Mexico Limited Edition
CHF 15'730.00 – CHF 34'200.00
CHF 15'730.00 – CHF 34'200.00
Three steel pieces are available, but the next watches will be produced upon order, so we kindly ask you to pay a 30% deposit to confirm your interest and reserve your watch. You will then receive the delivery date. If the watch isn't in stock, production may take up to 3 months.
If you choose a stainless steel bracelet, be aware that we size stainless steel bracelets for free. Indicate your wrist size at checkout. A video shows you how to do it at the bottom of this page.
As soon as your watch is ready for shipment, we'll ask you to pay the balance of the total amount and, on receipt, we'll proceed with shipment.
Shipments are 100% organized for you, from transportation to customs. Once we receive the final payment, the watch will be delivered in the next 3-4 days.
Watches without personalization can be returned within 14 days, except for golden watches.
The Mexico Limited Edition is a celebration of Minase’s entry on the Latin American market. The watch was launched in Mexico City, a statment of Minase's recognition of the shared values that unite Japan and Mexico diverse yet intertwined cultures.
Five pieces are available in a rose gold case and ten in a stainless steel case. The watches are numbered and a certificate of authenticity signed by Hakose himself is delivered.
The Mexico Limited Editions blends Japanese traditional craftsmanship and the rich heritage of Mexican civilization. Indeed, both Japanese and Mexican cultures place great value on tradition and fine craftsmanship. Both countries share a deep appreciation for artistic expression and culture. Through the Mexico Limited Edition, Minase affirms its commitment to embracing diversity and fostering cultural connections. This limited-edition release represents a union of cultures that transcends geographical boundaries.
The model used for this special edition is the 7 Windows. So called because of the seven sapphire windows incrusted all around the case, the watch offers an impressive view on the dial and movement from every angle. Minase uses stainless Steel 316L or 18K rose or yellow gold and finishes each piece by hand with the sallaz polishing technique (also known as Zaratsu or black polish).
A first layer of Urushi lacquer is applied and heated to prevent the dial from future decolorating and rusting. The procedure is repeated two to three times. Hakose then starts decorating the dial, alternating between painting, gold spreading (makié) and placing flat flakes of gold (hirame), shells or quail eggs. The process takes time as the paint and lacquer need to dry after every step of the dial decoration.
Urushi Master Junichi Hakose was born in 1955 in Wajima. He graduated from school at the time when Wajima lacquerware industry was in a boom. The industry thus offered good employment in the city and Hakose started a four-years, in his own words “extremely tough with no time to sleep”, apprentice. Hakose was a fast learner and gifted. Today, he’s one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese lacquer artists. He runs his own workshop and takes several trainees to pass on his knowledge.
Bandera de Mexico and Seigaiha
The dial is inspired by the Mexican coat of arms, itself based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City). Instead of sitting on a cactus, the eagle stands on a Seigaiha, a symbolic motif of waves representing good luck in Japan. The artist also designed a green, yellow and red path as a link between Mexico and Japan.
The eagle of the Mexican flag symbolizes strength, resilience and the triumph of good over evil. It is a reminder of Mexico’s pre-Columbian heritage and serves as a unifying emblem for the Mexican people, representing their cultural identity and historical roots. On this dial, the eagle’s head is made of thin leaves of pure gold. For the eyes, Hakose has cut and pasted luminous shells on black urushi lacquer.
The Seigaiha also reminds Japanese artist Hokusai’s woodblock print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”. This wave not only symbolizes good luck but also change in Japan. Hakose selected tiny pieces of quail eggs and pasted them on the surface of the waves. It looks like a tiny mosaic.
It takes more than 30 hours of work to craft a single dial.
We offer the possibility to size steel bracelet to your wrist's size at no charge. To this effect, kindly fill in the bellow space. Without any information from you, a watch with standard size bracelet will be provided.
Print out this page onto an A4 piece of paper, ensuring that you do not have “Fit to page/Page scaling” selected.
Compare the bracelet size guide with a ruler to double check it has printed to the correct scale.
If the scale is correct, cut out the bracelet size guide around its borders, and cut along the dotted line between the two X marked at the bottom of the scale.
Place the size guide around your wrist, and pull the pointed end through the slit. Make sure there is enough room left around the wrist to allow for an index finger to fit through.
Read the measurement in millimeters (mm) as it appears through the slit. This is your watch bracelet size !
18K Rose gold or Stainless steel 316L. Dual spherical box type sapphire crystal (with multi layers non-reflective coating) on the top, see through case back and 7 sapphire windows on top and bottom, at 12', 3' (2), 6’ and 9'. Water resistant up to 50 meters (5 Bar).
38 x 47 mm. Thickness : 13 mm. 160 g.
Swiss ETA based components (2892A2) high end execution with hand-finished surfaces with perlage, bridges and main plate in black “or”. Blue screws. Bridges with diamond polished bevels. Customized Minase rotor. ETACHRON regulator system. MPS lubrication-free bearings. Very high precision TOP range execution. 50 hours’ power reserve. 21 Jewels. Frequency 28’800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
Mexico limited to 15 pieces dial. All dials are hand-crafted by Master Hakose in his studio and hence unique. Urushi laquer, paint, gold flakes and makie.
Polished steel, minute and second bent at the tip, luminous material on hours’ and minutes’
Hours, minutes and central second hands.
Leather Strap or stainless steel 316L bracelet, hand-polished with the sallaz polishing machine.
Minase is a boutique watch manufacturer based in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Producing less than 500 pieces a year, Minase’s philosophy is to make unique, beautiful and highly qualitative hand-made watches that embody the values, traditions and typical crafts of Japan.
When it was founded 15 years ago, Minase decided to hire people from the region and train them following the principle of Monozukuri: learning by doing, again and again. This resulted in a highly motivated workforce of experts who consider their work more than a job. A pride born out in the passion Minase Watches display.
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