CLAN

What CLAN does

CLAN Co., Ltd. (株式会社 クラン) is a privately-held Japanese watch specialty retailer, wholesaler, and repair operator founded in 1989 by Representative Director Naruse Hiroyuki (成瀬 博之) and headquartered in Nagoya. The group curates and sells luxury and vintage timepieces through multiple retail concepts: MONTAGNE Clock Shop (モンテーヌ時計店) and the vintage specialist MONTAGNE Sakae-Chika (モンテーヌ サカエチカ) in Nagoya's Sakae district, and couronne (クロンヌ), a premium watch salon in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama. Watch Rescue Co., Ltd. (ウォッチレスキュー株式会社), a wholly-owned subsidiary established in 2010, provides in-house watch repair and maintenance across Nagoya service locations.

The business operates four revenue streams: retail watch sales (one-time transactions through owned boutiques), B2B wholesale and trade-in/commission operations, professional watch repair services via Watch Rescue, and leather goods and precious metal product sales. Customers span individual luxury and vintage watch collectors and enthusiasts, B2B watch dealers requiring wholesale sourcing and consignment, and owners seeking professional repair for heirloom or high-value timepieces. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; distribution mixes owned physical boutiques in Nagoya and Tokyo with B2B wholesale (domestic and international, with multilingual support) and a Rakuten marketplace storefront.

The company has no disclosed external institutional investors, no patents, and no proprietary technology. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Japan's Chubu (Nagoya) and Kanto (Tokyo) regions for retail, with wholesale reaching international counterparties. Disclosed FY2024 revenue (period ending September 2024) was ¥2,601 million with approximately 20 full-time employees.

Name

CLAN

Legal name

株式会社 クラン

Website

https://clan.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLAN Co., Ltd. is a privately-held Japanese watch specialty group founded in 1989, operating curated luxury and vintage watch boutiques (MONTAGNE, couronne), an in-house repair subsidiary (Watch Rescue), and B2B wholesale services for collectors, dealers, and watch owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury and Vintage Watch Retail

NAICS

Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers (42394), Used Merchandise Retailers (459510)

SIC

Retail-Jewelry Stores (5944), Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals (5094)

akta.pro primary industry

Watch Retail (Authorized Dealers, Boutiques, Omnichannel) (CRAKADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pre-owned Watch Dealers & Exchanges (CRAKAKAB), Pre-owned, Vintage & Certified Pre-owned Watches (CRAKADAM), Watch Repair, Servicing & Restoration (CRAKADAN), Watch & Timepiece Retail (CRAKAGAD)

Keywords

• Luxury watch retail
• Vintage watch sales
• Watch repair services
• Watch concierge sales
• B2B watch wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Watch Sales: Retail and wholesale sales of new and vintage watches through owned boutiques and B2B channels
2. Watch Repair Services: Watch repair and maintenance services through Watch Rescue brand stores
3. Trade-in and Commission Sales: Purchase and trade-in of watches, including C2B purchasing from corporate clients' customers and consignment sales
4. Leather Products and Precious Metals: Sales of leather goods and planning/manufacturing/sales of precious metal products

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CLAN retails curated new, rare, and vintage luxury watches through owned boutiques in Nagoya and Tokyo (MONTAGNE / Montagne Clock Shop, couronne, MONTAGNE Sakae-chika), and provides professional watch repair and maintenance services through its wholly-owned Watch Rescue subsidiary. Beyond consumer retail, the company operates a B2B wholesale, trade-in, commission and consignment business for other watch dealers, with multilingual support for international trading.

Product overview

CLAN is a watch specialty retail group operating multiple store formats under distinct brands. The core offerings include MONTAGNE (watch select shop in Nagoya), couronne (watch select salon in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama), and Montagne Sakae-chika (vintage watch specialist). Watch Rescue provides repair and maintenance services across multiple locations. The company also operates online sales channels and B2B wholesale services for watches, leather goods, and precious metal products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• モンテーヌ (MONTAGNE): Watch select shop offering luxury and contemporary timepieces
• クロンヌ (couronne)
• ウォッチレスキュー (Watch Rescue)
• モンテーヌ サカエチカ (MONTAGNE Sakae-Chika)

Products and services

• MONTAGNE / Montagne Clock Shop (モンテーヌ時計店) Premium watch select shop located in Nagoya Sakae that curates and retails new luxury and rare timepieces sourced from brands worldwide, with on-site watch concierge service and ongoing access to worldwide sourcing for out-of-stock models.
• couronne (クロンヌ) High-end watch select salon in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama (Minami-Aoyama Collezione 1F) offering a relaxed space with carefully selected premium timepieces and an experienced watch concierge service for individual watch collectors and enthusiasts.
• MONTAGNE Sakae-chika (モンテーヌ サカエチカ) Vintage watch specialist retail store in Nagoya Sakae-chika offering antique timepieces from the 1940s-60s and vintage watches from the 1970s-90s, supplied ready-to-wear with belt replacement and maintenance.
• Watch Rescue (ウォッチレスキュー) Specialized watch repair and maintenance service with visible service-center locations (Sakae-chika and Sakae-Minami in Nagoya) providing professional repair, overhaul, and belt replacement for valued, heirloom, commemorative, and vintage timepieces.
• Wholesale and Trade Services B2B wholesale supply (single unit to large lots, domestic and international), B2B purchasing and trade-in evaluation, C2B purchasing from corporate clients' customers, consignment sales, and overseas watch trading with multilingual support, targeted at other watch dealers and retailers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Watch Rescue Co., Ltd. (ウォッチレスキュー株式会社)coreOthers · 1 January 2010Group company established in 2010, specializing in watch repair and maintenance services. Operates multiple service centers in Tokyo and Nagoya. Provides in-house repair capabilities for CLAN's retail operations, enhancing customer service and trust through visible repair services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Hodinkee: Watch-focused media and commerce platform (LVMH-backed) — adjacent ecosystem participant covering vintage watch content and sales, comparable to CLAN's collector-enthusiast customer segment.
• Chrono24: Global online watch marketplace for new and pre-owned timepieces — comparable transaction model to CLAN's B2B and trade-in flows, though as a marketplace platform rather than a vertically integrated dealer.

Direct peers

• Jack Road (ジャックロード): Japanese specialty watch dealer founded in 1987 with strong focus on pre-owned and vintage watches plus B2B wholesale/buying services — directly comparable multi-channel operating model to CLAN.
• GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): Japan-based new and used watch retailer operating retail outlets plus mail-order/B2B channels — comparable boutique plus wholesale business model targeting watch collectors.
• Kameichi Honten (亀一本店) / Tokeiten: Japan-based vintage and antique watch specialist with retail and mail-order operations — directly comparable vintage watch niche focus to MONTAGNE Sakae-Chika.
• Ishinoya (石野屋): Long-established Japanese luxury watch dealer with retail boutiques and watch service capabilities — closely aligned traditional watch specialist comparable to CLAN's MONTAGNE/couronne boutiques.

Broad incumbents

• Bic Camera (ビックカメラ): Large Japanese consumer electronics and watch retail chain — broader incumbent that also sells luxury watches at scale but lacks CLAN's boutique curation and in-house repair depth.
• Yodobashi Camera: Major Japanese electronics/watch retailer with flagship city stores — competes with CLAN for luxury watch sales but as a multi-category mass retailer rather than watch specialist.

Emerging players

• Watchfinder & Co. Global pre-owned watch specialist (now under Richemont) operating online and physical authentication-centered retail — overlapping with CLAN's pre-owned/vintage watch focus but at global scale without a Japan-specific footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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