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“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a celebrated Japanese producer of clockworks and watches located in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been in the first place founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The business concern was built in 1924 when the first product, a little pocket watch named Citizen, was placed on the market. In 1930 the firm 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 heart. This is still nowadays the notion behind watches constructed by Citizen.

First watch with Eco-Drive - Models reaching from dress to athletics


For instance the debut Japanese wristwatch having a wake-up-function was launched by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen developed the debut quartz wrist watches with LCD display and afterwards also the smallest LCD watch ever. 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 firm 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 uncommon function. Additional, Citizen is famous 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 an assortment for everybody and every occasion. Find out more about Citizen watches