The folks over at Fratello remain on something of a hot streak after the release of the extremely limited (and extremely expensive) Louis Moinet chronograph that we told you about just a few weeks ago. The latest watch to come from our counterparts in watch media in the Netherlands is a collaboration with one of our favorite brands on the rise, Minase. Based in the Akita Prefecture of Japan, Minase is a small watchmaker that produces fewer than 500 pieces per year with a focus on applying traditional Japanese craft techniques with plenty of hand-made elements. The new watch seen here, the Fratello x Minase M-3 ?Very Peri? takes a unique color and a less common Minase case shape and puts them together for a special ?unlimited? edition that anyone can order over the span of a one week time frame. 
Predicting the next ?breakout? brand is not my forté, but it seems like Minase has been building up a head of steam over the last year, slowly beginning to expose themselves to a wider audience in the United States. They?ve been at the last two Windup Watch Fairs, and it feels like brand awareness is on the rise. Anyone who has had the chance to handle Minase?s watches at Windup (or anywhere else) can attest to the insanely good finishing and attention to detail across every Minase case, as well as the wild creativity frequently on display in their designs. For example, their flagship 7 Windows line uses (you guessed it) seven sapphire crystals embedded into a complex ca...