Independents

One of a series - Stories of visits with independent watchmakers A big part of a watch from an independent watchmaker, is the watchmaker. These are the stories not of the watches and their technical marvel, but of my visits with the watchmakers themselves...  

I’ve been following Kikuno’s work over the past few years - love his approach and I hope he is having success with his releases. Did you end up getting the Sakubou?

Looking forward to see and read more about his watches .

Nice dial on the Sakubou. Love the Ecosystem. Vte

See you somewhere in the world soon Ken

Many thanks for this interesting report. I also hope that you tell a bit more about the ideas that went into the design process you have briefly mentioned, when you eventually present your finished watch. I look as well forward to the further atelier visi... 

SBS, Thank you for sharing a personal experience and good luck for the gestation of your Sakubou. I found the mini Closed Ecospheres interesting. From personal massive fails, I attest to the concept of balance. Once, I introduced a single plant into a sta... 

I'm sure your Sakubou will donate you great pleasure and - above all - a strong friendship with Mr. Kikuno. I will carefully follow the stories you'll publish. Good luck and good balance with your horological adventures! Ciao, Elio