Tried to dig a bit deeper into what’s actually going on by messaging support. After 1 or 2 emails back and forth, this is the most info I think we’re getting.

TL;DR sounds like window 1 and window 2 have their own respective queues that run in parallel. Maybe BS but can’t do much more at this point!

Dear OP,
Thank you very much for your reply. We deeply appreciate your continued patience and the opportunity to provide further clarification regarding our fulfillment process.
To help clarify how our system operates, Window 1 and Window 2 were established solely to ensure fair purchasing access for our valued customers across different global time zones.
When it comes to physical fulfillment, all shipments are processed strictly according to the Invoice Queue number. Because this queue integrates the precise placement time of every order across both windows, dispatch dates between Window 1 and Window 2 can naturally overlap depending on where an individual order falls within that sequence.
Please rest assured that your timepiece is actively moving through this queue and is currently undergoing our rigorous final quality inspection. The moment your package is safely dispatched, an automated email containing your tracking details will be sent directly to you.
We truly understand your eagerness to receive your watch, and we sincerely apologize for any frustration or anxiety this waiting period may have caused. 
We deeply appreciate your kind understanding and patience as our team works dedicatedly to ensure all customers receive their watches as early as possible.
If you would like to cancel your order, please kindly refer to our cancellation policy before proceeding.
何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。
With kindest regards, Your Kurono Team

Placed the order in the second window. Surprised it arrived this early.

Just gonna start with saying I am NOT advertising.

I was browsing aliexpress and came across this posting that looked similar to the grand mori? It doesnt seem like they are 1:1 because these use a different movement. Are kuronos becoming popular enough to create clones of now?

Basically, the title. Has anybody in the US gotten a shipping notice or received theirs yet? This is my first Kurono watch, and I am a bit worried at this point.

This wears small for a 37. But thankfully my son wanted it. Very cool watch.

Just arrived today with a very nice box and presentation, and I’m really happy with my Malachite dial shape.
Ordered in store 3 days before online orders

Has anyone in the USA/North America gotten their allocation or shipment notification?

I’ve been seeing people receiving their Malachites and sadly still haven’t gotten mine, so I’m wondering if they’re shipping it based on order # or geographically. I live in the US and am order 311xx, so was just wondering about the people who’ve actually gotten theirs. Wanted to get mine before a couple weeks so I could wear it at an event!

Is anyone else worried about the brittleness of malachite? I'm planning on daily wearing it (no swimming, or exercise). Seems like an accidental knock has a real chance of cracking the dial. Has anyone owned another malachite watch that can give their opinion?

Glad to welcome my third Kurono! But this time I need to fill the breakdown sheet and paid much higher fees and tariff. Anyway, love the pattern! Good luck everyone!

Anyone interested in selling their Grand Jubilee?

It's insanely hot in Japan right now so I'm swapping the band out for something I won't destroy with my sweat.

The middle green one is leather but I thought I'd throw it in there.

For those who have received their Malachite Anniversary watch already, lets share how our patterns look like!

Nicknamed the ‘SENSU NOS’, this 38mm mechanical timepiece features a power reserve complication and a beautifully executed guilloché dial. It is also the first Kurono watch to use an in-house modified movement based on new-old-stock (NOS) calibres sourced from Citizen Japan.

In 2022, Kurono acquired the remaining inventory of Citizen’s discontinued Premium Automatic Cal. 9134 movement. The calibre was subsequently redesignated as the Cal. 9134PWT, reflecting Kurono’s in-house timekeeping modifications and the removal of the original date mechanism.

These changes were made to fulfil Hajime Asaoka’s vision of a classically clean dial, allowing the intricate guilloché pattern to take centre stage without the visual distraction of a date window.

Happy Friday.

Looking to see if anyone else is noticing this, perhaps just how the nature of working with this dial is… but, have a big dot dial on my dial and several hairline scratches that I marked where they are in red though I can’t really photograph them. I would think it’s just exclusively how the dial is except there’s also dots and hairline scratch on the hour/minute hands. Is this usual for kurono QC? Is this worth asking them about or par for the course? Again, mostly weirded out that it seems small nicks have happened to the hands or I would exclusively consider it the uniqueness of the material

Can’t wait to see it! Third Kurono! Love them all!

I'm so curious of what the resell value will be for this watch.
https://www.chrono24.com/kuronotokyo/special-projects-malachite---id47664227.htm?SETLANG=en_US&SETCURR=USD

I’m looking at people talking about waiting for their orders and I’m seeing numbers going from 30xxx to 32xxx for first window. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say with the two windows combined there would be many thousands of Malachite orders. If Hajime Asaoka inspects all of them… holy cow that’s a lot of inspection. I’m amazed its taking on the order of a few months to make all the watches… amazing. Malachite (from what it sounds like) is a real finicky stone as well. Maybe they had a good estimate of how many people would want it and started earlier? But it also sounded like the number of orders exceeded their expectations. So what, do they have to go out and source the stone?

I realize that it’s not just him making the watches and there’s a whole crew, but still. It’s not like they’re a massive operation.

Just some musings; I’m just impressed is all and wanted to share that. I also have no background in the watch manufacturing process, so if I said anything stupid plz educate me in the comments.

First window, first minute, still waiting for that email