You have a very beautiful collection. Currently, I can't afford to buy a Kurono watch, but I hope to purchase one of these beauties in the future. The fact that they have dimensions of 34-36mm and are built so elegantly, manually and with exceptional craftsmanship, makes this brand truly impressive. Once again, thank you for showing us your collection.
Damian, Thank you for the wonderful content and passion. Your original video on the Anniversary Mori influenced my purchase of the Chronograph 2. I couldn't be happier. I was one of lucky 500 to get one direct from Kurono the day of release. To whom it may concern, you should also be aware that my Chronograph sub seconds dial stopped working and the brand was extremely helpful and kind dealing with the replacement at no expense to me. Kurono Tokyo is truly a unique brand with some great value propositions and superb customer service. Keep up the good work!
What an awesome video, currently waiting for my Toki to arrive. I know these watches cop a bit of flack due to the Miyota movements, but you are really paying for the beautiful design and dials with their unique colours and finishes. I personally think the design choices are without competition in their price point, and even well above the price point. Asaoka is willing to take risks and wear his inspirations on his sleeve without apology. Independent watchmaking at its best.
Beautiful collection. First in-depth and comprehensive review of Kurono I’ve seen. Those Analog Shift watch boxes are beautiful and a great fit. One issue: where is the “Shiro” white Chrono?
very nice video, thanks for sharing. For me the Grand Hagane is the pick out of a great sub-collection, cool story behind that and more Japanese writing on the dial is cool🍺
I've been reading few of the comments. And what people still don't understand is: there are 2 different kinds of collectors: speculation, and buyer because love the timepiece. I am a Kurono fan, and wish to get my hands on the Grand Akane. All the watches have a high markup. Buy what you like, without caring about the price fluctuation. Those watches will stay in my collection forever.
It's such a fantastic brand. They sold out the most recent 34mm set in under 10 minutes and can increase the price if they want but don't. They are serious about making sure the people who are passionate about their watches get them. I'm very proud to have gotten my order through for the new 34mm Calligra. Very excited for it to come and I will never be selling it, no matter the resale price.
Don’t get me wrong these are gorgeous and I am a massive Japanese watch fan. However a master watchmaker using a miyota movement… come on! I’ve nothing against Miyota , I have many and have serviced quite a few . Only last week I had an 8s15 in bits. They are in many entry level watches and usually have a unidirectional wind rotor that is the noisiest rotor in the world! So I am not sure what you are getting here for £2k ? A brand, a dial design in a stainless steel case but with an off the shelf Japanese movement that I can by online cheaper than a service would cost.
@@Tomarco70 I didn’t say that but the choice of movement is appalling. Very cheap and not the most reliable. There are many more in the Miyota range and Seiko for that matter that would do the job better. A £2k watch with a £30 movement… just think for all it’s beauty it needs a much better engine.
@@MyRetroWatches I understand you didn't mean exactly as I put it, I'm not a watch expert I'm learning about it, but I see a lot of opinions regarding the moviments as the most important aspect of a watch, not so many attention to the details of a dial case and hands, for instance I'm looking for the right JLC for me but I'm very picky about the hands, I don't like the majority of JLC hands, although I understand the heritage and great moviments they have built in their history.
@@MyRetroWatches first off the movement is not $30. It is the premium 90s5, not in the 8 tier. Second, it costs the same as an ETA 2824. At the end of the day the price accounts for more than just the movement when you are getting a watch overviewed from a master watchmaker. The strong bias of swiss over Japanese watchmaking still exists today sadly.
I so happy I found this channel. In the sea of watch-related channels on RUclips yours is one of the absolute best in my opinion. Authentic love for the hobby and genuine will to support the brands you love regardless of its a microbrand or one of the greats. Thank you buddy!
A great episode, Damian. Thanks for sharing this little slice of the Watchguys collection . Think it’s time we had a state of the whole collection, don’t you ??
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... I don't need anyone else to know about this amazing brand. I only have 7 but I have you in my sights!!!
