Pre-orders start on November 17th, 2026

Honestly, I only recently went hands-on with the Kiwame Tokyo Kubo Sakura. We have a team of editors, each with different interests and preferences, and Kiwame Tokyo simply wasn’t on my radar. I was pleasantly surprised when I wore it, though, so I am curious to see how watch fans will receive this new Kubo Momiji, with its deep-red lacquered dial and raised maple-leaf (momiji) motif on the recessed small-seconds dial.

Keys to success for the Kiwame Tokyo Kubo Momiji

Let’s start with the price of this watch — US$630 (excluding taxes). The perceived quality of the pink-dial Kubo Sakura I’ve been wearing recently was much higher, so I expected the price to be too. The lacquered dial is beautifully executed, and the applied Breguet numerals, cathedral hands, and recessed sub-dial make it feel very classy. It punches above its weight, so to speak.…