{"id":6875,"date":"2024-11-06T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T01:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/?p=6875"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:32:07","slug":"explore004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/minase-explore\/explore004.html","title":{"rendered":"#4. HORIZON of the country where the sun rises"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The HORIZON surrounds the globe. The word evokes different images of landscapes depending on the topography and culture of each country. It could be the horizon of the Grand Canyon if you are in the U.S., or the horizon of the distant ocean seen in the west, where Magellan embarked on his journey. Along this line of thinking, the HORIZON model of MINASE watch conveys the sense of Japan as the land of the rising sun. If any native of Japan is asked by a person from another country what the word HORIZON represents, the answer will typically be that it is where the sun rises, conjuring up an image of sacred light rather than a pretty picture on a postcard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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I once asked Mr. Suzuki, CEO of MINASE, about the genesis of the HORIZON watch model, and this is what he shared with me: HORIZON, along with two other models of MINASE watches, namely FIVE WINDOWS and DIVIDO, all used to be part of the HIZ series of watches. HIZ stands for hi izuru kuni (land of the rising sun), and the watches represented that essence of Japan. So these three models of MINASE watches were developed to create truly original artworks that only MINASE\u2019s artisans could craft, and to express refined brilliance through the watches. Of the three models, the HORIZON was inspired by the horizon of the ocean from which sacred brilliance emerges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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Indeed, when one sees an actual HORIZON watch for the first time, the best viewpoint from which to appreciate the watch\u2019s esthetics is any of the four corners of its square case, where the stunning beauty of the sculpted arcs jumps out of the glass windows and the dial. It\u2019s a gestalt of the morning sun rising up over the ocean\u2019s horizon. Anyone who has worn many mechanical watches will be amazed at how low and thin the four corners of the case are, allowing the hands of the watch to be seen from underneath thanks to the watchmaker\u2019s advanced grinding technology. The dial window used on the MINASE watch, with such steep curvature, is also like nothing else. Anyone with keen observation might discover that the case and the lugs of the watch are made of different parts, so that glossy and satin finishes can be achieved through different fine polishing processes, culminating in sacred brilliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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A famous German architect, one of the pioneers of 20th-century modern design, is quoted as having uttered the famous phrase \u201cGod is in the details.\u201d This is not a novel way of thinking to Japanese people but merely reflects their conventional approach to physical creation that has been preserved and practiced since ancient times. One could say it\u2019s part of the DNA embedded in their ethnicity that all products that have been created with scrupulous care\u2014whether handmade crafts, rice grown in paddies, or vegetables cultivated in fields\u2014might be inhabited by divine forces. Likewise, the sacred brilliance of every MINASE watch slowly but steadily emerges through the process of continuous polishing of its surfaces, in a state of flow where the artisan\u2019s fingers and heart move in sync. The HORIZON is one of MINASE\u2019s flagship models through which the watchmaker has strived to achieve deep brilliance in each timepiece. Of course, this obsession makes it impossible to mass-produce the watch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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    K. Kawakami is a professional writer specializing in exploring diverse factories, reporting on their unique manufacturing practices in Japan and around the world. He travels to the factories of many manufacturers that operate on the principle of perfection, including watches, electrical appliances, shoes, fashion items, buildings, foods, confections, and traditional crafts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The HORIZON surrounds the globe. The word evokes different images of landscapes depending on the topography and culture of each country. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-fullwidth.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[80],"class_list":{"0":"post-6875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minase-explore","8":"tag-horizon"},"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6875"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10877,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6875\/revisions\/10877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}