As has already been suggested - high-end watches; Grand Seiko and Credor.
Fountain pens - Sailor, Nakaya, Namiki for instance.
Oh, and knives. Definitely knives.
In their higher end items, they tend to employ traditional craft techniques (zaratsu polishing; urushi lacquer to name but two) which are incredibly labour and skill intensive.
Oh, don’t knock the Seiko - Seiko is a true manufacture - they do EVERYTHING in-house - movements, cases, dials, mainsprings - even lubricants.
This in stark contrast to some of their Swiss, in general more prestigeous counterparts.
(Do yourself a favour and have a look at the Grand Seiko website - they have some quite interesting info on their craft techniques. Not to mention that it is watch porn squared.
Fountain pens - Sailor, Nakaya, Namiki for instance.
Oh, and knives. Definitely knives.
In their higher end items, they tend to employ traditional craft techniques (zaratsu polishing; urushi lacquer to name but two) which are incredibly labour and skill intensive.