving into making watches on his own in the late ’00s. An eye for design becomes immediately apparent in his individual pieces as much as from his body of work-something plenty of major brands
Citizen Caliber 0100 World's Most Accurate Watch Review
If you are looking for something “Grand Seiko quality” from Japan’s Citizen, then look no further than the very impressive Citizen Caliber 0100 - which also happens to include the world’s most accurate self-contained timepiece movement. I will get back to that in a moment. It actually makes me quite happy that the Citizen Caliber 0100 watch (here as the reference AQ6021-51E) is lovely enough on the outside to get copious compliments from those who have no idea what it contains on the inside. Elegant and well-proportioned, among its other virtues, the Caliber 0100 is a glowing example of Japanese dress-style watch excellence and humility. The timepiece fits so well in line with values from the culture that created it, one might argue that Citizen’s goal with the Caliber 0100 was to honor Japanese engineering in general.It has been my experience that the Japanese manufacturing mindset values precision, efficiency, performance, and durability, above all else.