The March issue of "Chronos Japan" (Vol. 123) was released on February 6, 2026. The highlights of this latest issue are explained on the YouTube channel "webChronosTVThe main topic was the first feature, "The Life of a Watch Enthusiast." This popular feature, now in its 14th installment, interviewed eight groups of enthusiasts. This article includes an archive of the live broadcast, in which editor-in-chief Hirota Masamasa and editorial staff member Hosoda Taketo gave commentary on topics such as the workshops of each brand they visited in Switzerland and the extremely nerdy "600-year history of astronomical clocks."
Explaining the latest issue of "Chronos Japan"!
Chronos Japan is a watch magazine launched in 2005. Its latest issue, issue 123 (March 2026), is now on sale. Every year in the March issue, the first feature is "The Life of a Watch Enthusiast." This issue features interviews with eight watch enthusiasts. Now in its 14th edition, the magazine features a diverse range of enthusiasts' lives, along with original photographs of their collections.
To help you enjoy our magazine even more, our editor-in-chief, Masamasa Hirota, and editorial staff member Taketo Hosoda have started a YouTube channel called "webChronosTVHe explained the highlights of the event during a live broadcast. An archive of that broadcast is posted in this article.
table of contents
01:34 Opening
03:12 Special Feature 1: "The Life of a Watch Enthusiast" (P.28~)
09:34 2nd Special Feature "New Portraits of Iconic Pieces" (P.122~)
10:58 Third Special Feature: "600 Years of Astronomical Clocks" (P.143~)
13:15 [Grand Seiko Special Discussion] Goro Yamada x Masamasa Hirota "Why is Grand Seiko so highly regarded around the world?" (P.78~)
14:29 Newcomers (P.110, 111)
16:19 "Patek Philippe: The Manufacture's Current State, Creating the Highest Quality (P.112~)"
17:27 Taking on the Battle of Tradition: Hysek (P.134~)
19:11 Roger Dubuis: The Icon of Rebirth: The Founder's Thoughts on Retrograde (P.74~)
21:06 Newcomers (P.91)
22:20 [Special supplement] FP Journe: The lone watchmaker who continues to lead the way
27:11 Watch Paranoia Chronicles No. 65 "People who weave the 'art of time'" (P.169~)
30:16 Breguet: Dedicated to the Great Founder (P.86~)
32:53 Q & A
35:55 ED
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