Fantastic video, and you've convinced me to grab a Toki, which I have found locally. Hope to pick up a GRAND URUSHI AOYAMA on an upcoming trip to Tokyo. Cheers
The first Chronograph was a Chrono domestic Japan market Chronograph 1 in association with Tic Tac. Identical to the first Chronograph 1 you mentioned in black and white. The Chronograph 1 was a revamp of a domestic model too.
Love (and a little envious) your collection. Makes me regret having to sell one of my Kuronos 😢. Would love to hear your thoughts on the new Hisui coming out this year!
Hey @TheWatchGuys! Great video - thank you for sharing. Question if you see this - Have you had to get any of your Kurono collection serviced? Curious what that experience was like, what it cost, were you able to get the second hand ones serviced, etc. Thank you so much! I’m seriously thinking about getting a Kurono. I’m in Tokyo right now and stopped by the Kurono salon to try some on earlier this week. Gorgeous watches.
Beautiful collection and video…I Just bought my first KT :) I would like to ask you as a KT collector, why the brand is Kurono and they write Bunkyo on the dial? Thank you so much and congratulations…greetings from Mexico!
Kurono has very successful marketing, I've bought Toki and love it, but it will stay the only Kurono in my collection, I don't think such high prices are justified really.
Kurono watches, whilst the dial is pretty, it using standard Miyota 90S5 movements. Nothing wrong with this but they should not try to hide this fact. At least they should use 904L steel if they are special.
They've never tried to hide that fact. It's a completely Japanese watch, would you rather them source a swiss eta and ruin the design language of the watch? For 2k you're not going to get an In-house hajime movement. They also use a special hot and cold forging process resulting in a denser, harder case with less imperfections. 316L is harder than 904L to begin with. Please do your research before belittling a brand based on misinformation.
@@watch_wave I haven't lied I am stating facts here and now getting blasted;) OK settle for 316L steel then as if I really care. I'm not going to buy this watch anyway. Haha
This video made me feel bad for my only Kurono watch, the Calendrier Type 1 (16:18 & 20:06). Actually I'm not a fan of this watch because of it's difficulty reading the time. Unless you're outside in the sun, you'll barely see the hands. It feels just like a jewelry instead of a watch. BTW Kurono Tokyo should pay you for this video, if they haven't yet.
It's funny that people are so biased that it uses a premium miyota instead of a swiss eta that costs exactly the same. MAD1 also uses Miyota and yet no one has an issue with that. Calling this a fashion watch is just insanely ignorant. Konstantin Chaykin uses etas so does that make his watches fashion watches? At the end if the day if you can't hide your bias against Japanese watchmaking or do more than two seconds of research into the watchmaking process or understand that it is overviewed by a master watchmaker then you shouldn't be contributing to the watch community in any way.
@@watch_wave Crawl back into your hole to enjoy your Miyota watches and fantasize about owning real watches. My collection is comparable to Damian's, and I do own every iteration of Grand Seiko's spring drive movements - quite likely more money in Japanese time pieces than you will ever spend. MAD1 was a fun self challenge for Max to build a good looking fidget spinner for folks who cannot afford a Legacy machine, while Chaykin's jokers are fashion watches (it doesn't mean folks should not enjoy them if they like the design).
@@stephenc1337 Haha cope harder troll. If you were a real Japanese watch enthusiast you would see that there is nothing wrong with this watch at the price point. I'm glad you have a collection of the most basic middle tier Japanese watch in GS spring drives that are now as common as Rolex though. Everybody owns those, that doesn't make you special. But please continue on acting like a petulant child that waves his first paycheck. Claiming to buy hype timepieces and having an understanding of horology are not the same. Real high end collectors would never gloat about their collection in such a way in a RUclips comment section. Thanks for stopping by and proving a good laugh though at your fraudulent lifestyle. Glad you can live out your dreams here in the comments. ✌️
Bought a Grand Urushi when I was in Tokyo last April. I catch myself staring at the dial for an ungodly amount of time, simply stunning!
Agreed
Hey, i have a question. Did you order your piece before or do they have some stocks in the Tokyo's store?
