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+====== Seiko ======
+{{wst>menue|Seiko}}
+{{wst>image_cr|Seiko|Quartz Astron|[[Seiko Quartz Astron]],\\ world's first [[Quartz]] wristwatch}}
+Japanese watch manufacturer
+===== Brand history =====
+In [[1881]] Kintaro Hattori founded a trading company for Swiss watches in Tokyo. In [[1892]] he founded the company Seikosha Co., where initially only wall clocks were produced, before from [[1895]] also [[pocket watch]]es and from [[1899]] watches with [[alarm]] function were made. From [[1913]] there was also a manufacturing of [[wristwatch]]es.
+The brand name "Seiko" (Japanese //precision//) was first used on watch dials in [[1924]] and is officially used since the founding of the Daini Seikosha Co. in [[1937]]. In [[1959]] Seiko founded the company Daiwa Kogyo Ltd., which was later renamed to Suwa Seikosha Co. These two companies, Daini Seikosha and Suwa Seikosha, continued to produce Seiko-branded watches in an internally-competitive basis. Eventually, Daini became Seiko Instruments, Inc. (SII) and Suwa became Seiko Epson Corporation.
+The company launched the [[Grand Seiko]] brand in [[1960]], with Suwa in charge of production since it specialized in men's watches. Grand Seiko would become a halo brand specializing with understated, elegant, and precise watches, including a "[[high beat|Hi Beat]]" 36,000 A/h chronometer, [[Spring Drive]], and high-accuracy quartz.
+Seiko introduced in [[1955]] its first [[automatic]] wristwatch to the market and began already in [[1958]] with the development of [[quartz watch]]es. In [[1962]] the first quartz clocks were sold, and in [[1963]] in collaboration with [[Timex]] and [[Elgin]] a portable quartz [[chronometer]] ([[Seiko 951]]) was produced . In [[1968]] Seiko brought a electro mechanical [[wristwatch]] to market, and in [[1969]] came the first commercially available quartz watch with the Calibre 35 (Calibre 3500). From [[1972]] quartz wristwatches were produced in high volumes.
+Also in 1969, Seiko introduced their [[automatic]] [[chronograph]] calibre [[Seiko 6139|6139]], coming at the same time as the famous [[Zenith El Primero]] and [[Chronomatic]].
+In [[1975]] Seiko introduces the world's first [[titanium]] [[dive watch]] ([[waterproof]] up to 600 m, Calibre 6159).
+In [[1977]] the brands [[Pulsar]] and [[Alba]] were launched. In [[1980]] Seiko bought the [[Geneva]] Company [[Jean Lassale|Jean Lassale SA]], to establish themselves in the market segment of quartz luxury watches.
+At the world's largest jewelery and watch fair, [[Baselworld]], in [[1986]] the first prototype of the Seiko AGM was presented. It converts the kinetic energy of the arm movement of the wearer into electrical energy to power the quartz movement (kinetic system, also called [[Autoquartz]]). In [[1988]] the launch took place under the new name AGS (Automatic Generator System), which until today was followed by another 20 [[calibre]]s. In the same year Seiko bought the watch manufacturer [[Yema]].
+In [[1968]] Seiko reaches the highest score ever attained at the [[Geneva]] Observatory Competition and receives the award "best mechanical wristwatch chronometer".
+In [[1987]] Seiko is official timekeeper at the IAAF Athletics World Championship in Rome. The same in [[1991]] at the IAAF Athletics World Championship in Tokyo, [[1993]] in Stuttgart, [[1995]] in Gothenburg (Sweden), [[1997]] in Stuttgart, [[1999]] in Sevilla, [[2001]] in Edmonton (Canada), [[2003]] in Paris, [[2005]] in Helsinki and [[2007]] in Osaka. In [[1964]] is official timekeeper at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and [[1992]] in Barcelona.
+In [[2004]] Seiko receives the "IEEE Milestone Award" for the development of the first quartz wristwatch of the world, the [[Seiko Quartz Astron]]. This watch, which was presented at Christmas [[1969]], was at that time as expensive as a a middle-class car, and only 100 copies were produced.
+Today, the Seiko Watch Corporation belongs to the Seiko Corporation as a subsidiary of the electronics giant Seiko Epson. In addition to the brand Seiko, the brands [[Pulsar]] and [[Lorus]] (cheap and fashionable quartz watches) as well as the brand [[Grand Seiko]] (quality and mostly mechanical watches) belong to the Seiko Watch Corporation.
