The Kurono Anniversary 朱鷺:TOKI

This is the "TOKI", released to commemorate the second anniversary of the Kurono Tokyo watch brand. Kurono Tokyo is the approachably-priced series production line from watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, whose handmade watches are essentially unattainable. Blurry pattern behind the watch: the pretty kerchief it came wrapped in. [jbm-20211005-sl2-082]

Black Bay 58 Navy Blue on the Haveston Quarterdeck canvas strap

S.U.F. Taivas: sunray dial and blued second hand

Ming 18.01 depth rating

Hopewell from the Crown Side

I posted this on Instagram as one of my little challenges to see who can identify watches from this angle – the signed signature bronze crown makes figuring out the maker relatively straightforward, but actually even the model was identified remarkably quickly!

sparkly BB58B branding and a bit of snowflake

SKX009J1 on MN

Excalibur! (or whatever is the name of this sword at 12:00 on Turtles)

9S64A (back of SBGW235)

Omega Bumblebee Rotor Sunburst

SRPE53

SNZG15J1

Oris 80th Anniversary Bronze Pointer Date

The Oris Anniversary Pointer Date pointer points to Christmas.

Rae's Alpinist before it goes for service.

DLC Halios Seaforth III (with some lume action)

I get an unusually positive feeling from this particular Casioak display.

(GA2110ET-8A)

Gray-on-gray "Casioak" GA2110ET-8A

Gray and blue "Casioak" GA2110ET-2A

SNZG15J1

Strap on your best red white and Brew... and go out and save our republic.

Merci x Hodinkee LMM-H01

I think this classic Admiralty Grey Phoenix NATO is basically perfect with this watch. It does that mysterious and always intriguing thing proper Admiralty Grey straps do – where in some light it looks neutral gray/grey, in other light it gives off a greenish cast, and frequently it looks bluish. In its bluish moods, I think it echoes some of the notes of these cool dark-blue hands.

Grand Seiko SBGW235 (on Camille Fournet strap)

Snowflakes at Night