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Top interesting facts about Seiko watches

1. The name means “precise” in Japanese

In 1892, the Seiko founder Kintaro Hattori opened his very own factory which he named Seikosha. The name aligns well with a watch manufacturer striving to make high-quality wristwatches with great accuracy and so the Seiko name we know today actually comes from the name of the factory. The name was shortened for the watch brand to make it more memorable and to look better on a watch dial.

2. The Seiko founder was only 21 years old when he opened up his first watch shop

21 years of age, the Seiko founder Kintaro Hattori opened up the K. Hattori watch and clock shop in Tokyo’s Kyobashi district. He began building and repairing watches and clocks. This is what would become the starting point for Seiko and eventually starting his own watch brand named Seiko.

3. Seikosha released its first pocket watch in 1895

Hattori launched his first pocket watch called Timekeeper in 1895. This was a 54.9mm socket watch with a silver case, powered by a 22-ligne movement imported from Switzerland.

Despite only focusing on the Japanese market at the time, he used English for the model as he saw an opportunity to expand his business with watch exports.

4. The first TV advertisement for Seiko was aired in 1953

Building the company, Seiko started to advertise its watches. The first television advertisement for Seiko was broadcasted in Japan in 1953. The advertisement promoted the Seiko Comet Flower Clock.

5. Seiko created the world’s first quartz wristwatch

Seiko essentially invented quartz technology in wristwatches and launched the world’s first quartz wristwatch – the Quartz-Astron 35SQ . Seiko launched the model in December 1969.

To celebrate this remarkable achievement, Seiko fitted the new quartz mechanism inside a gold case.

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