Introducing: The Kurono Tokyo ‘Diver’s’— A Two-in-One Reimagining Of Dive Watch Case Construction

Hajime Asaoka has been a mainstay in the world of independent watchmaking for quite some time now, operating as one of the earliest representatives of Japanese craftsmanship. But his brand, Kurono Tokyo, founded in 2019 with affordable pricing and wider releases, brought Asaoka-san to a whole new audience and has become far more widely known. He’s also partially responsible for bringing Jiro Katayama and Ōtsuka Lōtec to greater visibility. While the Kurono Tokyo brand has done time-only, calendar, GMT, and chronograph watches (the first and last are probably the best known), we’ve never seen how Asaoka-san would envision a sportier dive watch. That is, until this launch here, of the simply called “Kurono Diver’s.”