Citizen Watches
“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a well-known Japanese manufacturer of clockworks and wrist watches located in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been mainly founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The business organization was built in 1924 when the first product, a tiny pocket watch named Citizen, was positioned on the market. In 1930 the company assumed the name Citizen Watch Company, too. The founders once have been selected the name Citizen because they attempted to find a direct way to the peoples emotions. This is still today the idea behind watches made by Citizen.
First watch with Eco-Drive - Models reaching from dress to athletics
For instance the first Japanese watch including a wake-up-function was established by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen built the first quartz watches with LCD display and afterwards 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. More than that that the concern was an outrider in evolving dive watches for professional use. A highlight was the included bathometer - no one else was able to offer a similar unique function. Additional, Citizen is famous for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered wrist watches. Fuelled only by light, it doesn’t need any batteries. Designs reaching from dress to athletics (e.g. professional dive watches), Citizen has a collection for everybody and every occasion. Find out more about Citizen watches
