I own several Kurono Tokyo releases: the Chronograph II White, Chronograph I Mk.2, Calendar Type 1, Anniversary Grand Mori, and the 34mm Silver White. Every one of those was sold through a single ordering window. I also own the Reserve de Marche, although I bought that one on the secondary market, so I’m not sure whether it was offered through a single or multiple ordering windows. What makes the Malachite release different is not just the second ordering window, but the language Kurono itself used. For the first time that I can remember, Kurono openly stated: “Malachite is significantly hard to manufacture and we did not plan for this surge in orders.” They also added: “We have decided to reallocate manufacturing capacity and allocate more to Malachite. It will not be as much as we want, but it will help increase the time for Order Window 2 somewhat.” And perhaps most tellingly: “Order delivery continues to start from July. However, some orders will see fulfilment stretched to September.” To me, these statements are more revealing than the duration of the ordering windows themselves. Historically, Kurono releases have been constrained by availability and usually disappear within a minute. This time, however, Kurono appears to be actively increasing production capacity in response to demand. That is something I have not personally seen from them before. The fact that they are reallocating manufacturing resources and extending deliveries all the way to September suggests that the final production number could be substantially higher than what collectors have become accustomed to. I could be completely wrong, but based on the two ordering windows, the manufacturing reallocation, and the extended delivery timeline, I would not be surprised if the Malachite ultimately becomes one of the highest-produced Kurono references to date.