The Japanese watchmaker Naoya Hida just dropped an eternal calendar watch

If you meet with the Japanese watchmaker Naoya Hida, what is immediately apparent is not only his genius as an independent watchmaker, but his natural and, we dare to approach it easily, to a love of details. He can easily drive your clock from a mile to the clock and tell you the year in which it was written, and his story to amazing accuracy. He also knows granular facts and the interconnected complications of the business of horology. But it never comes out as demanding. Instead, it builds real and charming enthusiasm. The mood by nature enables his creations, which is why he quickly becomes a must for those who know.

This week he started three new timepieces: the NH type 3B-3 with a moon phase, the NH-Type 5a-1 Square-shape-time-only and the NH type 6a perpetual calendar. What has become of fame in all three and what has become of fame-is her characteristic silver dials and deep handicraft. The dials are usually carried out in German silver, but for the first time to monitor the arrival of his first serious complication observation in type 6a for sterling silver. However, the effect is no less noticeable.

However, the engraving is particularly unusual and those who already know Naoya Hida will recognize them immediately. Every hand and marking taken is the work of Keisuke Kano, which has been improving his craft that started in jewelry for 20 years. A dial of type 3B-3 can take it over a day, while the perpetual calendar of type 6a can take up to five days, since even the subdials are geared towards such a stunning accuracy that is eliminated by the brand if they did not see Kano at work. He works exclusively for Naoya Hida, but laughs when he is asked whether many brands are trying to get him to work for them. The answer: a Velcro, yes.

It is these tedious subtleties that define the Naoya Hida watches. Exactly the execution that, on closer inspection of Type 6a, you will find a small weak hint of black between the subdials at 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. and the edge of the dial, because Hida-San still wanted the subdials to prevent the Roman numera, which would otherwise remain in the hands of a less careful penalty. The commitment to perfectionism is aptly Japanese, but although some also see a minimalist aesthetics that is also inherent in the country, it is quite traditional, but with a turn.

Other subtle elements that go to the extra parts? A moon phase with a lapis lazuli instead of Aventurin night sky, the Naoya Hida Watchmaker, Kosuke Fujita, is so difficult to work that they can only do a handful of them. Take a closer look at the moon and you will notice an idiosyncratic face than the more literally or simple moons of Swiss counterparts. The bonus is that every face is different in every model. Or take the acrylic crystal updated by Sapphire on the new type 5a-1, for which a special form was created to carry it out so that customers can appreciate a vintage feeling and the always slight difference in the way the light affects the dial. Even the case form was a challenge. Fujita says that despite the fact that rectangular cases of Cartier and Jaeger-LeCoultre are dominated, Hida still wanted to try. According to the fact that a second execution has already arrived, this was a success.

If you want to grab one, it won't be easy, but at least you don't have to smile like some of Hida's contemporaries over a decades of waiting list. This is due to the fact that all allocations through a lottery on Naoya Hida or the weapon chamber are assigned. The application page on NAOYA HIDA will be live until 9 p.m. or 10 a.m. on 10 p.m. on 10 p.m. An application lottery through the weapons chamber takes place from today until June 15th. Are you becoming one of the selected?