A Brief Overview: Seiko Watch
Seiko watch history
Kintaro Hattori, the founder of the Seiko watch company, opened a watch and jewelry store in Tokyo in 1881. Kintaro Hattori had been an apprentice watchmaker since he was 13 years old, working at various watch stores to gain experience in sales and repairs.
Kintaro Hattori, a prominent figure in the Yokohama watch wholesale and retail industry, has developed long-term relationships with a number of foreign trading firms.
Hattori’s store quickly became popular because the imported timepieces he was selling were not available anywhere else in Japan.
The first Seiko-branded wristwatch was introduced in 1924, after first being available as a pocket watch in 1895. K. Hattori & Co., Ltd. was renamed Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. in 1983, and Seiko Corporation in 1990. Seiko’s wristwatches, which were once entirely manufactured in-house, are likely the company’s claim to fame.
Seiko is now one of the world’s largest and most well-known watchmakers. It is a vertically integrated company that not only invented the quartz movement but also manufactures dependable, fashionable, and functional timepieces across a wide range of industries, including the Prospex and Presages lines. Seiko also owns the high-end Grand Seiko brand, which is popular in both the European and American markets, as well as the domestically focused Credor brand.
Seiko has become a nearly ubiquitous name in timekeeping, offering a wide range of mechanical, quartz, and digital watches priced from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Seiko is a fully integrated manufacturer with many popular collections such as the Seiko 5, Prospex, and Presage, as well as enthusiast-dubbed nicknames for popular sub-collection watches such as the Seiko Turtle, Tuna, and Samurai.
Seiko is a brand that appears to be everywhere these days, with mechanical, quartz, and digital watches ranging in price from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Seiko is a vertically integrated company that produces a wide range of watch series, including the Seiko 5, Prospex, and Presage series, as well as the fancier-named Seiko Turtle, Tuna, and Samurai series.