TAKANO Chateau Waterproof 6000 cal.531 / 1960s Phantom Japanese Maker

— A miracle handed down as a phantom —

Takano was a maker that ran through just four years and eleven months of Japanese watch history.

Its history was closed by the tragedy of the Isewan typhoon, and the Chateau series is the ultimate level of completeness it reached at the end.

Because so few examples survive, it is spoken of among vintage enthusiasts with particular respect, as a phantom maker.

— A slim water-resistant design ahead of its time —

In a Japanese market then competing for the world's thinnest watch, Takano's answer was the Waterproof 6000.

It uses a screw-back construction to raise water resistance while keeping a composed, slim silhouette.

The figure "6000" on the dial is the symbol of its high reliability, and of its pride.

Wearing a piece of history at your wrist. A special experience that seals in the heat of a past era.

— The quiet beat of the 531 —

At its heart is the Cal.531, which can be called the culmination of Takano's in-house movements.

A luxurious 21-jewel specification was the mark of a fine watch at the time.

The perlage that appears the moment the caseback is opened gives it the dignity of a piece of craftsmanship rather than a working watch.

— A sunray shine beyond period —

Raised applied indexes on a silver dial that gives off fine radial light.

Baton hands with everything unnecessary stripped away carry the modern aesthetic particular to the 1960s into the present.

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