Citizen "Campanola": A complication that lets you enjoy the everyday with the sound of water droplets playing the time.

2016.04.03
Photographer: Eiichi Okuyama
Photographs by Eiichi Okuyama
Interview and text by Tetsuo Shinoda
Text by Tetsuo Shinoda

 High complications, which are made by combining many delicate parts, require careful handling and are unfortunately not suitable for everyday use.
 The minute repeater mechanism is particularly famous for its complexity and delicacy, and unless it is operated carefully, it is impossible to enjoy its beautiful tone.
 However, there is a model that allows you to use this mechanism on a daily basis: the Citizen Campanola. Because it uses a quartz movement, it produces an electronic sound, but it produces a beautiful tone reminiscent of the "suikinkutsu" (water chimes) that originated in the Edo period, and its clear sound can be enjoyed on a daily basis.