Junya Kamijo can assemble the mechanism of “spring drive” watch within 20 to 30 minutes. This Japanese watchmaker with SEIKO watches is one of the only nine people in the world who can assemble such a watch. Kamijo will be giving a live demonstration of assembling the spring drive mechanism of SEIKO’s latest collection at the 16th International Watch and Clock Fair at the Nehru Centre in Worli.
While the actual watch contains 418 parts, Kamiyo demonstrated for the public a part of the assembly at the fair.
During the demonstration, the Japanese watchmaker bent over a watch with a small screw driver while besides him, a computer explained his work through graphics. The Spring Drive is a mechanism developed by SEIKO EPSON where unlike a conventional watch, the sole motive power is the main spring. ‘’The spring drive device is the most accurate mechanical watch in the world. The movement is specified to 1 second accuracy per day. This movement has been used on the latest line of SEIKO watches,’’ said Naoto Ueda, who works in the watch operations in the company.
Kamiyo was 19 years of age when he learnt watch making at the SEIKO EPSON training centre in Japan. Kamiyo has been working for 25 years at SEIKO, but even now he says that making a watch is still thrilling for him. ‘’I feel that a cosmic world exists inside a watch. It’s amazing that the small space inside a watch is filled with so many human ideas and knowledge. It’s been a fantastic experience making watches,’’ he said. Having trained in Switzerland, he can make both Japanese and Swiss watches. ‘’Making a watch requires accuracy, and attention to the smallest detail. I always try to be one step ahead and am dedicated to perfection.’’
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