Check out this Japanese brand Otsuka Lotec

[TheBluechip]

Hajime Aoska recently posted to his instagram that his Kurono Tokyo watchmakers were assembling the Otsuka Lotec watches.


https://www.instagram.com/p/C6bEzcNr-Al/

[Ichiran]

A recent write-up by Monochrome featuring watchmaker Jiro Katayama, the Man Behind Otsuka Lotec.

https://monochrome-watches.com/portr...hajime-asaoka/

In the interview, he said he received support in terms of both personnel and equipment from Hajime Asaoka.

There is news that there’s a new model – the No. 5 Kai. No.5 Kai will be released at the end of the year, and the all-new No. 8 next year. He is also preparing a watch with an in-house movement under the Jiro Katayama brand. I'm visiting Tokyo later this year and trying to arrange a visit at his workshop.

For those who are interested, there is a raffle for No. 6 (¥385,000) between 18/5/2024 ~ 28/5/2024. Announcement of raffle results: 3/6/2024. However, I'm afraid it is only available to customers based in Japan. He has not started worldwide order yet.