Kurono Rethinks Their Chronograph with a New Dial Color
Kurono Tokyo, the affordable brand conceived by renowned independent watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, has announced their first watch release of 2021, the Chronograph 2. We?re pretty big fans not only of Kurono?s watches, but the concept behind them. Asaoka is a world class watchmaker, but his handmade watches are well out of reach of the common enthusiast, costing well into the five figures. And by their very nature, production is low, so they?re exceedingly rare. Kurono presents an opportunity for the average collector to get a taste of Asaoka?s design with watches that, while limited in production, cost a small fraction of one of Asaoka?s bespoke pieces. The Chronograph 2 is a follow up to the brand?s first chronograph, released last year, offering a new dial variant in a similar Art Deco style.Â
You?ll recall that Kurono?s first chronograph design featured dials in black on white and white on black versions – the classic panda and reverse panda. With the Chronograph 2, the tone is quite a bit darker throughout, with earthy brown and copper tones dominating. The center sector of the Chronograph 2 is a dark brown, and it?s surrounded by a glossy black mid-sector, with the outer sector picking up the brown once again. The central scale is a tachymeter in a contrasting copper color, with silver chronograph seconds and telemeter scales toward the dial?s perimeter. The dial is busy and complex, mainly due to the unusual placement of the tachymeter scale at the cente...
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