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Do you have other example of "small scale, hand made" products from Japan?
by baud147258 9y ago
Do you have other example of "small scale, hand made" products from Japan?
- golem14 9y agoHigh end mechanical watches? Satellites?
- lb1lf 9y agoAs has already been suggested - high-end watches; Grand Seiko and Credor. Fountain pens - Sailor, Nakaya, Namiki for instance. Oh, and knives. Definitely knives. In their higher end items, they tend to employ traditional craft techniques (zaratsu polishing; urushi lacquer to name but two) which are incredibly labour and skill intensive.
- baud147258 9y agoThank you. I'm currently wearing a Made in Japan Seiko watch, but not a high-end one ;).
- lb1lf 9y agoOh, don’t knock the Seiko - Seiko is a true manufacture - they do EVERYTHING in-house - movements, cases, dials, mainsprings - even lubricants. This in stark contrast to some of their Swiss, in general more prestigeous counterparts. (Do yourself a favour and have a look at the Grand Seiko website - they have some quite interesting info on their craft techniques. Not to mention that it is watch porn squared.
- baud147258 9y agoOh, I agree that Seiko is doing great watches, I've had mine for years and I truly appreciate wearing it.
- toomanybeersies 9y agoSake is often made by hand on a smaller scale, here's a documentary on the brewing process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBO1QTlroI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBO1QTlroI Admittedly, that documentary is made by the marketing department for the sake factory, but it's still an interesting video.
- nineteen999 9y agoTerada Gretsch guitar factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUB6QICAS5I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUB6QICAS5I