Bottegando Italia Urushi Maki-e Watch No. 36 “Gold Negoro”

Bottegando Italia Urushi Maki-e watch n. 36 “Gold Negoro”

Watch with water-resistant case tested to 50 m (5 bar) in polished rose gold-plated 316L stainless steel and polished bezel. Flat sapphire crystal. Screw-down crown in rose gold-plated steel with engraved “B” logo for Bottegando Italia. Screw-down case back in rose gold-plated steel. Dial hand-lacquered with Urushi Nero Kuro roiro and 22K gold. Negoro technique (partial abrasion of the final gold-covered layer to simulate the passage of time). Final polishing, carried out three times, with Kijiomi Urushi, camellia oil and very fine mineral powder gently rubbed with the fingers. Dial with circular aperture showing the balance wheel. Hour markers in blue mother-of-pearl of abalone and silver and minute markers in Urushi lacquer and 999/1000 silver powder. Rose gold-plated hour, minute and second hands. Case diameter, excluding crown, 40 mm; Lug to lug length 48 mm; Case thickness 12 mm. Black leather strap with matching stitching and rose gold-plated buckle; strap width 20 mm; strap length 11.5 cm + 9 cm (including buckle). Japanese Mechanical Automatic Seiko (TMI – Time Module) NH38A movement with the following factory specifications: frequency 21,600 beats/hour; manufacturer-declared accuracy -20～＋40 sec/day; power reserve 41 hours; 24 jewels; exposed balance wheel at 9 o'clock, manual winding (crown in normal position) and automatic with bidirectional rotor; time setting with stop seconds (crown in position 1). Bottegando “B” hallmark, designer’s “S.M.” signature and serial number 36 in red Urushi lacquer on the dial. Bottegando Italia hallmark and serial number 36 engraved on the case back.

Bottegando Italia Urushi Maki-e Watch No. 36 “Gold Negoro” .
Watch with a water-resistant case tested to 50 m (5 bar) in polished rose gold-plated 316L stainless steel and polished bezel. Flat sapphire crystal. Screw-down rose gold-plated steel crown with engraved Bottegando Italia “B” logo. Screw-down rose gold-plated steel case back. Dial hand-lacquered with Urushi Nero Kuro roiro and 22K gold. Negoro technique (partial abrasion of the final gold-coated layer to simulate the passage of time). Final polishing, performed three times, with Kijiomi Urushi, camellia oil, and very fine mineral powder, gently rubbed in with the fingers. Dial with circular opening showing the balance wheel. Hour markers in blue abalone mother-of-pearl and silver, minute markers in Urushi lacquer and 999/1000 silver powder. Rose gold-plated hour, minute, and second hands. Case diameter, excluding crown, 40 mm; Lug-to-lug length 48 mm; Case thickness 12 mm. Black leather strap with matching stitching and rose gold-plated buckle; strap width 20mm; strap length 11.5 cm + 9 cm (including buckle). Seiko (TMI – Time Module) NH38A Japanese Automatic Mechanical Movement with the following factory specifications: frequency 21,600 beats/hour; manufacturer-reported accuracy -20～＋40 seconds/day; power reserve 41 hours; 24 jewels; exposed balance wheel at 9 o'clock, manual winding (crown in normal position) and automatic with bidirectional rotor; time setting with seconds stop (crown in position 1). Bottegando “B” hallmark, maker’s “S.M.” signature, and serial number 36 in red Urushi lacquer on the dial. Bottegando Italia hallmark and serial number 36 engraved on the case back.