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“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a well-known Japanese manufacturer of clockworks and wrist watches located in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been primarily founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The company was established in 1924 when the first product, a tiny pocket watch named Citizen, was positioned on the market. In 1930 the company assumed the name Citizen Watch Company, too. The founders once have been chosen the name Citizen because they attempted to get a direct way to the peoples heart. This is still nowadays the idea behind watches built by Citizen.

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


For instance the debut Japanese wristwatch including a wake-up-function was established by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen developed the first quartz wrist watches with LCD display and later also the thinnest LCD wristwatch of all time. 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 concern 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 great function. Additional, Citizen is well-known for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered wrist watches. Fuelled just 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.
You can buy Citizen watches here.