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Living With Nexus: On the Dial, Between Intentions
Inspired by the quiet flow of Yanagawa’s canals, the Nexus does not impose a mood on the wrist, it simply holds one, shaped by proportion, restraint, and time.
Published by: Samuel Ng
Jan 13, 2026
In this chapter, The Hitori team want to focus specifically on the two dials found on their latest Nexus collection. Both take their cues from the calm waters of Yanagawa’s canals in Fukuoka, the same prefecture that informed the Nexus case profile. Their surfaces flow with a quiet rhythm, echoing the slow passage of a donkobune drifting past weathered wooden buildings. Finished with a soft satin sheen, the dials respond gently to light. Hanaasagi draws from a traditional Japanese colour, a floral tone layered over asagi blue-green, long used in textiles, resulting in a surface that feels serene yet alive. Shirakawa, by contrast, adopts a silver-white tone reminiscent of canal waters in winter or early morning, pristine, grounded, and timeless. Each dial carries its own character, yet both reward patience and attention, revealing their depth gradually, in the same way the Nexus itself is meant to be lived with.
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