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BaselWorld 2015: Masahiro Kikuno - New Wa-Dokei
Folks, here are Masahiro Kikuno's new watch - the new Wa-Dokei.
For those who have forgotten or do not know the concept or "Wa Dokei" (or, temporal hour watch), please refer these old threads of mine.
(go all the way down to "Wa-Dokei collection")
These are the "moving" index hands of the new Wa-Dokei.
The finished watch.
How to tell the temporal time - "dusk" and "dawn" as well as the index between them and "Noon" and "Midnight" (which are fixed) move up and down as with the season.
No worries! Surely, it is capable to show the normal or modern time as well.
What is so "new"? It's much smaller, and the inside mechanism as well as its more practical function are totally new.
In short, around and since 17 to 18th century until late 19th century, Japan was using the temporal hour system - divide the daytime and night time by six and call the hour by the name of the animal (yes, the same 12 animals as with other Asian cultures) or just the numbers. Of course, it is no longer used in Japan or perhaps anywhere today.
There were big clocks in the Shogun's castle as the ones in the SEIKO museum, but no one thought of making it into a wrist watch. The previous version of Wa-Dokei is what impressed AHCI members including but not limited to Mr. Philippe Dufour to make him the then-youngest AHCI member candidate (he still is the youngest in AHCI).
The "mysterious" hands with the numbers (he chose numeral index this time to show at Basel) and a few Kanji's.
Engraving was done by Keiji Kanagawa, the engraver meister, who has worked with Franck Muller, Habing2, and so on.
These are the "moving" index hands of the new Wa-Dokei.
The finished watch.
How to tell the temporal time - "dusk" and "dawn" as well as the index between them and "Noon" and "Midnight" (which are fixed) move up and down as with the season.
No worries! Surely, it is capable to show the normal or modern time as well.
What is so "new"? It's much smaller, and the inside mechanism as well as its more practical function are totally new.
42mm x 34mm, Bronze Case
Temporal Hour (adjustable within north latitude 51.3 and south latitude 51.3)
On the back is the season adjuster (so that the length of the daytime and night time is correct) with 24 divisions of the solar year.
Expected availability - 1 or 2 per year.
Custom orders - material, numerals, engraving, etc. are all open to be discussed.
Great endeavor, Kikuno san!
Best,
Ken
This message has been edited by KIH on 2015-03-16 15:00:41
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