Naoya Hida Presents the NH Type 6A, Its First Perpetual Calendar

It’s actually not the primary time we’re speaking about Naoya Hida & Co., a distinct segment, artisanal watchmaking firm from Japan, nevertheless it’s at all times with nice pleasure that I write these articles. NH is one in every of these hidden gems from the Land of the Rising Solar, a fairly younger firm that focuses on high-end, basic designs with good-looking Nineteen Thirties and Forties Calatrava inspirations. We have now already coated on this journal notable fashions such because the Sort 3A Moon Part, the oblong Sort 5A or the 36mm Sort 4A Assortment. Now, as a part of the marginally refreshed 2025 assortment, which features a new yellow gold Sort 3 Moon and lightweight updates to the Sort 5A, Naoya Hida presents its sixth creation, the NH Sort 6A, its first perpetual calendar watch. 

Let’s shortly break down Naoya Hida’s assortment. It began with the Sort 1, with a small seconds at 9 o’clock and an unmistakable Calatrava inspiration. It was adopted by the Sort 2, a barely extra fashionable watch with central seconds, earlier than returning to classicism and the Sort 3, with a moon part show. Subsequent got here the Sort 4, with a compact 36mm case and edgier design and a stunning tackle the oblong watch, the Sort 5. And as you’ve guessed, it’s now time for the model’s sixth creation, its most intricate watch up to now, the NH Sort 6A Perpetual Calendar.

A fast have a look at this new mannequin leaves only a few questions concerning its origin. Even with further problems, the NH Sort 6A stays unmistakably a part of Naoya Hida’s lineage, with all basic design components which have made the success of the model up to now. What meaning is that we’re as soon as once more a watch that mixes the attraction of a classic Patek or Vacheron from the late Forties with a transparent artisanal edge and an nearly utilitarian really feel on sure ranges. The case, which measures a mere 37mm in diameter, and 11.5mm in thickness, is manufactured from 904L stainless-steel with brushed surfaces and a sophisticated concave bezel. The combination of the correction pushers for the calendar is, nicely, hardly built-in. Usually, I’d have blamed the model for such a poor building, however right here, for an irrational cause, I do suppose these look applicable, if not including to the general attraction of the watch… Attempt to perceive…

A component that at all times stands out in watches made by Naoya Hida & Co. is how detailed the dials are. And this new QP makes no exception to the rule. The truth is, as a result of added complexity of the show, there’s much more consideration to element than you’d usually see. In basic Hida style, the NH Sort 6A has a strong sterling silver (Argentium silver) dial, identified for its resistance to tarnishing. The Roman numerals and all sub-dial indications are hand-engraved by engraver Keisuke Kano after which stuffed with cashew (artificial Urushi lacquer), including nice depth to the dial. The structure is conventional for a perpetual calendar, with central hours/minutes, and sub-dials for the date (9 o’clock), the day of the week (3 o’clock) and the month with bissextile year (6 o’clock). The central hours are hand-polished 18k yellow gold and calendar indications are displayed by blued metal arms.

Contained in the Naoya Hida NH Sort 6A is identical base motion as most different watches made by the indie watchmaker. The bottom is produced in collaboration with none apart from Austrian watchmaking firm Habring² on the idea of the 7750 gear prepare. On high of this hand-wound motion beating at 4Hz and storing about 45h of energy reserve is a module sourced from Dubois-Depraz. The motion is seen by way of a sapphire again with its signature round striped sample.

Worn on a black grained leather-based strap, the Naoya Hida NH Sort 6A Perpetual Calendar can be produced in small portions – anticipated round 10 items between 2025 and 2026. The value can be JPY 7,500,000 (export value with out taxes), or about EUR 45,600 on the time of publication.

There are two potentialities for buying this watch and different fashions from the 2025 assortment. First, through naoyahidawatch.com with a devoted web page opened from Might nineteenth (as of 10AM, Japan time) till Might twenty second. Profitable candidates can be contacted as of mid-June. Second, through The Armoury’s web site, with an allocation lottery that can open on Might twenty first and run by way of June fifteenth, 2025.