SHIZUKU-ISHI
Shizuku-Ishi Luxury Watches
The Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio is the only facility in Japan specializing in luxury mechanical watches.
Shizuku-Ishi is an area ideally suited to watch production and is the location of the Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio, the only facility in Japan with the capability for integrated production of luxury mechanical watches The Shizuku-Ishi brand of watches, created through the fusion of master craftsmanship with leading-edge technology, is a world-renowned symbol of prestige.
Beginning with watch assemblers and metal engravers selected as “Contemporary Master Craftsmen” of the industry, a wide range of technicians with unmatched skill produce watches here, each through elaborate and detailed handcraft.
Movement
Mechanical movements made by the Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio
There can be 200 or more parts contained in a single mechanical watch depending on its type of movement, and the precision of these watches hinges on the precision of their parts. Timepieces from the Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio are formed with an accuracy of 0.01 mm, machined to a precision of 0.01 g, and tempered with 1-degree, 1-second adjustments, under fine control of both air temperature and humidity.
Each single part is produced to extremely strict standards. Watch cases are formed by cutting them from blocks of metal, then carefully polishing them to achieve their sharply defined shapes with smooth mirror-finish surfaces and hairlines, to bring out the true beauty of their stainless steel materials.
Urushi Urushi, a traditional Japanese craft
The origins of urushi (lacquering) date back more than 9000 years. It is a traditional craft so representative of Japan that the term “JAPAN” is often used to refer to lacquerware in general.
The face of an Urushi watch is made by first thoroughly polishing its base metal, and then applying an undercoat of lacquer. After this undercoat has dried, it is polished once more to ensure a uniform thickness. The processes of undercoating and polishing are repeated again and again by master artisans with long years of experience and incomparable technical skill, to result in a glossy finish of unrivaled beauty.
Detail Special-order boxes and crocodile-skin bands
Special-order boxes which are successors of traditional “Iwayado Tansu“ furniture
These boxes are custom-ordered from the Fujisato Woodworking Plant, which also produces “Iwayado Tansu” bureaus, furniture items from Iwate prefecture officially designated as a traditional craft by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Sturdy metal fittings are hand-mounted on them by master craftsmen, and their layered urushi coatings gain more and more attractive character as they are used.
Leather bands made from crocodile skin
The chic color tones and unique texture of their crocodile skin bands highlight these watches as a perfect match for any outfit or situation. They have a one-push buckle which is easy to fasten and remove, so it will not damage the leather material.
In the description, also indicate “calendar display mechanism” in addition to “stopwatch function” and “power reserve display”.
CHRONOGRAPH Royal EX
￥880,000 + tax
Movement Cal. NC77
Mainspring and high-performance power transmission function enable use for long periods.
Produced to strict standards for outstanding performance and quality which include high-stability balance mechanisms.
CALENDER Royal EX
￥880,000 + tax
Movement Cal. ND75
The thinnest movement of all watches from the Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio which feature medium-sized hour and minute hands and a small second hand.
Its 1.98-mm thickness is extraordinarily thin even on a worldwide scale.
ULTRASLIM Royal SP
￥980,000 + tax
Movement Cal. NB98
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