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“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a famed Japanese producer of clockworks and watches located in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been primarily founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The company was built in 1924 when the first product, a tiny 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 chosen the name Citizen because they tried to find a direct way to the peoples emotions. This is still nowadays the notion behind wrist watches made by Citizen.

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


For instance the first Japanese wristwatch having a wake-up-function was launched by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen originated the first quartz watches with LCD display and later also the slightest LCD wristwatch ever. In the early 1990ties Citizen originated 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 producing dive watches for professional use. A highlight was the included bathometer - no one else was able to offer a similar great function. Additional, Citizen is well-known for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered watches. Fuelled simply by light, it doesn’t require any batteries. Designs reaching from dress to athletics (e.g. professional dive watches), Citizen offers an assortment for everybody and every occasion. Find out more about Citizen watches