Seiko wall clocks have a long history, dating back to 1881, when the Seikosha brand was introduced by a clock shop in Ginza legendary district of Tokyo, has laid the foundations for modern watchmakers in Japan. The store, founded under the name of K. Hattori & Co. Ltd, is the direct predecessor of Seiko Corporation today.
Eleven years later, in 1892, Kintaro Hattori establishes a factory clock in Ishiwara-cho, Tokyo, with ten workers under his employment. Two months later, the first dozen produced watches, wall clocks precursor Seiko today. In 1895, the production of pocket watches began.
In 1913, after two decades of technology clock, production began on the first Japanese wristwatch – Laurel – which was made under the name Seikosha. Mass production techniques have been adopted to offer Europe and America and a year later – in 1924 – the Seiko was born and the first watch with the Seiko name for himself.
Until 1938, Seiko watches produced 1,179,639, and many other Seiko Seiko clocks desk clock, wall clocks and Seiko Seiko musical clocks. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange eleven years later, in 1949.
Although the first quartz-based clock was for the large scale use in 1958 were very popular and table clocks in 1959
transistors were the first clocks based quartz, Seiko introduced in 1968. A year later, Seiko pioneered true mass production and automation. This change to adapt quickly to market demands, Seiko start, can prove its culture first.
is introduced on the market – the Seiko Astron 35SQ packaged in 18-carat gold and with an accuracy of plus or minus three-time seconds months. The first models were sold in Tiffany & Co. – a big jump from the first Seiko wall clocks made in Hattori Shop.
and offers a six-digit numeric display has been developed by Seiko, followed by the world’s first multi-function digital clock, two years later. In 1982, the first television was introduced, finally proposes a television in the range.
In subsequent years, Seiko continues to innovate, introducing such concepts as bold as the clock shows Kinetic – powered solely by human movement, or base Seiko Thermal – engine was determined by body heat – after the big jump from the early watches Seiko Seiko Clocks and extravagant as one of the leading watchmakers.