+Some [[watch movement]]s of the brand [[Erhard Junghans]] are also produced by Seiko.
+Seiko's current family of movements include the low-end [[automatic]] [[Seiko 4R15|4R1x]] and [[Seiko 4R35|4R3x]] (replacing the [[Seiko 7S26|7S]]), midrange [[Seiko 6R15|6R]], high-end [[Seiko 4S15|4S]], ultra-thin [[Seiko 6800|68]], premium [[Seiko 9S55|8L/9S]], and [[column wheel]] [[chronograph]]s [[Seiko 6S78|6S]] and [[Seiko 8R28|8R]].
+===== Awards =====
+{{wst>image_cr|Grand Seiko|Hi-Beat 36000 80 hours SLGH005}}
+[[As of 2019]], Seiko has won 5 awards at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]], more than any other non-European watchmaker and tied with well-known Swiss companies like [[Bulgari]], [[Girard-Perregaux]], [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], and [[MB&F]]. Seiko has excelled in the Sports and Diver's watch category there, winning 3 times including both [[2018]] and [[2019]] for the [[Seiko Prospex]] line.
+|[[2006]] |[[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] | Electronic Watch Prize| [[Seiko The ‘Electronic Ink' Watch|The ‘Electronic Ink' Watch]] |
+|[[2010]] |[[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] |Sports Watch Prize| [[Seiko Spacewalk|Spacewalk, Commemorative Edition]]|
+|[[2014]] |[[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] |"Petite Aiguille" Prize| [[Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT|Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT]]|
+|[[2018]] |[[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] |Sports Watch Prize| [[Seiko Prospex 1968|Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation]]|
+|[[2019]] |[[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] |Diver's Watch Prize| [[Seiko Prospex LX|Prospex LX line diver's]]|
+|[[2021]] |[[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] |Men's Watch Prize|[[Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 80 hours SLGH005]] |
+===== Seiko Brands =====
+  *See Also {{tagpage>Seiko_brands|Seiko brands}}
+Seiko produces watches under many sub-brands. The current lineup is as follows
+  * [[Credor]]
+  * [[Grand Seiko]]
+  * [[Seiko Astron]] - [[GPS]] and [[solar]] watches
+  * [[Seiko Prospex]], [[Seiko Prospex Master Series|Prospex Master Series]], [[Seiko Prospex Dive|Prospex Dive]] - "Serious watches for serious sports and serious outdoor activities" (JP); "Built for the challenge" (Can/US)
+  * [[Seiko Coutura]]
+  * [[Seiko Tressia]] - "The power of diamonds and light" (US)
+  * [[Seiko Premier]] - "Elegance shaped by success" (Can); "Classic inspiration. Modern expression" (US)
+  * [[Seiko Le Grand Sport]]
+  * [[Seiko Presage]] and [[Seiko Seiko Presage Luxe|Presage Luxe]] - "A mechanical watch practical and graceful" (JP); "Fine mechanical watchmaking from Japan" (Can/US)
+  * [[Seiko Galante]] - "The trend setter" (US)
+  * [[Seiko Recraft]]
+  * [[Seiko Core]]
+  * [[Seiko Lukia]] - "A watch for shining women who live smart, positively and in her own way" (JP)
+  * [[Seiko Brightz]] - "A new wave standard watch, stylish design with Seiko's advanced watchmaking technology" (JP)
+  * [[Seiko Dolce & Exceline]] - "An elegant watch for mature men and women able to express their own styles naturally" (JP)
+  * [[Seiko Conceptual]] - "Time is more than just a number" (Can)
+  * [[Pulsar]] - "Life. In real time." (US)
+  * [[Lorus]]
+===== Seiko Time Module =====
+Seiko also provides [[ebauche movement]]s and technology to other companies.
+Popular movements
+  * [[Seiko 6R15]] (sold as NE15)
+  * [[Seiko 4R35]] (sold as NH35)
+  * [[Seiko 4R36]] (sold as NH36)
+===== External Links =====
+  * [[http://www.seikowatches.com/|Seiko Watches]]
+  * [[http://www.seikowatches.com/baselworld/2010/precon/0101-astron.html|40 Years of Quartz - The Seiko Quartz Astron]], seikowatches.com / press info, 2010
+  * [[http://forums.watchuseek.com/f9/almost-start-seiko-quartz-watch-history-160408.html|(Almost) the start of Seiko quartz watch history]]
+{{tag>Watch_brands Watch_brands_Japan Movement_manufacturers Movement_manufacturers_Japan Seiko Seiko_Group}}