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09/02/2020

As an emerging brand proudly made in , Nako Timepieces' brands ethos highlights that state-of-the-art watchmaking can be synonymous with Botswana and central to this is an avid focus on and .

Today we put a spotlight on Botswana’s very own creative professional, Marang Molosiwa and highlight the value of creative transformation as a prospect of business growth and job creation.

During his 2018 inauguration, His Excellency, Dr. Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi mentioned that Botswana faces a myriad of challenges such as poverty and unemployment, especially amongst the youth who constitute 60% of the population. He also noted that, his government will seek to build a Botswana in which sustained development is underpinned by economic diversification — a modern Botswana which will be open to compete with the rest of the world.

To add to this, Botswana’s progressive values and goals are embedded in her and its complimentary (NTS), whose objective is to achieve sustainable economic development, amongst other pillars. According to the Botswana Vision 2036 Report (2016) this would done through key imperatives such as research, , and , to mention a few.

Our contribution towards an industrialized and competent Botswana goes beyond promoting the country’s heritage through storytelling — our objective is to build capacity into country’s innovative, and potential by enhancing the quality parameters of its products as well as promoting authentic product design inspired by the country’s rich and .

At Brand Nako we believe design-driven innovation and creative transformation are key economic development strategies, that can enhance Botswana’s global competitiveness and develop her product and service industries.

Gabriel Mothibedi

© Nako Timepieces 2020. All rights reserved

10/09/2019

Brand Nako’s introduction to the global watch industry was about merging horology, Botswana’s heritage and design innovation. As an emerging brand designed in Botswana, Nako’s brand ethos highlight that state-of-the-art watchmaking can be synonymous with Botswana and central to thus, is an avid focus on design-driven innovation and creative transformation.

Branding is the intersection between Design and Business and meaningful brand experiences are achieved through the power of design innovation and applied creativity.

Nako’s meeting with Marty Neumeier — the world’s most prolific and contemporary international brand thinker, design innovation facilitator and Director of Transformation at Liquid Agency: a Silicon Valley based design innovation firm, and author of seven books on branding, was a special one. Our own design innovation methodological frameworks at Nako took a direct page out of Marty’s philosophies similar to clients such as the likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Skype, Twitter and Patagonia.

Marty states that a Brand is not what you say it is. It’s what they say it is — a true testament to our emerging narrative at Nako Timepieces where we continue to provide a glimpse of how design-driven innovation, as a form of incremental innovation, can increase Botswana’s global competitiveness and become a key economic development strategy.

It was a pleasure to present Marty Neumeier with his own JetBlack — bold, sleek, contemporary, classic and black-on-black mirroring the African Blackwood which brings a sense of timeless elegance, and to share a significant part of our heritage with him.



© Nako Timepieces 2019. All rights reserved

09/27/2019

Brand Nako would like to wish the people of the Republic of Botswana a Happy Independence Day. Boipuso signifies much more than a national holiday to Botswana, it represents the commemoration of a historical time for Botswana and Batswana near and far.

September 30th 1966 — the day Botswana gained independence will forever be carved as an incredible milestone for the country. As such, The Three Dikgosi will forever remain heroes and leaders and the names of Khama III, Sebele I and Bathoen I will forever be etched in Botswana’s history, as they are etched in Nako’s The Three Dikgosi Edition timepieces.

Botswana’s history has withstood the test of time and before the inspiring narrative of The Three Dikgosi, the depths of Botswana's Kalahari desert holds a piece of incredible history. We are fortunate to have experienced this rich history and thank you to the San people of Chobokwane settlement in the Ghanzi District of Botswana for providing us with a platform to not only bridge the gap between the present and past, but also solidify the essence of Botswana Day.

As a brand, Nako Timepieces’ ethos has always been about giving Botswana something to point to, a visual vocabulary to tell her story and express her heritage to the world. Ke Nako — The Three Dikgosi Edition is in honour and memory of the Three Dikgosi who played a vital role in Botswana’s independence.

Happy 53rd Independence to the people of Botswana.

P**A!

* The individuals in this picture are both over 18 years of age and they have signed an agreement to the use of their images in advertising and promotional materials created and used in connection with Nako Timepieces’ ‘People of Botswana shoot.’

** In the quest to support and contribute to the sustainable growth of our creative economy, Nako Timepieces is committed to partnering and collaborating with local creatives and SMEs. Thank you Thabo Keorapetse for photography 📷. We couldn’t have asked for a better partner in this.

*** Models: Shobo Tsau (male) and Xhabe Xharaga (woman) of Chobokwane settlement in the Ghanzi District of Botswana. © Nako Timepieces ® 2019. All rights reserved.

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09/25/2019

The journey of building and designing Nako has been a work of art, a labor of passion and perseverance and a glimpse of how Nako’s approach, via design innovation, highlights that state-of-the-art watchmaking innovation can be synonymous with the cultural and historical significance of Botswana and Africa.

Our team had the pleasure of presenting Grammy- and Academy Award-winning rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist, activist and Oscar winner with his own JetBlack— bold, sleek, contemporary, classic and black-on-black mirroring the African Blackwood which brings a sense of timeless elegance, and share a significant part of our heritage and brand with him.

08/13/2019

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06/04/2019

It’s been exciting seeing one of our portfolio companies ’s growth in the past few months. Recently, we had our very own Nako make it to the office of His Excellency Mr. Mothusi Bruce Rabasha Palai, Ambassador of Botswana to the People's Republic of China.

The conversation with the ambassador centered around ’s introduction to the global watch industry via merging horology, heritage and design innovation. This highlights our brands ethos that state-of-the-art watchmaking can be synonymous with Africa.

As Ambassador, Mr. Palai spearheads the promotion of relationships between China and Botswana to increase mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries from an economic, commercial and cultural perspective.

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05/23/2019

Heritage Fused with Heritage: Nako Timepieces

Nako is an innovative luxury watchmaker brand with historical significance. Born in Botswana and manufactured in Switzerland, Nako…

05/07/2019

Great conversations on building an equitable economy in NYC and how impact investing plus a close focus on community land trusts and public banking can be a vehicle towards development and wealth generation alternatives. Thanks to in partnership with for such great insights.