You have a very beautiful collection. Currently, I can't afford to buy a Kurono watch, but I hope to purchase one of these beauties in the future. The fact that they have dimensions of 34-36mm and are built so elegantly, manually and with exceptional craftsmanship, makes this brand truly impressive. Once again, thank you for showing us your collection.
Damian,
Thank you for the wonderful content and passion. Your original video on the Anniversary Mori influenced my purchase of the Chronograph 2. I couldn't be happier. I was one of lucky 500 to get one direct from Kurono the day of release. To whom it may concern, you should also be aware that my Chronograph sub seconds dial stopped working and the brand was extremely helpful and kind dealing with the replacement at no expense to me. Kurono Tokyo is truly a unique brand with some great value propositions and superb customer service. Keep up the good work!
👍🏻👍🏻
Definitely feel like I won the lottery when I secured an order for the 2024 Anniversary Reiwa! Have to start planning an unboxing video.
What an awesome video, currently waiting for my Toki to arrive. I know these watches cop a bit of flack due to the Miyota movements, but you are really paying for the beautiful design and dials with their unique colours and finishes. I personally think the design choices are without competition in their price point, and even well above the price point. Asaoka is willing to take risks and wear his inspirations on his sleeve without apology. Independent watchmaking at its best.
Beautiful collection. First in-depth and comprehensive review of Kurono I’ve seen. Those Analog Shift watch boxes are beautiful and a great fit.
One issue: where is the “Shiro” white Chrono?
I wish the Grand Akane had japanese numerals.
Great video, first I've seen of yours, very enjoyable. I'm a fan of Kurono too, loved their style from the first release, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed!
A beautiful collection. Both Grands are incredible. I’ll get one if I can!
What a perfect content!! Thank your for sharing the passion.. I pre-ordered my first 34 mm...dying to have it. Cheers Mate !!
Hope you enjoy it!
@@TheWatchGuysTV T U! 🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing and wear them in good health ✌️
very nice video, thanks for sharing. For me the Grand Hagane is the pick out of a great sub-collection, cool story behind that and more Japanese writing on the dial is cool🍺
Thanks for watching!
I've been reading few of the comments. And what people still don't understand is: there are 2 different kinds of collectors: speculation, and buyer because love the timepiece. I am a Kurono fan, and wish to get my hands on the Grand Akane. All the watches have a high markup. Buy what you like, without caring about the price fluctuation. Those watches will stay in my collection forever.
Exactly - great comment, Edoardo
@@TheWatchGuysTV But most all, each one of them has a story to tell..
Hello Damian, What a collection!
But how can you know that there is only 288 Toki ?
I love that your collection is so diverse! Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Great video! I am collecting a few Kuronos and find them absolutely beautiful. Hiroshige straps make them even more magical!
Couldn't agree more!
This video made me fall in love with the brand... Just bought my first Kurono, bought the Grand Mori 😍😍
Congratulations - I hope you love it as much as I do. I've got another on the way.
It's such a fantastic brand. They sold out the most recent 34mm set in under 10 minutes and can increase the price if they want but don't. They are serious about making sure the people who are passionate about their watches get them. I'm very proud to have gotten my order through for the new 34mm Calligra. Very excited for it to come and I will never be selling it, no matter the resale price.
What an awesome video sir, thank you so much for sharing with us. I'm hoping I can get my first Kurono this year.
Best of luck!
Don’t get me wrong these are gorgeous and I am a massive Japanese watch fan. However a master watchmaker using a miyota movement… come on!
I’ve nothing against Miyota , I have many and have serviced quite a few . Only last week I had an 8s15 in bits.
They are in many entry level watches and usually have a unidirectional wind rotor that is the noisiest rotor in the world!
So I am not sure what you are getting here for £2k ?
A brand, a dial design in a stainless steel case but with an off the shelf Japanese movement that I can by online cheaper than a service would cost.
If you don't care about dial, hands and case ,ok...but that's what you get here and they are spectacular. That's why it is so successful .
@@Tomarco70 I didn’t say that but the choice of movement is appalling. Very cheap and not the most reliable. There are many more in the Miyota range and Seiko for that matter that would do the job better. A £2k watch with a £30 movement… just think for all it’s beauty it needs a much better engine.
