“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a best-known Japanese maker of clockworks and wrist watches located in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been in the first place chartered as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The company was established in 1924 when the first product, a small pocket watch named Citizen, was positioned on the market. In 1930 the firm assumed the name Citizen Watch Company, too. The founders once have been chosen the name Citizen because they tried to get a direct way to the peoples spirit. This is still today the idea behind wrist watches built by Citizen.
First watch with Eco-Drive - Models reaching from dress to athletics
For Example the first Japanese wristwatch including a wake-up-function was established by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen developed the first quartz wrist watches with LCD display and after that also the slightest LCD wristwatch of all time. In the early 1990ties Citizen started the premier series production of watchcases consisting of titanium. In addition to that, they designed the leadoff voice recognition watch which was another big milestone in their history. Beyond that the firm was an outrider in developing dive watches for professional use. A highlight was the included bathometer - no one else was able to offer a similar specific function. Additional, Citizen is celebrated for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered wrist watches. Fuelled only by light, it doesn’t require any batteries. Designs reaching from dress to athletics (e.g. professional dive watches), Citizen has an assortment for everybody and every occasion.
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