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Keisuke Kano

Keisuke Kano applies engraving expertise from jewellery-watch manufacture to the hand-engraved dials of Naoya Hida watches. 1

At a glance

Place
Japan
Also known as
加納圭介

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Keisuke Kano's work is Engraved NH dials.

Keisuke Kano worked for or held a role at Naoya Hida & Co., Seiko Epson, and Tiffany. 1

Scope: Watch decoration

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany

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

    Naoya Hida & Co. — Worked for / held role. Dial engraver 1

    Legacy affiliation: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany. Person-level contribution: Applies engraving expertise from jewellery-watch manufacture to the hand-engraved dials of Naoya Hida watches.

    Original affiliation wording: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Movement / component supplier or manufacturer · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Seiko Epson — Worked for / held role. Dial engraver 1

    Legacy affiliation: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany. Person-level contribution: Applies engraving expertise from jewellery-watch manufacture to the hand-engraved dials of Naoya Hida watches.

    Original affiliation wording: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

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

    Tiffany — Worked for / held role. Dial engraver 1

    Legacy affiliation: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany. Person-level contribution: Applies engraving expertise from jewellery-watch manufacture to the hand-engraved dials of Naoya Hida watches.

    Original affiliation wording: Naoya Hida & Co.; Seiko Epson; Tiffany. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 2 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (2)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Maker/house biography; scoped attribution, not independent manufacturing or priority validation. 1
  • Specific role: Maker/house biography; scoped attribution, not independent manufacturing or priority validation. 1

Sources

  1. About usNaoya Hida & Co. · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0098] Naoya Hida & Co.. "About us." Not stated. https://naoyahidawatch.com/about-us/?lang=en Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

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