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2. Seiko - Wikipedia

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   The company was incorporated (K. Hattori & Co., Ltd.) in 1917 and renamed Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. in 1983 and Seiko Corporation in 1990. After reconstructing and creating its operating subsidiaries (such as Seiko Watch Corporation and Seiko Clock Inc.), it became a holding company in 2001 and was renamed Seiko Holdings Corporation on July 1 ...

3. Alba (watch) - Wikipedia

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   Using Seiko's own family of movements but with modern styling designed to appeal to younger customers, Alba watches are primarily aimed at Asian and Middle Eastern markets in the hope of creating long-term loyalty to the Seiko group as these customers' purchasing power increases. [3] The word 'Alba' translates to 'dawn' in Italian, and Spanish. [4]

4. Solar-powered watch - Wikipedia

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   Some of the early solar watches of the 1970s had innovative and unique designs to accommodate the array of photovoltaic solar cells needed to power them (Synchronar, Nepro, Sicura and some models by Cristalonic, Alba, Rhythm, Seiko and Citizen). In 1996, Citizen started to sell analog light-powered watches under the Eco-Drive name. [2]

5. Astron (wristwatch) - Wikipedia

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   The Astron was unveiled in Tokyo on December 25, 1969, after ten years of research and development at Suwa Seikosha (currently named Seiko Epson), a manufacturing company of Seiko Group. Within one week 100 gold watches had been sold, at a retail price of 450,000 yen ( US$1,250 (equivalent to $10,718 in 2024)) each (at the time, equivalent to ...

6. Seiko Group - Wikipedia

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   Seiko, SII and Epson logos. Three companies share "Seiko" in their official names but have different corporate visual identities.. Seiko Group (セイコー・グループ, Seikō Gurūpu) was a Japanese corporate group consisting of three core companies Seiko Holdings Corp. (Seiko; f/k/a K. Hattori & Co., Hattori Seiko), Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII; f/k/a Daini Seikosha, Seiko Instruments ...

7. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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   High quality watches were produced by firms such as Patek Philippe, an example being a Patek Philippe ref. 1518, introduced in 1941, possibly the most complicated wristwatch ever made in stainless steel, which fetched a world record price in 2016 when it was sold at auction for $11,136,642. [196] [197] [198]

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9. Quartz crisis - Wikipedia

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   Quartz movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969. The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (America, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world.