NAOYA HIDA & Co. 2025 Collection
Naoya Hida founded his company in 2018 with the goal of creating outstanding watches in Japan, blending vintage wrist watch and pocket watch aesthetics with modern production technology and hand-engraved dial details.
As in preceding years, The Armoury's portion of watches will be decided by a random allocation lottery. The lottery will run from May 21st through June 15th, 2025. Please submit your information for the lottery here.
NH TYPE 6A is Naoya Hida & Co.'s dress watch equipped with a perpetual calendar. The roman numerals on the dial, as well as the sub-dials indicating the day, date, month and leap year, are all hand-engraved by the engraver Keisuke Kano. For the first time, sterling silver is used as the dial.
Production quantity: approximately 10 pieces to be produced between 2025 and 2026.
The NH TYPE 3B-3 is a derivative of the NH TYPE 3B, which has been manufactured since 2022. It was created with the goal of condensing the details reminiscent of 17th-18th century pocket watches into the size of a wristwatch. The face of the moon, made of 18KYG (yellow gold), visible through the large cut-out window, and the eleven Roman numerals are all hand-engraved by skilled craftsmen. The most significant difference from the previous NH TYPE 3B is the change in the exterior from SUS904L (stainless steel) to 18KYG (yellow gold). Additionally, lapis lazuli is used for the moon phase disc.
Production quantity: approximately 5 pieces to be produced between 2025 and 2026.
The NH TYPE 5A-1 is a derivative of the NH TYPE 5A, which has been manufactured since 2024. It was created as a dress watch with a small rectangular case. It features details reminiscent of vintage watches, such as a three-dimensional crystal, concave dolphin hands, and hand-engraved indices. The most significant difference from the previous NH TYPE 5A is the use of acrylic glass for the first time. This acrylic glass is newly manufactured using a custom mold. Additionally, Breguet Arabic numerals are used for the index at the 12 o'clock position.
Number of pieces produced: approximately 10 pieces to be produced between 2025 and 2026.
The Lettercutter watch is a collaboration between Naoya Hida & Co. and The Armoury, named after the craftsmen who specialized in carving letters into stone. Using Naoya Hida & Co's excellent Type 2 watch as a base, The Armoury created an entirely new font and carefully redesigned the dial and details to create the Lettercutter.
20 Lettercutters have been produced since 2023, with the final 5 being produced in 2025.
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This watch is a collaboration between Naoya Hida & Co., The Armoury and J.N. Shapiro, showcasing the art of American guilloché dial-making at the highest level. Based on a classically inspired design, the watch features a sterling silver dial with a hand-cut guilloché pattern by J.N. Shapiro, along with hand-engraved logos and Breguet-style Arabic numerals for a refined, artisanal finish.
This watch is a collaboration between Naoya Hida & Co., The Armoury and J.N. Shapiro, showcasing the art of American guilloché dial-making at the highest level. Based on a classically inspired design, the solid yellow gold watch features a sterling silver dial with a hand-cut guilloché pattern by J.N. Shapiro, along with hand-engraved logos and Breguet-style Arabic numerals for a refined, artisanal finish.
