A History of Seiko
and Seiko Watches
In 1881, Kintaro Hattori opened a clock shop in Tokyo.
This new brand was called Seikosha.
Eleven years later, Hattori opened a clock factory with ten employees.
Two months after it is inception, the first dozen clocks were produced. In
1895, the production of pocket watches began. Following that trend, the company
began to produce alarm clocks in 1899, which was followed by the introduction
of table and musical clocks in 1902. In 1912, Hattori began considering ideas regarding
the production of a Japanese wristwatch. The following year, his company began
working on the first Seikosha wristwatch to ever be made in Japan.
In 1924, the Seiko brand was officially created. After 43 years of the
company's existence, the first Seiko watch was made.
Seiko has remained a powerhouse in the timepiece industry.
In 1956, they produced the first self-winding wristwatch made in Japan.
In 1964, Seiko released the first quartz chronometers and Seiko watches became
the official timer of the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo.
In 1968, Seiko introduced the first quartz wall clock. The following year, in
1969, Seiko released the first quartz watch.
During the next several years, Seiko introduced many firsts to the world
of watches, including the first multi-function digital watch and the first Seiko
LCD quartz watch with six-digit digital display. |
