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Seiko Watches

Since producing their first timepiece in 1924, the Seiko name has been synonymous with craftsmanship, and Seiko watches are known worldwide for their superb design, elite performance, and legacy of style.

Founded in 1881 by Kintaro Hattori a watch and owner of a jewelry store in the Ginza area of Tokyo, the company began producing wallclock in 1892 under the name Seikosha: Seiko is Japanese for "success", "miniature" or "exquisite" and Sha means "house". Over the next few decades, Seikosha grew and began to produce pocket watches and wristwatches, and in 1913 began the laurel, the first show ever produced in Japan. The first watches to be produced under the Seiko name has started appearing in 1924 and 1964, Seiko watches made history again by producing quartz watches in the world first. The export of Seiko watches are from 1.6 million in1965 to 11.8 million in 1977. The Seiko quartz watch phenomenon has to develop rapidly. Production reached about 21 million in 2001. The company has been recognized as the leader in precision timing and Seiko products are often used for major sporting events, including the time the World Cup and the Olympics.

Since its debut in the creation of a watch the world, Seiko has created many precedents, including commercial sponsorship of Japan's first TV in 1953, serving as timekeeper Official 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the production of television viewing first time in 1982, just to name a few.

Seiko is also known for using the state of the art technology. From the earliest days of history Seiko Kintaro recognized the importance to have parts in-house production and movements in order to stay ahead of the competition. With the construction of its first beam in 1910 and the first quadrant in 1913, Seiko has since developed a unique range of quartz and mechanical watches, including Seiko chronometer automatic sequence, the Bell-Matic with a mechanical alarm, luxury, Creed King Seiko and Grand Seiko line. Seiko Kinetic watches account for most sales of watches in the company because it combines the self-energizing attributes of an automatic watch with quartz accuracy, and can be recharged entirely by the energy and the movement of the wearer. Now, six distinct movements Seiko Kinetic including Seiko Kinetic Auto Relay. It has a power saving when not where it winters not used and wakes up again four years later, at the exact time. The latest breakthrough is the Seiko Seiko Spring Drive introduced in 1999. Spring Drive is a mechanical watch with the precision of a quartz watch. The Spring Drive vested in a rotor whose electrical output induces a quartz crystal to emit a reference signal that regulates the speed at which the spring relaxes. It has a power reserve of 72 hours, one of the longest among all mechanical watches.

With innovation at the heart of his company, Seiko is to be limited to technologically advanced new watch.

About the Author

Zai Zhu is a watch collector and a watch dealer. Visit http://www.discountwatchstore.com to learn more about wristwatches. You can also shop over 1000 fine watches including 100′s of Citizen watches, Seiko Watches, and Invicta watches as well as other brand name watches such as Luminox, Mido, Orient, Croton, and Wenger.

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