https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/fashion/watches-japan-collectors-usernames.html
The Ginza district of Tokyo in February. With all its watch flagship stores and treasure-filled secondhand shops, Ginza is a playground for Tokyo watch collectors.Credit.Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket, via Getty Images
In Japan, a Watch Collection May Include an Alias
Security concerns and a cultural preference for discretion produced a community known only by usernames. “It’s just common sense,” one fan said.
The Ginza district of Tokyo in February. With all its watch flagship stores and treasure-filled secondhand shops, Ginza is a playground for Tokyo watch collectors.Credit.Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket, via Getty Images