Seiko History Milestones

Published: 2018-10-17 - By: gdm
Last updated on: 2018-10-17
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  • 1882 Kintaro Hattori opens the K. Hattori Watch and Clock Shop in Tokyo
  • 1892 Hattori partners with Tsuruhiko Yoshikawa to create the Seikosha watch factory.
  • 1895 Seiko releases its first pocket watch, the "Time Keeper"
  • 1913 Seiko introduces its first wrist watch, the "Laurel"
  • 1923 Earthquake destroys the Seikosha factory, but Hattori rebuilds
  • 1924 Seiko releases the first watch labeled "Seiko"
  • 1956 Seiko releases the "Marvel", its first fully "in-house" watch. The Marvel features Seiko's Diashock mechanism for shock absorption.
  • 1960 Seiko releases the "Grand Seiko" with the new Caliber 3180 movement.
  • 1964 Seiko releases the "Crown Chronograph" , Japan's first COSC certified movement.