Ghost in the Shell Fuchikoma Watch Uses Traditional Raden Craftsmanship
The collaboration pairs a landmark cyberpunk franchise with a centuries-old Japanese craft, producing a luxury collectible where each dial is hand-finished and unique, rather than mass-produced.
Key Facts
- The watch is priced at 79,200 yen (tax included).
- Pre-orders begin July 17, 2026, and the release date is July 31, 2026.
- The dial uses raden (mother-of-pearl inlay) to depict the Fuchikoma, hand-finished by craftsmen.
- The watch features an automatic winding MIYOTA movement, leather strap, and 5 ATM water resistance.
- The raden craftsmanship is by Takeyuki Musashikawa, fourth-generation head of the Musashikawa Workshop.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Ueni Trading, through its character collaboration brand GARRACK, announced a Japanese-made mechanical watch inspired by the Fuchikoma from Ghost in the Shell. The watch uses raden (mother-of-pearl inlay), a traditional lacquerware technique, to depict the AI-equipped thinking tank on the dial. The design incorporates Fuchikoma details into each component: indices resemble its wheels, hands represent its arm parts, and a see-through back case bears the Ghost in the Shell logo. The dial is hand-finished by craftsmen, with no two pieces identical due to the natural shell material. The watch features an automatic winding MIYOTA movement, a leather strap, and 5 ATM water resistance in a 42 mm case. Pre-orders open July 17, 2026, and the watch releases July 31, 2026, priced at 79,200 yen (tax included). The raden work was handled by Takeyuki Musashikawa, fourth-generation head of the Musashikawa Workshop in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, a bearer of Takaoka lacquerware tradition. The project required high-level techniques due to the many small shell parts needed to reproduce the character's details.
The watch is part of GARRACK's lineup, a brand specializing in character collaborations. The raden technique was chosen to echo the concept of "Shell" from the work's title, referring to the prosthetic body. The dial includes an open heart in the right arm area to suggest the manipulator in operation. The raden process involves six steps: polishing the shell to about 0.1 mm, coloring its back, cutting it into fine parts, applying lacquer to the base dial, gluing the parts by hand, and final coating. Musashikawa Workshop, founded in 1910, has passed down Takaoka lacquerware through four generations. The fourth-generation head, Takeyuki Musashikawa, is noted for modernizing traditional patterns and combining raden with casual products. The source notes that the original Ghost in the Shell manga debuted in 1989, followed by Mamoru Oshii's 1995 film, various anime, a Hollywood live-action film, and a new TV anime season that started in 2027. The watch is available for pre-order from July 17 and goes on sale July 31, 2026.
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