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Greetings! [Ming, Chrono Tokyo]
I've been a lurker for some weeks now but decided to finally sign up, so greetings! I'm not sure if the MING counts as an independent, but I've seen some other Kurono Tokyo / Chrono Tokyo watches, so I threw that in to be safe. The Ming watch is their diver, the Ming 18.01 H41. The Chrono Tokyo is the Bullseye in gray/orange made for the JDM.
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Greetings! [Ming, Chrono Tokyo]
I've been a lurker for some weeks now but decided to finally sign up, so greetings! I'm not sure if the MING counts as an independent, but I've seen some other Kurono Tokyo / Chrono Tokyo watches, so I threw that in to be safe. The Ming watch is their div...
Wow
The blue Kurono is gorgeous, and I wish I knew about the brand back then! Great choice of Ming watches too!
Ming is definitely an independent watchmaker!
I'm expecting to see more good stuff from Ming soon!
27.01 & 27.02
Their pre-orders for the 27.01 and 27.02 are scheduled to drop this week, so the 27.02 might be interesting!
Thanks
The Chrono design was for the JDM only (at least so far), and hasn't made it to Kurono Tokyo yet. I like it because it looks like Hajime Asaoka's Tsunami watches without the $50k price tag haha.
They definitely belong
Hajime Asaoka is the Japanese Dufour! He belongs here if anyone does, even with Kurono! Is that his design too? And Ming? Just look at them! Independent? Yes! Watchmaker? Ok fine, we'll take it!
Haha
Well said! Yeah, the Chrono Tokyo Bullseye is his design, and is the JDM label for his Kurono Tokyo watches.