Kurono Tokyo Chronograph 1 Mk. 2 Salmon DIal Brand New and Unworn, 2022

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.

Maker / attribution: Kurono (maker)
Date: 2022
Historical period: Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
Country of origin: Japan
Object type: Wristwatch
Dimensions: Case 38 mm
Dealer: Huntington Company (dealer)
Stock no.: Product 7338907304119
Credit line: Dealer listing, Huntington Company (product 7338907304119)
Catalogue title (original): 2022 Kurono Tokyo Chronograph 1 Mk. 2 Salmon DIal Brand New and Unworn (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Huntington Company (dealer) (stock number Product 7338907304119), this is a wristwatch by Kurono, made in Japan, dated 2022. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 38 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

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Catalogue description

Dealer description — Huntington Company

Condition Analysis This is a brand new, completer set, example. Unworn and only taken out for photos. Description Year: 2022 Model: Chronograph 1 Case Diameter: 38mm Lug to Lug: 46.8mm Case: Steel Condition: Brand New Dial: Salmon Dial Movement: Automatic winding Curator Thoughts From Kurono Tokyo: " The Chronograph 1 Mk.2's rose gold main dial and black subdials lend an air of genteel refinement. Our unique thick box-sapphire glass allows for unique lightplay like never before - vibrant sophistication that shimmers in the light and a sense of sombre maturity in the shadows. The high reflectivity of the polished steel hands, markers and elements provide added depth and contrast even in low-light for better readability. For the first time in the chronograph range, a high-polish steel applique in arabic numerals is used at '12' in an art-deco font - signifying a new chapter in the design language and construction of the chronograph line-up."

Historical context

Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)

Silicon components, connected watches, optical-lattice research clocks and a thriving independent scene.

Smartwatches became the world's best-selling watches, while mechanical watchmaking focuses on craft, innovation (silicon components, new escapements) and independent makers.

Read the period in the timeline More wristwatches from this period Earlier: Mechanical Renaissance

Atlas type guide

Chronographs and split-seconds watches

A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.

Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.

What to look for

Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).

Dating clues

Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
Automatic chronographs: from 1969.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

Mechanisms mentioned

Chronograph — Complication
Self-winding (automatic) mechanism — Component

Record completeness

Maker or attributionRecorded
DateRecorded
Place or countryRecorded
MaterialsNot in source
DimensionsRecorded
Narrative descriptionRecorded
Inscriptions / marksNot in source
ProvenanceNot in source
Several photographsRecorded

Editorial status: Documented — facts as published by the source; not independently verified by Atlas editors.

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Sources & image rights

Record source: Huntington Company (dealer) (opens another website in a new tab).

Image rights: © Huntington Company — dealer photographs; permission required (opens another website in a new tab).

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Cite this record

"Kurono Tokyo Chronograph 1 Mk. 2 Salmon DIal Brand New and Unworn, 2022." Huntington Company (dealer), Product 7338907304119. Catalogue record in The Horology Atlas, WatchMuseum.org, https://atlas.watchmuseum.org/museum/kurono-tokyo-chronograph-1-mk-2-salmon-dial-brand-new-and-unworn-2022-447f8e.