@@MyRetroWatches I understand you didn't mean exactly as I put it, I'm not a watch expert I'm learning about it, but I see a lot of opinions regarding the moviments as the most important aspect of a watch, not so many attention to the details of a dial case and hands, for instance I'm looking for the right JLC for me but I'm very picky about the hands, I don't like the majority of JLC hands, although I understand the heritage and great moviments they have built in their history.
@@MyRetroWatches first off the movement is not $30. It is the premium 90s5, not in the 8 tier. Second, it costs the same as an ETA 2824. At the end of the day the price accounts for more than just the movement when you are getting a watch overviewed from a master watchmaker. The strong bias of swiss over Japanese watchmaking still exists today sadly.
Insanely jealous of that collection. I managed to get one of each of the releases this year but yet to get some of the older models
Awesome!!!
I so happy I found this channel. In the sea of watch-related channels on RUclips yours is one of the absolute best in my opinion. Authentic love for the hobby and genuine will to support the brands you love regardless of its a microbrand or one of the greats. Thank you buddy!
Thank you - that means a lot
No lume ? Very small and what is the water resistance?
A great episode, Damian. Thanks for sharing this little slice of the Watchguys collection . Think it’s time we had a state of the whole collection, don’t you ??
It would be longer than Wakanda Forever! :)
@@TheWatchGuysTV I’m going to take that as a ‘maybe’ 🤞🏻
19:38 See you in 5 hours for the GMT good luck, hope you finish the final slot with it.
I'm already logged in so hopefully I get it. Likely it will crash in 10 seconds.
Their designs look so good. The grand akane , the toki, and the seiji standout to me.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... I don't need anyone else to know about this amazing brand. I only have 7 but I have you in my sights!!!
Fantastic video, and you've convinced me to grab a Toki, which I have found locally. Hope to pick up a GRAND URUSHI AOYAMA on an upcoming trip to Tokyo. Cheers
Wahou, amazing. Wonderfull.
Fantastic episode and collection 👏
Thanks
Great video. Just one thing; you may want to check that 10,000 years bit.
The first Chronograph was a Chrono domestic Japan market Chronograph 1 in association with Tic Tac. Identical to the first Chronograph 1 you mentioned in black and white. The Chronograph 1 was a revamp of a domestic model too.
Great educational program
👍🏻👍🏻
what are some other brands with a similar ethos to kurono? independent but very high quality and beautiful design, from placed around the world?
awesome collection there!
Cheers
Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤
You're welcome 😊
Here's to inner peace Kurono style, thank you for sharing... 👉⌚🎥👌
Thanks for watching, Cliff
The calendrier is my favourite one
Love (and a little envious) your collection. Makes me regret having to sell one of my Kuronos 😢. Would love to hear your thoughts on the new Hisui coming out this year!
It didn't move me, to be honest. Too incipid.
wow. love your passion
Hey @TheWatchGuys!
Great video - thank you for sharing.
Question if you see this - Have you had to get any of your Kurono collection serviced? Curious what that experience was like, what it cost, were you able to get the second hand ones serviced, etc.
Thank you so much! I’m seriously thinking about getting a Kurono. I’m in Tokyo right now and stopped by the Kurono salon to try some on earlier this week. Gorgeous watches.
@TheWatchGuysTV Will u buy the one that is coming this Thursday?? What u think about it?
Thanks.
Great video!
Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
i wonder if they will do the calandrier design with another dial color, i love the dial design
Beautiful collection and video…I Just bought my first KT :) I would like to ask you as a KT collector, why the brand is Kurono and they write Bunkyo on the dial? Thank you so much and congratulations…greetings from Mexico!
Kurono has very successful marketing, I've bought Toki and love it, but it will stay the only Kurono in my collection, I don't think such high prices are justified really.
Beautiful cillection .. Did you get the GMT 1
No, it didn’t do anything for me
All the watches are painted by hand ?
i have no idea how to buy one of these brand new.. i visited the site and i couldn't figure anything out.
