1943/1971

A 1st Grade Certified Skills in Watch Repair, which included very few women, and involved in the assembly and adjustment of various mechanical wristwatches ranging from those of small size for women through to the Grand Seiko series. She received the movement adjustment prize at the Geneva Observatory Chronometer Competition held in 1968, which was a first for a woman.

1953/1973

Participated in the Neuchatel Observatory Chronometer Competition of 1967 and the Geneva Observatory Chronometer Competition of 1968. At the Geneva competition his adjusted timepiece had the best record of all mechanical watches, and he received five of the nine Series Prizes related to mechanical watches adjustment in the wrist chronometer division.

-/1974

Received the movement adjustment prize at the Neuchatel Observatory Chronometer Competition of 1965 as the first Japanese. His prizewinning meant that the result of a marriage between timepiece theory and adjustment skills became accepted, and which proved to be very significant.

1955/1987

Received three of the nine Series Prizes related to mechanical watches adjustment in the wrist chronometer division of the Geneva Observatory Chronometer Competition of 1968. Also provided guidance to entrants in the Skills Competition, and contributed to improving the precision of mechanical timepieces while also decreasing the weight and size of quartz watches.

-/1984

Having been certified as having 1st Grade Certified Skills in Machining and also 1st Grade Certified Skills in Finishing he is an excellent trainer of junior colleagues.

1947/1988

Engaged in the assembly adjustment of special watchmaking machines through use of technical skills that were acquired in machine and instrument assembly and machine finishing fields. Because of the aim to develop a machine that anyone can operate he has made the effort to computerize and standardize the feel and techniques of skilled workers.

1955/1991

Successfully developed automatic production lines used for making watches and also IT and optical devices. One of his achievements as a excellent capability employee includes an "Innovative Parts-feeder" patent that involves parts being aligned using vibration. (Awardee of Okochi Memorial Grand Production Prize）

1971/2006

Engaged in the manufacture of devices used to produce crystal oscillators, a base component of quartz watches. Various devices based on his ideas have contributed to improving the productivity of processing and assembly lines during stepped-up production. Recently achieved significant energy-saving measures via adjusting and upgrading the devices.

1981/2010

A multi-skilled worker who can coordinate mechatronics from designs through to software and hence has been engaged in automation, efficiency improvements, and energy-saving of production devices for a long period of time. The crystal oscillator production device he handled has contributed to significant reductions in the cost of products and the mass-production of new products via use of its unique technology and mechanism. He has been actively engaged in transferring his excellent knowledge, and nurtured a large number of technicians.

2000/2010

Strove in the precise finishing area of the seal surfaces required in retaining the internal pressure of crystal growth furnaces over a long period of time, and successfully extended the life of devices while also improving the efficiency of repair work. He has also given lectures and life lessons at prefectural industrial high schools, thus contributing to the growth of possible successors.

1970/2007

Having engaged in the development of devices used to produce watches, printers, optical devices, and crystals etc. he has been promoting the development and manufacture of a device that will fulfill the required accuracy of 1/10,000 mm which has arisen in recent years. His "development of electronic device production technology that utilizes the inkjet system" received the Excellence Prize of the 1st Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award in 2005.

-/2008

Engaged with molds for a long period of time and acquired excellent levels of skill in the finishing, assembly, and adjustment of presses and plastic molds. His highly precise plastic and metal production skills have been highly appreciated. Just one of his achievements includes the non-coated printer case.

1957/2001

After being involved in the processing and assembly of jigs, he then took charge of the production lines and supply systems used in producing watches, contact lenses, and printers. He received the Okochi Memorial Production Prize in 1990 for the "development and practical application of an automatic contact lens production line."

1960/2005

Engaged in the processing technology operations in producing precision components and jigs that consist of rationalization machines for watches, printers, plastic injection molding and press molding systems. He has also contributed to the development of the current rationalization lines used with watches and printers and an "automatic contact lens production line."

1965/1998

Put a lot of effort into the development and practical application of precision equipment that includes accuracy measurements and the analysis of machines used to manufacture glass lenses, contact lenses, and liquid crystal panels. He innovated a method of measurement that was difficult in contact lens and glass lens production lines, thereby making a major contribution to the mass-production of them.

