“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a celebrated Japanese producer of clockworks and wrist watches placed in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been primarily founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The concern was built in 1924 when the first product, a little 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 attempted to get a direct way to the peoples heart. This is still today the notion behind watches built by Citizen.
First watch with Eco-Drive - Models reaching from dress to athletics
For Example the first Japanese wrist watch including a wake-up-function was launched by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen originated the debut quartz wrist watches with LCD display and later also the smallest 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 producing dive watches for professional use. A highlight was the embedded bathometer - no one else was able to offer a similar specific function. Additional, Citizen is well-known for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered 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
