Watch Engraver
Keiji Kanagawa
Mr. Kanagawa is a world-famous watch engraver from Japan. With unparalleled talent, he can engrave almost any watch part, including the movement, dial, case, rotor, back lid, and clock hands. Utilizing design skills honed during his career as a designer, he is acclaimed for both his techniques and designs in and out of Japan, and has been involved in various engraving work for renowned overseas brands as well.
Aiming to “manufacture products that will be treasured for more than 100 years,” Kyowa is involved in all phases of making the MINASE series of mechanical watches, from design and development to manufacture. “Impressed by the delicate mechanism and style of MINASE watches, I immediately wanted to engrave them,” said Mr. Kanagawa when he contacted us, which resulted in our collaboration. We will supply the MINASE models and watch parts to him, then he will engrave them at the workshop K CRAFTWORK JAPAN. Visitors to the workshop can watch his engraving up close. The annexed store holds regular exhibitions of his works, and sells various goods including his works.
Born in Nagasaki in 1960. After graduating from art school, he joined a game-maker in Japan.
In 1985, became a freelance illustrator at the age of 25.
While working on behalf of world-famous entertainment companies, he became immersed in the world of mechanical watches as a hobby, and eventually started manufacturing them.
Now, he is a widely-known, highly-acclaimed freelance watch engraver.
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