Masaharu Wada on Japanese Watches, Taste, and Collecting

Masaharu “Masa” Wada of Hodinkee Japan (https://hodinkee.jp) joins Jeremy in Tokyo to talk watches, Japanese taste, and finding your people. Masa shares how a watch blog led him out of tech and into Hodinkee Japan, why Japan’s best shops have such a distinct point of view, and what makes independent watchmakers like Naoya Hida (https://naoyahidawatch.com/?lang=en) , Kikuchi Nakagawa (https://kikuchi-nakagawa.com/en/) , and Otsuka Lotec (https://otsuka-lotec.com) so compelling. They also discuss appreciating watches you’ll never own, getting past the obsession with in-house movements, and the trouble with selling a watch once it has a story. Plus, his grandfather’s Rolex, a trip to Zurich, and how collecting brought Masa closer to his dad. * Sponsored by Bezel (https://shop.getbezel.com) - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.