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Daizoh Makihara

Daizoh Makihara integrated Edo Kiriko cut-glass craft into independently made and engraved mechanical wristwatches. 1

Association priority/promotional language is not treated as independent proof of a world first. Undated association profile: historical membership/candidacy is not a current operating-status claim; technical superlatives and priority language are not independently established.

At a glance

Place
Japan
Dates
1979–? 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Daizoh Makihara's work is Kikutsunagimon Sakura. 1

Daizoh Makihara Watch Craft Japan is the name recorded for Daizoh Makihara's own watchmaking practice. 1

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 2022 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Daizoh Makihara Watch Craft Japan

Documented origin: Aichi, Japan 1

Geographic ties: Japan. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Daizoh Makihara Watch Craft Japan — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker / engraver 1

    Legacy affiliation: Daizoh Makihara Watch Craft Japan. Person-level contribution: Integrated Edo Kiriko cut-glass craft into independently made and engraved mechanical wristwatches.

    Original affiliation wording: Daizoh Makihara Watch Craft Japan. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 10 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (10)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Birth year: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Documented origin: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Recognition: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Representative work: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Birth year: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Documented origin: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Recognition: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Representative work: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1

Sources

  1. Daizoh Makihara – AHCIAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0030] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Daizoh Makihara – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/daizoh-makihara/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Associated professional body

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text inspected in this pass.

    Limitation: Association profile; undated text can contain legacy role or production claims. Only the recorded biographical facts are used.

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