The CITIZEN: Hand to Hand Story 02 – Skill and passion concentrated into just 0.02mm.Tengu-jo Dial

Just 0.02 millimetres thick. Weighing just 2 grammes for a one-square-meter sheet. An ultra-thin washi, Tengu-jo paper is light permeable and can be dyed beautiful colours. When used for the dials of The CITIZEN brand, it imparts a rich variety of expression to Eco-Drive, CITIZEN’s proprietary light-powered technology. We spoke to Hiroyoshi Chinzei, the fifth-generation head of Hidakawashi , the company that produces this ultra-thin yet highly durable paper in Hidaka beside the clean-flowing Niyodo River in Kochi Prefecture. Learn more: https://www.citizenwatch-global.com/the-citizen/hand-story/002.html