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Masahiro Kikuno

Masahiro Kikuno developed a temporal-hour wristwatch whose indices adjust to changing lengths of daylight and night. 1

At a glance

Place
Japan
Dates
1983–? 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Masahiro Kikuno's work is Wadokei temporal-hour wristwatch. 1

Masahiro Kikuno worked through a watchmaking practice under the same name. 1

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 2013 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Masahiro Kikuno

Documented origin: Hokkaido, 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

    Masahiro Kikuno — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker 1

    Legacy affiliation: Masahiro Kikuno. Person-level contribution: Developed a temporal-hour wristwatch whose indices adjust to changing lengths of daylight and night.

    Original affiliation wording: Masahiro Kikuno. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 12 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (12)
  • Full name: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Representative work: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Specific role: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Documented origin: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Birth year: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
  • Recognition: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 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. Masahiro Kikuno – AHCIAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0025] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Masahiro Kikuno – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/masahiro-kikuno/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Associated professional body

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

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

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