Seki in Gifu Prefecture is also known as the “Japanese Knife Capital”, a place where some of the finest knives and swords in Japan are made. The city has seen a decline in craftsmen in recent years, ostensibly due to apprentices not getting paid for five years straight. Despite its
Seki in Gifu Prefecture is also known as the “Japanese Knife Capital”, a place where some of the finest knives and swords in Japan are made. The city has seen a decline in craftsmen in recent years, ostensibly due to apprentices not getting paid for five years straight.
Despite its decline, Japanese company Musha has managed to tapped into Seki’s rich history of forging blades and produced extraordinary timepieces that truly preserve what the city stands for.
▼ The Damascus Watch Nobunaga is a perfect combination of function, style and elegance.
▼ You’ll be surprised at how much effort went into them.
Damascus steel originated from ancient India, with its trademark woodgrain texture a result of polishing and refining overlapping metals of different properties. Used in swordsmithing, this quality steel is now used to make high-grade knives.
And watches too. Each piece is one-of-a-kind thanks to its unique mottled pattern.
▼ After carefully forging and quenching the Damascus steel, every piece is painstakingly polished by Masayuki Otsuka, the founder of Musha.
