{"id":3318,"date":"2018-06-27T17:20:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T08:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/?p=3318"},"modified":"2018-11-14T19:06:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T10:06:53","slug":"raiten201806","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/en\/raiten201806\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid zelkova watch case returned from Osaka after 9 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \"solid zelkova watch case\" we delivered in 2009<\/p>\n<p>Returned with interior specification changes.<\/p>\n<p>It is a great \"moku\" (wooden) zelkova.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ordered by phone and shipped delivery in 2009<\/h2>\n<p>From the customer,<\/p>\n<p>A client called us to come to the store for a meeting about \"interior reupholstering (change of specifications).<\/p>\n<p>We asked for the customer's name and checked the data at the time of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that we received a phone call in 2009 and delivered the product.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At that time, they were looking for a case with \"thinner thickness\".<\/p>\n<p>The \"zelkova\" watch case was just close to the desired thickness and was ordered.<\/p>\n<p>Even in 2009, \"zelkova\" watch cases are expensive.<\/p>\n<p>We are very sorry that you placed your order only by phone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The delivery was shipped to an address in Osaka.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, I had never met the customer.<\/p>\n<p>This time, we made a reservation for you to come to our store.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for the long drive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>In 2018, we received a \"Zelkova Clock Case\" from Osaka, Japan!<\/h2>\n<p>In June, we received a watch case all the way from Osaka.<\/p>\n<p>With the rainy season just beginning and the weather getting hotter in Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>I really appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>Let me take a look at the case right away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is a \"terrific\" watch case!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3314\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3314\" data-attachment-id=\"3314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/en\/k-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/k-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"k-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u30b1\u30e4\u30ad\u675010\u672c\u7528\u6642\u8a08\u30b1\u30fc\u30b9&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/k-2.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3314\" src=\"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/k-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u30b1\u30e4\u30ad\u675010\u672c\u7528\u6642\u8a08\u30b1\u30fc\u30b9\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/k-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/k-2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zelkova wood watch case for 10 watches<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nyorinmoku (\u5982\u9c57\u6762). (Jorinmoku nyorinmoku)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is a ridiculously \"awesome\" product.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was purchased for about 280,000 yen at the time,<\/p>\n<p>Now, if we produce the same<\/p>\n<p>I'm thinking $600,000~700,000.\u3000Twice the purchase price!\u3000Maybe even that is not possible.<\/p>\n<p>Or rather, it is more likely that the material itself will not be available.<\/p>\n<p>A \"precious commodity\" that money can't buy! The \"valuables\" that money can't buy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is some warping,<\/p>\n<p>The watch case itself is in good condition of storage and has no major damage.<\/p>\n<p>The item did not need to be repaired after 9 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Customers use it every day,<\/p>\n<p>They didn't seem that bothered by it.<\/p>\n<p>I explained again, \"This is a valuable item.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It will likely remain in use for hundreds of years,<\/p>\n<p>We asked them to tell us how it happened if they are going to pass it on to their children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is how we changed the interior specifications and reupholstered the leather,<\/p>\n<p>We had a meeting to discuss polishing the paint on the case.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being so far away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the interior has been reupholstered and polished.<\/p>\n<p>We will let you know again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The delivery is successfully completed!<\/h2>\n<p>The customer also called to thank us.<br \/>\nThank you for your kind attention.<\/p>\n<p>Shhhh, but the photo of you after the interior change has gone missing!<br \/>\nI am sorry I could not introduce you to them.<\/p>\n<p>We will let you know if there are any more cases of interior changes.<br \/>\nThank you very much.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2009\u5e74\u306b\u7d0d\u54c1\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3044\u305f\u300c\u6b05\u7121\u57a2\u6642\u8a08\u30b1\u30fc\u30b9\u300d\u304c \u5185\u88c5\u306e\u4ed5\u69d8\u5909\u66f4\u3067\u5e30\u9084\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u51c4\u3044\u300c\u6762\u300d\uff08\u30e2\u30af\uff09\u306e\u6b05\u3067\u3059\u3002 &nbsp; &nbsp; 2009\u5e74\u306b\u304a\u96fb\u8a71\u3067\u3054\u6ce8\u6587\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u767a\u9001\u7d0d\u54c1 \u304a\u5ba2\u69d8\u3088\u308a\u3001 \u300c\u5185\u88c5\u306e\u5f35\u308a\u66ff\u3048 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3318","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-goraiten"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/k-2.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2626,"url":"https:\/\/soulbird.co.jp\/en\/raiten_0911\/","url_meta":{"origin":3318,"position":0},"title":"This is the 5th visit from Kumamoto!","author":"soulbird.co.jp","date":"2022-08-09","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a postscript from August 9, 2022. 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