Masunaga One Hundred Color 25 (Navy Blue/Demi-amber) Handmade Artisan Eyewear from Japan скачать в хорошем качестве

Masunaga One Hundred Color 25 (Navy Blue/Demi-amber) Handmade Artisan Eyewear from Japan

In 1897, the only industry in Shounu (modern-day Fukui City) was agriculture. The long winters prevented the locals from securing an income, resulting in poverty. Gozaemon Masunaga (1871-1938) wanted to find a way to better the lives of the people. With the spread of printed literature, he realized that the need for eyeglasses was growing. Gozaemon Masunaga founded Masunaga Optical in 1905 with his brother Kohachi, taking high school-age children and putting them on teams of 5, led by 1 Master Craftsman, which they recruited from Tokyo and Osaka.  They would apprentice at Masunaga during the day, and then Gozaemon would teach them reading, writing and arithmetic at night (as he was formerly a school teacher). After decades working this way, they would then become certified Master Craftsmen, and would open their own shops in Fukui.  In this way, Sabae, Fukui became the eyewear capital of the world, known for making the best hand-made eyewear in the world with extraordinary precision and care, driven by the Japanese principle of Monozukuri" (ものづくり), or the pursuit of perfection in Master Craftsmanship.  Today, 97% of all eyewear manufactured in Japan is made in Fukui. Masunaga is family owned and operated, led today my CEO Satoru Masunaga since 1989 (the founder’s great grandson). They make the best eyewear in the world, for which they have won numerous over the years. In 1933, Masunaga was selected to make eye wear exclusively for the Japanese Emperor. Their master craftsmen make all of their eyewear by hand employing a proprietary 200-step process which they have been using for more than a century. They do not rush the process, nor do they take any shortcuts. To polish the frames, they roll around in a tumbler with bamboo chips and pumice for up to 20 hours, before getting washed and hand-polished. Then they go through a series of other polish steps using finer and finer chips in different tumblers, in a process that can take several weeks. Following this, the frames are polished by hand using a series of spinning wheels, which is the most time-consuming part of the whole 200-step process. The polishing process also hardens the frames and makes them more scratch-resistant. It takes almost 9 months to produce a pair of handmade eyewear. The polishing process alone takes over 4 months, but it is well worth the wait, as Masunaga frames are known for looking as good as the day they were first made, even decades later, maintaining their brilliant shine and finish. Their acetate frames feature Japanese Beta Titanium core wires in the temples, which often include intricate hand-carved detailed coining work. The titanium core wire used in this frame is stronger and lighter, which makes the frames lighter compared to other manufacturers. The Masunaga 000 is a thick bold acetate frame which served as the inspiration for the 100 was first produced in 1970, inspired by the Custom 72 frame. It quickly became one of the single most popular frame in the world. It was placed in a time capsule at the world’s fair in Osaka, Japan in 1970. The name, triple zero, represents “the beginning”, reflecting its foundational role in the Masunaga collection. The Masunaga frames often feature a parallelogram on the sides of the frames, because Masunaga represents “quiet luxury.” The 100 was released in 2023 as a tribute to the 000. They are a good extension of the 000. Both the Masunaga One Hundred and the Masunaga 000 are made from a chunky 6mm acetate on the front of the frame, and have 150mm temple arms, and a base curve of 5. Masunaga focused their attention on designing their hinges for longevity. The feeling of opening and closing these temples is very satisfying, because they don’t just fall open or closed like cheap glasses. Instead, they feel solid, and if you close them halfway, they hold their position. These 7-barrel hinges are some of the most sturdy hinges in the eyewear industry, attached with 2 rivets through the core wire all the way to the opposite side of the temple arms. Despite being solid as a tank, they both are far and away the most comfortable acetate frames you will ever put on, and they fit like a pair of comfy slippers. These frames feature a dark navy blue blending to a Demi Amber (Color 25). Trivex IOT Progressives with double gradient 40% Bali to 25% watermelon with XTRActive Brown Transition. [00:00} Intro [02:09] Tint Discussion [04:10] Lens Discussion [04:32] Masunaga Company History [06:08] Manufacturing Process [07:30] 000 Inspiration for the 100 [09:14] Construction of the 100 [10:54] Gorgeous Eyewear Model!!! [11:20] Lenses [12:25] Other Colorways for the 100 [12:57] Japanese Eyewear Quality/Luxottica garbage rant [17:34] Let’s Play a Game… (T Henri & Leisure Society) [20:59] Italian vs Japanese Acetate [23:11] Eyewear Wardrobe: Lessons Learned [25:06] Up Next: Leisure Society Merano [25:35] My Neighbors Think I’m Crazy [26:12] Outro