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Minase
Urushi
Compare this collectionUrushi
2018
A special line featuring genuine hand-applied urushi lacquer dials made by Japanese master artisans.
- Category
- Craft dress watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, sapphire crystal case components
- Sizes
- 38.5mm
- Dial
- Hand-applied urushi lacquer
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Leather
- Movements
- Modified Miyota 9015
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Date
- Key references
- Urushi Date, Urushi Limited Edition
- Price band
- $4,000-$8,000
The house
Minase
A boutique manufacture rooted in precision-tool machining heritage, Minase applies traditional Zaratsu polishing to multi-piece sapphire and steel case constructions.
- Founded
- 2005
- Founder
- Minase family (Kyowa Co., Ltd.)
- Headquarters
- Akita, Japan
- Signature materials
- Zaratsu-polished stainless steel, sapphire crystal cases
- Signature movements
- Modified Miyota base movements with proprietary Adjustable Case System
- Notable designers
- In-house design studio