1965/＊1999

Having been engaged in the assembly and adjustment of mechanical wristwatches he then went on to establish techniques for those operations, and made significant contributions to the training and nurturing of younger generations. He is capable of manually assembling the ultra thin movement of 1.98mm in increments of 1/100mm, and while correcting components without decreasing their precision.

1970/2002

Having been engaged in processing of outer cases and dials etc., he has also constantly innovated and improved upon a number of ideas. He first commenced upon the metal carving of mechanical wristwatches in 1995, and contributed to improving the values of domestic wristwatches as craftwork, and the recovery of the status of mechanical wristwatches.

1976/2003

A gold medalist of the National Skills Competition and World Skills Competition. After winning the prize he then joined in the launching of a number of new products. As a member of the Certification Committee of watch skills tests in Nagano prefecture he has also actively worked on training and nurturing engineers. (Spring Drive, Sonnerie)

-/2006

Won in the watch repair division of the "World Skills Competition in the Netherlands, 1977" as the first Japanese winner. While playing a part of the growing watch business via use of his excellent techniques and skills he has also put a lot of effort into training younger generations. He is the main member of the promotors of the "Certified Skilled Worker of Shinshu Artisanal Watch Repair" system, and has contributed to the overall growth of the watch industry.

-/2008

Engaged in watch assembly adjustment work, and contributed to the luxury watch field via efforts made in the pursuit of high quality, established assembly techniques, and helped train younger generations. He was a champion in the watch repair division of the World Skills Competition in 1981. He was an exclusive assemblyman of the world's thinnest movements for quartz watch models in 1988, and an assembly adjustment of the final phase of the ultra-complicated watch of the "Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie".

1971/2009

Engaged in watch assembly adjustment work, of luxury mechanical watches that include the Credor and Grand Seiko, and timepieces that are also equipped with a chronograph function. He is a member of the Certification Committee of the national skills tests for watch repair, and has also put a lot of effort into generalizing and transferring the assembly and adjustment skills needed with mechanical watches through internal training.

1982/2010

Engaged in watch assembly adjustment work, and contributed to the luxury watch field through efforts put into the pursuit of high quality, the establishment of assembly techniques, and the training of younger generations. He was a champion in the watch repair division of the National Skills Competition of 1984. He has been an exclusive assemblyman of luxury watches that include the Spring Drive complicated luxury watch in 1999. His artisanal partial finishing of watches has been extremely well received both domestically and internationally.

1994/2013

With advanced repair and assembly adjustment techniques used in not only antique watches but also the latest complicated wristwatches he is also a former champion of the national watch skills competition, and a leading authority in watch repairs. He has widely contributed to the development of the watch industry, and the growth and training of following technicians.

1982/2014

Has delivered results in the training and development of watch technicians as an instructor, and also significantly contributed to the growth of the nationwide watch industry, while also improving technical aspects of the industry as a competition committee member, has demonstrated assembly techniques with respect to luxury watches in both Japan and other countries, and enabled a large number of people to realize the magnificence of a fine mechanism, the appearance of a luxurious finish, and extremely difficult assembly techniques, thereby improving the Japanese brand recognition and increasing their sale.

1993/2014

Has been engaged designing watches for 40 years now, and has recently taken charge of the design work of mechanical models, in particular the Grand Seiko. He has given earnest consideration to the glitter and reflection of stainless steel and precious metals, and pursued the form of wristwatches to the utmost limit, and accordingly established unique Japanese beauty with respect to both the watch case and bracelet designs. He received the "Great Craftsperson in the Present World" award for the first time as an industrial product designer.

1989/2015

Engaged in the assembly of mechanical timepieces, and established a record for bring a champion of the youngest age at a watch skills competition held in 1995 when he was just 25 years old. In recent years he has mainly been in charge of the Grand Seiko (e.g. Mechanical Hi-Beat 36000GMT), and joined the development phase of new products. Those products have been receiving high levels of acclaim in the market.