Horizon Midsize Rubber - Blue

With the collection Horizon, Minase wanted to pay tribute to their beautiful island country. Whenever you go to the shore, you can see the horizon line. So far away, the ocean always looks calm, and that’s what Minase tried to transpose with the Horizon watch. Horizon Midsize was designed for thinner wrists, a slightly smaller and very elegant alternative.

Product information
Case: Stainless steel 316L. Dual spherical box type sapphire crystal (non reflective coating), see-through case back. Water resistant up to 50 meters (5 Bar)
Dimensions & Weight: 46 x 37 mm. Thickness 12,0 mm. 79g (rubber and leather band) or 120 g (steel bracelet)
Movement: KT8001/1, power reserve 38 hours, Swiss ebauches, customized by MINASE with hand-made polishing and « perlage » on plates and bridges
Dial: Steel with PVD cover in Rose, Black or Blue with polished steel indexes
Functions: Hours, minutes and central second hands. Date at 4
Hands: Hours, minutes and central second hands
Strap: Calf leather hand-sewed at the Minase Factory or Rubber (EPDM) with stainless steel deployment clasp or solid stainless steel execution featuring MORE concept.

HiZ LABEL
Minase timepieces bear the registered label “HiZ”, a concept inspired by the Japanese words “Hizu” (exceptional) and “Hi Izuru Kuni” (Land of the Rising Sun).

The products labelled “HiZ” share three distinctive features: the “case in case” structure, the rare “Sallaz” polishing technique and the construction principle called “MORE” (Minase Original Rebuild Equation).

Sarazu hand-polishing
Minase watches' steel parts are hand-polished with the Sallaz polishing technique (also known as sarazu). A technique of polishing the steel by hand, piece after piece requiring an impressive level of skills and dexterity. Furthermore, steel bracelets are uniquely constructed; No exterior screws or pins are visible when the watch is worn thanks to the use of tiny screws on the underside of each bracelet link. 

More & Case in Case
“Minase Original Rebuilding Equation” patented structure allows Minase watchmakers to assemble and disassemble exterior parts of the watch, such as the case and bracelet, as many times as they need to refit or repair the watch. The case in case construction is unique to Minase watches and was inspired by Japanese 3D puzzles. The mechanical movement is enclosed between a plate and a top container (which acts as the dial) on which the index ring is fitted. This whole inner box looks like a floating structure screwed at the four corners inside each case.