KURONO Celebrating Collectors 2021 - Flipbook - Page 8
BUNKYŌ TOKYO
Bu n k y ō To k yo symb o lized the co mmencement of Kurono Tokyo’s
firs t ef fo r ts a t d elivering to watch col l ectors more acces s i bl e and
af forda bl e ti m ep iec es that share the same des i gn DN A of J apanes e
in d e p en den t wa tc hmak ing extrao rd inai re, Haj i me As aoka.
T h e d i a l a n d c a seb ack - also sig ned Bunky ō Tokyo - refers to the
sp e c i a l wa rd i n To k yo where H ajime’s des i gn s tudi o i s l ocated,
p rov i d i n g a s u btle co rrelatio n to the geni us and moti vati ons of the
wa tc h m a ker.
‘I chose Hajime because I w as drawn to the idea of what
he does and the fact that he has this other subsidiary brand
at a low er price point but still a fantastic quality. I thought it
paired perfectly with my character, what he does , what he
could afford, and what my character meant to me personally.
I saw somebody that exuded these principles within the w atch.’
A ld is H o d ge, Inter view with Eliz ab eth Doerr, Qui l l & Pad (2020)
