Linked to the famous G-Shock watch brand since the end of 2019, Rui Hachimura recently unveiled a third most original signature model, since it sports a map of the reliefs of the Tateyama mountain range, which is in the region of origin of the new Lakers player, at home in Japan in Toyama.
The arrival of Rui Hachimura to the Lakers a few days ago caused a stir in Japan, where the 24-year-old power forward is a bit like Giannis Antetokounmpo in Greece, namely a kind of living God whose fans Japanese basketball players (and not only for that matter) have not missed a single second on the court since their debut in the NBA (he is the first player in the country to have been drafted in the 1st round of the league) and who rush en masse into the halls when the idol performs in the jersey of the country, of which he is naturally the superstar. The new watch of the player traded in Los Angeles at the end of January alongside LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook should not go unnoticed either.
For his third signature model (the DW-6900RH) since being linked to the famous watch brand G-Shock – in November 2019 – the former Washington Wizards player has indeed reflected jointly with G-Shock on a watch plunging it back into its region of origin, on the side of Toyama, and more particularly of the local mountain range Tateyama, whose DW-6900RH sports the relief map. Thus, on the white strap of the third watch designed as part of the partnership between Hachimura and the “three-eyed watch” brand, the light blue print represents the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Japanese basketball player’s region, in the same way that the light blue and white tones will remind the player of their roots.
“A place full of beautiful memories”
“I designed this third model from an image of the mountains of Tateyama in my hometown of Toyama, a place full of beautiful memories, with bright colors and a beautiful view of Tateyama as a pattern, I hope that ‘you’ll like it’, crosses his fingers the Japanese, nevertheless certain not to be mistaken. The inscription “Rui Hachimura” also appears again in the dial of the watch and the signature logo “Black Samurai”, which is also the nickname of the latest Lakers recruit, has been engraved on the back of the watch. case and appears on the screen when the backlight is on. In LA, Hachimura should make a splash with his new watch around his arm. And who knows, maybe he will quickly be emulated in the locker room of the Crypto.com Arena…
