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2. Seiko - Wikipedia

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   Seiko launched its first in-house pocket watch, the Timekeeper, in 1895; the first Japanese-made wristwatch, the Laurel, in 1913; and the first Seiko-branded wristwatch in 1924. [ 5 ] In order to avoid an ill omen believed to be associated with the word "GLORY" in Japanese, Seikosha changed its trade mark to "Seiko" in 1924.

3. Automatic quartz - Wikipedia

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   Early automatic quartz movements were called AGS (Automatic Generating System). In 1991 the company introduced the Kinetic brand name. [4] Today Seiko offers a wide range of watches with various Kinetic movements. The top of the line is the caliber 9T82, included in Sportura (international brand) and PROSPEX (only marketed in Japan) Collection.

4. List of watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Samsung; Sandoz watches; Schwarz Etienne; Sea-Gull; Sector; Seiko; Seiko Instruments; Seikosha; Sekonda; Shinola Detroit; Sinn; SSIH (previous holding company, now ...

5. Seikosha - Wikipedia

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   Seiko Quartz Astron 35SQ, the world's first commercial quartz watch developed by Suwa Seikosha. 1881 — Kintarō Hattori opens the watch and jewelry shop "K. Hattori" (Hattori Tokeiten in Japanese; currently named Seiko Holdings Corporation) in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan.

6. Spring Drive - Wikipedia

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   [1] [8] In 1999, the first production models were made available in Japan as limited edition, manual-wind watches in both the Credor and Seiko brands. [2] [5] [8] The first non-limited model was released in Japan in 2002. [5] The 1st spring drive automatic-wind movement of Grand Seiko was released in September 2004, the reference number is SBGA001.

7. Automatic watch - Wikipedia

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   Video of the rotor turning in an automatic wristwatch having a glass back, when the watch is moved by hand. An automatic watch, also known as a self-winding watch or simply an automatic, is a mechanical watch where the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to wind the mainspring, making manual winding unnecessary if worn enough. [1]