About Seiko

Seiko Holdings Corporation more commonly known simply as Seiko is a Japanese watch company. The company started in 1881, when Kintaro Hattori opened a watch and jewellery shop called "K. Hattori" in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha.

According to Seiko's official company history, titled "A Journey In Time: The Remarkable Story of Seiko" (2003), Seiko is a Japanese word meaning "exquisite", "minute", or "success".

Accuracy of Seiko Watches

Recognized as a leader in timekeeping accuracy, Seiko products are often used as the official timekeepers of the major sporting events including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup editions in Argentina 1978, Spain 1982, Mexico 1986 and Italy 1990. Seiko watches are a great bang for your buck. Get one now, here at Brand Name Watch Auctions.

Types of Seiko watches

Seiko USA currently has 6 collections.

Seiko also uses 13 different types of technologies in their wristwatches:

1. Kinetic Direct Drive: dual power source (winding and wrist movement)
2. Kinetic Perpetual: powered by movement and memorizes time up to 4 years
3. Kinetic Chronograph: comes with a stopwatch
4. Kinetic: stores energy up to 6 months and has energy indicator
5. Kinetic GMT: dual time indicator with 24-hour hand to track GMT
6. Kinetic Dive: diver tested to 200 meters
7. Yachting Timer: several countdown timers, dual time capable, alarm
8. Alarm Chronograph: sophisticated stopwatch
9. Perpetual Calendar: auto adjust month-end dates including leap years
10. Automatic: classic automatic movement with 29 jewels
11. Flight Computer: navigation computations, fuel consumption and more
12. Dive: self-winding automatic or quartz, diver tested to 200 meters
13. Chronograph: precise stopwatch

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