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Minase

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Small-series watches machined and assembled in Akita.

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01 / Buying facts

What you can check.

Official website

No official website has been verified in this profile yet.

Warranty & support

Warranty, return and support terms are not yet documented. Check the policy for the exact product, seller and country.

History on record

The founding date has not been documented here.

02 / Company & ownership

Behind the brand.

Minase grew from Kyowa’s precision drill and case-making expertise. Its Yuzawa workshop uses MORE structure, Zaratsu-style polishing and extensive hand assembly for low-volume watches.

Sources · previous brand research
  1. 1963

    Precision drills lead the company into watch-case manufacturing.

  2. 2005

    The workshop introduces its own low-volume watch brand.

  3. Today

    Complex cases and polishing define the current collection.

03 / Design & manufacturing

What happens where?

Design and production process

  • Minase grew from Kyowa’s precision drill and case-making expertise. Its Yuzawa workshop uses MORE structure, Zaratsu-style polishing and extensive hand assembly for low-volume watches.
  • The selected products are made in Yuzawa, Akita, Japan.
  • The watches are made in Japan with Swiss movements in several collections; do not read the claim as an all-Japanese component statement.
Sources · previous brand research

04 / Product guide

Start with the right product.

Representative products from our brand research; popularity and current availability are not independently ranked.

Divido

Divido

The signature case-within-a-case automatic watch.

Horizon

Horizon

A tonneau-shaped multi-piece watch.

Five Windows

Five Windows

An architectural watch with five sapphire views.

Sources · previous brand research
Categories in our shortlist

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What is still unknown?

We do not yet have documented answers for these parts of Minase’s profile. Missing evidence is not a negative finding about the brand.

  • Official website
  • Founding date
  • Ownership
  • Warranty and aftercare

05 / More research

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