It was just last week when acclaimed independent Japanese brand Naoya Hida & Co. dropped its 2026 lineup, which included the brand’s first porcelain dial, its first-ever chronograph and a 31mm dress ...

Over the past few years, independent Japanese watchmakers have been making waves across the world. If you ask us, it was only ...

Ranging from the brand’s first-ever porcelain dial, limited-edition moonphase models to hand-engraved Art Nouveau cases and ...

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When you meet with Japanese watchmaker, Naoya Hida, what is immediately apparent is not just his genius as an independent watchmaker but his natural and, dare we say easygoing approach, to a love of ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the mountainous, densely forested region of Hida, in central Japan, the craft of carpentry has become ...

Pain in your upper right belly a couple of hours after a large or fatty meal is one of the first signs that you may have gallstones. To figure it out, your doctor may want you to have a test called a ...

This week he launched three new timepieces: the NH Type 3B-3 with a moon phase, the NH Type 5A-1 square-shaped time-only watch, and the NH Type 6A perpetual calendar. What is immediately striking ...