This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. On a rainy afternoon in Paris last month, Evelyne Genta, whose late ...

As one of the world’s most talented independent watchmakers, Japan’s Hajime Asaoka‘s creations deservedly cost a small fortune and are available only to a small and exclusive group of collectors. The ...

Kurono Tokyo, the affordable sub-brand from acclaimed Japanese watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, has kicked off 2026 by doing something it’s never done before. While Asaoka stated that he has wanted to create ...

In almost a decade of writing about watches, I feel that I haven’t fully untangled the mystery that is Grand Seiko. Of course, I’ve learned a great deal about the Japanese watchmaker of distinction ...