WANCHER Dream Watch – Urushi Blue Kindai Maki-e "Aka Fuji" – Unique Piece

Echizen Urushi – Handcrafted in Japan · One of a Kind

This piece is one of a kind – only 1 available.

The Dream Watch – Urushi Blue Kindai Maki-e "Aka Fuji" combines Japanese lacquer art with modern watchmaking. The deep blue Urushi dial is built up in many thin layers in Echizen, one of Japan's oldest lacquer regions, and polished by hand. On top, the "Aka Fuji" motif unfolds in Kindai Maki-e technique: the glowing red Fuji over gold-framed waves, with stylized clouds, the sun, and a single cherry blossom above – a classic motif of Japanese art, reinterpreted on a watch dial.

What is Maki-e?

Maki-e (蒔絵, "sprinkled picture") is a Japanese lacquer art over 1,200 years old: a motif is drawn into still-wet Urushi lacquer, onto which fine gold or silver powder is sprinkled before the lacquer hardens. Since the Nara period (710–794), the technique has been continuously refined through the imperial court of the Heian period to the samurai culture of the Edo period – on sword accessories, lacquer boxes, and personal objects of extraordinary beauty.

In Kindai Maki-e (近代蒔絵, "modern Maki-e"), this tradition meets contemporary manufacturing: the motif is digitally designed and transferred to the handcrafted Urushi surface using a high-quality screen printing process. This combines the depth and warmth of genuine Urushi lacquer with precise, modern motif design.

Technical Highlights

– Dial: Echizen Urushi with Kindai Maki-e "Aka Fuji"
– Movement: Miyota 9015, automatic (manual winding, hacking seconds), no date
– Accuracy: approx. −10 to +30 sec./day
– Frequency: 28,800 A/h (4 Hz) • Power Reserve: approx. 42 hrs.
– Case: Stainless steel, silver
– Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal
– Crown: Pull-out crown
– Bezel/Luminous Material: none / none
– Water Resistance: 5 ATM*

Dimensions

– Case Diameter: 42 mm
– Overall Height: 12 mm
– Lug Width: 20 mm
– Maximum Wrist Circumference: approx. 22 cm
– Weight: approx. 68 g

Materials

– Case: Stainless steel, silver
– Strap: Genuine cowhide leather in blue with light contrast stitching – color-matched to the dial

Scope of Delivery

– Wancher Dream Watch – Urushi Blue Kindai Maki-e "Aka Fuji"
– Blue leather strap with pin buckle
– Wooden box, instruction manual, warranty card (1 year)

Notes

– *Designed for up to 5 bar in stationary condition; not suitable for swimming or showering.
– Urushi dials are handcrafted: color and texture vary slightly – each piece is unique.
– To protect the Urushi surface, avoid direct water contact, chemicals, cosmetics, strong heat, and prolonged direct sunlight.

Shipping

One of a kind – in stock and immediately available.