Seiko
Sign in to save, commonly known as Seiko ( , ), is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, and semiconductors. Founded in 1881 by Kintarō Hattori in Tokyo, Seiko introduced the world's first commercial quartz wristwatch in 1969.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Seiko Group Corporation
- Company.native_name
- セイコーグループ株式会社
- Company.native_name_lang
- ja
- Company.romanized_name
- Seikō Gurūpu kabushiki gaisha
- Company.logo
- Seiko logo.svg
- Company.image
- Ginza 4-Chome Crossing 2021-04-28.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 250px
- Company.image_caption
- The current Seiko House Ginza (Ginza Wako) building was completed in 1932 as the headquarters of K. Hattori (known in Japan as Hattori Tokeiten, now Seiko).
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founder
- Kintarō Hattori
- Company.industry
- ElectronicsWatchmaking
- Company.revenue
- (FY2024)
- Company.operating_income
- (FY2024)
- Company.net_income
- (FY2024)
- Company.assets
- (FY2024)
- Company.equity
- (FY2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 11,740 (as of 31 March 2024)
- Company.owner
- Hattori family
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34 sectionsContents
- History
- 1881 founding to 1929
- 1930 to 1990
- Recent development
- Seiko Group
- Corporate evolution within the Seiko Group
- Subsidiaries
- Manufacturing sites
- Brands and product lines
- Seiko 5
- Seiko Lord Matic
- Seiko Astron
- Seiko Presage
- Seiko Prospex
- Grand Seiko
- Design style
- King Seiko
- Credor
- TimeTron
- Other
- Movements
- Mechanical movement
- Quartz movement
- Grand Seiko 9F quartz movement
- Spring Drive
- Sponsorships
- Official timekeeper
- Olympic Games
- FIFA World Cup
- IAAF World Championships
- Tennis tournaments
- References and footnotes
- Further reading
- External links
, commonly known as Seiko ( , ), is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, and semiconductors. Founded in 1881 by Kintarō Hattori in Tokyo, Seiko introduced the world's first commercial quartz wristwatch in 1969.
Seiko is widely known for its wristwatches. Seiko and Rolex are the only two watch companies considered to be vertically integrated. Seiko is able to design and develop all the components of a watch, as well as assemble, adjust, inspect and ship them in-house. Seiko's mechanical watches consist of approximately 200 parts, and the company has the technology and production facilities to design and manufacture all of these parts internally.
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