Kurono Tokyo / Grand Series
Kurono Tokyo Grand Series
Collection profile · 2019
Kurono Tokyo’s Grand Series is the brand’s artisan-led flagship family, centered on urushi dials, complex finishing, and higher craft density while still aiming to remain attainable relative to traditional haute horlogerie and to showcase Hajime Asaoka’s most ambitious design and material work within Kurono.
Why it matters
The Grand Series is Kurono’s clearest statement that accessible pricing and serious craft are not mutually exclusive: it packages lacquer work, special casebacks, and elevated finishing into the brand’s most prestigious collection.
Key references
Collection timeline
- 2019 — Kurono states that the Grand Series masterpiece was first introduced only once in 2019.
- 2024 — Kurono released the 2024 Anniversary Reiwa as a Grand Series masterpiece and said the line would be retired after that launch.
- 2024 — The brand describes the Grand Series as its most demanding and complex collection in terms of traditional craftsmanship.
FAQ
What defines the Grand Series?
It focuses on artisan-level craft, especially urushi dials and distinctive finishing details.
Is the Grand Series still active?
Kurono’s 2024 anniversary messaging said the Reiwa line would be retired after that release, while the Grand family remains the brand’s highest-craft showcase.
More from Kurono Tokyo
- Classic Series — Kurono Tokyo’s Classic Series is the brand’s accessible, art-deco-leaning core line: compact, high-polish, time-first watches that translate Hajime Asaoka’s design language into more attainable daily wear while preserving the brand’s refined dial balance and strong typographic identity.
- Complications Series — Kurono Tokyo’s Complications Series applies the brand’s art-deco vocabulary to mechanically more involved watches, pairing higher-function layouts with the same disciplined typography, polished finishing, and collector-friendly limited-production ethos that define the label’s more accessible line.
- Special Projects — Kurono Tokyo’s Special Projects is the brand’s experimental lane for limited-run, more expressive interpretations of Hajime Asaoka’s Art Deco design language, often using unusual dial materials, custom typography, and one-off thematic ideas that sit apart from the core range.