{"product_id":"ricoh-quartz-taschenuhr-jubilaumsedition-zen-nichi-kaikan-全日会館落成記念","title":"Ricoh Quartz Pocket Watch – Zen-Nichi Kaikan Anniversary Edition (\"Completion of Zen-Nichi Kaikan\")","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"114\"\u003eGold-plated case · Original box with chain · Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"492\"\u003eThis elegant \u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"158\"\u003eRicoh Quartz pocket watch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a classic Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"231\"\u003ecommemorative or remembrance watch (記念時計)\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued on the occasion of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"309\"\u003ecompletion of the \"Zen-Nichi Kaikan\" (全日会館) building\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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