Sell me that 2022 Anniversary Grand Mori...oh my gosh! 😍😍
Sorry, not for sale.
HAve you been able to get your hands on the new Kurono Chronograph 1 MK.2?
Great video! Love the brand, I’ve been trying to find a grand hugane for a while now but can’t find them anywhere could you help?
Thanks, Perry. The only place I've seen them on the aftermarket is eBay and Chrono24 - but with hefty premiums.
The 2021 Toki is more like a tuna color, not salmon. Imho it is the best of the collection.
is it possible to get the original box and japanese wrapping that came with it? I'm buying after market but it is missing those two items
No, it's not
I know you’re on “Team Kurono”. However , I differ on your opinion of the Calendrier, It’s spectacular !
That's why we have free will and opinion.
@@just88 yep…I got it and love it 😊
Will you buy “Azuki”?
Im so jealous
Kurono watches, whilst the dial is pretty, it using standard Miyota 90S5 movements. Nothing wrong with this but they should not try to hide this fact. At least they should use 904L steel if they are special.
They've never tried to hide that fact. It's a completely Japanese watch, would you rather them source a swiss eta and ruin the design language of the watch? For 2k you're not going to get an In-house hajime movement. They also use a special hot and cold forging process resulting in a denser, harder case with less imperfections. 316L is harder than 904L to begin with. Please do your research before belittling a brand based on misinformation.
GreaterBayArea Hero A very ignorant view - Kurono has always been open and transparent.
@@TheWatchGuysTV It's a crap watch with very mediocre movement of no resell value.
@@greaterbayareahero1401 what?! They all resell above retail. Clearly you missed out on buying one and are mad. Thanks for stopping by troll
@@watch_wave I haven't lied I am stating facts here and now getting blasted;) OK settle for 316L steel then as if I really care. I'm not going to buy this watch anyway. Haha
This video made me feel bad for my only Kurono watch, the Calendrier Type 1 (16:18 & 20:06). Actually I'm not a fan of this watch because of it's difficulty reading the time. Unless you're outside in the sun, you'll barely see the hands. It feels just like a jewelry instead of a watch. BTW Kurono Tokyo should pay you for this video, if they haven't yet.
U selling any one of them? 🤔
No
too bad it's BLOODY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ONE
Nothing wrong with enjoying them but one could argue that they are basically fashion watches with $50 Miyota inside.
Yes
Fashion watchs, with these dials ? Hands and cases ?...not al all......moviments aren't everything on a watch, thank God.
It's funny that people are so biased that it uses a premium miyota instead of a swiss eta that costs exactly the same. MAD1 also uses Miyota and yet no one has an issue with that. Calling this a fashion watch is just insanely ignorant. Konstantin Chaykin uses etas so does that make his watches fashion watches? At the end if the day if you can't hide your bias against Japanese watchmaking or do more than two seconds of research into the watchmaking process or understand that it is overviewed by a master watchmaker then you shouldn't be contributing to the watch community in any way.
@@watch_wave Crawl back into your hole to enjoy your Miyota watches and fantasize about owning real watches. My collection is comparable to Damian's, and I do own every iteration of Grand Seiko's spring drive movements - quite likely more money in Japanese time pieces than you will ever spend. MAD1 was a fun self challenge for Max to build a good looking fidget spinner for folks who cannot afford a Legacy machine, while Chaykin's jokers are fashion watches (it doesn't mean folks should not enjoy them if they like the design).
@@stephenc1337 Haha cope harder troll. If you were a real Japanese watch enthusiast you would see that there is nothing wrong with this watch at the price point. I'm glad you have a collection of the most basic middle tier Japanese watch in GS spring drives that are now as common as Rolex though. Everybody owns those, that doesn't make you special. But please continue on acting like a petulant child that waves his first paycheck. Claiming to buy hype timepieces and having an understanding of horology are not the same. Real high end collectors would never gloat about their collection in such a way in a RUclips comment section. Thanks for stopping by and proving a good laugh though at your fraudulent lifestyle. Glad you can live out your dreams here in the comments. ✌️
𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚖
How much would the 5170p set you back?
£100,000
Respect!