Citizen Watch

Core company of a japanese global corporate group based in Tokyo, Japan
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. ( シチズン時計株式会社, Shichizun tokei Kabushiki-gaisha ) is an electronics company chiefly known for its watches and is the core company of a japanese ball-shaped corporate group based in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan. In accession to Citizen trade name watches, it is the parent of american watch company Bulova, and is besides known for manufacturing minor electronics such as calculators .

history [edit ]

The company was founded in 1930 by japanese and swiss investors. It took over Shokosha Watch Research Institute ( founded in 1918 ) and some facilities of the assembly plant opened in Yokohama in 1912 by the swiss watchmaker Rodolphe Schmid. The mark Citizen was first registered in Switzerland by Schmid in 1918 for watches he sold in Japan. [ 3 ] The development of this sword was supported in the 1920s by Count Gotō Shinpei with his promise that watches could become low-cost to the cosmopolitan public. The emergence of Citizen until World War II relied on engineering transfer from Switzerland. [ 4 ]

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Products [edit ]

Atomic timekeeping [edit ]

Citizen launched the populace ‘s first multi-band atomic timekeeping watch in 1993 and has remained a pioneer of this field. Synchronized to atomic clocks, these watches are accurate to within one second in one hundred thousand years. [ 5 ] The Skyhawk A-T line features radio-controlled timekeeping. The watches can synchronize with radio clocks in Japan, North America, and Europe, mechanically selecting the correct frequency by localization. The watch actually tracks two time zones —home and world—but synchronizes to the ‘home ‘ zone. When traveling, the exploiter may swap the ‘home ‘ and ‘world ‘ zones, thereby enabling proper clock time signal reception on a different continent while retaining the other time. The sidereal day, date, and daylight saving clock settings are set automatically when the watch is synchronized. These features are comparable to the synchronism with atomic clocks found in Casio Wave Ceptor watches. The Perpetual Chrono A-T synchronizes with the nuclear clocks in Colorado or Germany, depending on signal potency and localization, and incorporates Eco-Drive engineering, so it does not require a battery. [ citation needed ]

Bulova UHF drift [edit ]

In 2010, Miyota ( Citizen Watch ) of Japan introduced a newly developed movement ( UHF 262 kilohertz ) that uses a three-prong quartz glass crystal for the Precisionist or Accutron II line, a new type of quartz glass watch with ultra-high frequency ( 262.144 kilohertz ) which is claimed to be accurate to +/− 10 seconds a year and has a smooth sweeping second hand preferably than one that jumps each second gear. [ 6 ]

Chronomaster [edit ]

accurate to within five seconds per year, the Chronomaster course is unofficially the most accurate quartz-crystal determine ever made. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] They are presently sold alone in the japanese domestic market but can be obtained internationally if ordered on-line. [ 9 ]

contemporaneous watches [edit ]

Citizen besides produces the Independent Watches line, featuring a more modern, contemporary design than the traditional Citizen tag. Depending on the market, these watches may be labelled “ mystery ”, “ Lighthouse ” brands among others .

DCP buckle [edit ]

The deployant clasp with a Push Button ( DCP ) is a clasp available for many Citizen watch watchband bands. The clasp, as with the Calibre 8700, is besides used with leather bands as if they were alloy bracelet-style watchbands ; however, when the clasp is fastened, the band appears to be a convention eye-hole and radio link fall leather watchband .
Citizen Promaster Automatic NY0040-09EE dive watch In 1959, Citizen launched the Parawater – Japan ‘s first fully-waterproof wristwatch. It became the harbinger to Citizen ‘s compass of dive watches, subsequently ( 1982 ) called the Promaster Marine range. besides in 1982, Citizen launched the 1300m Professional Diver ‘s lookout – the world ‘s most pressure-resistant wristwatch at the clock time. [ 10 ] But it was possibly the Fugu that became Citizen ‘s most iconic diver. With its establish in 1989, fans nicknamed it the Fugu, after the japanese blowfish. [ 11 ] The watch ‘s bezel has alternating smooth and serrated edges to provide a plus bag in wet conditions, with the condition inspired by the blowfish. Citizen finally adopted Fugu as the lookout ‘s official identify, even engraving some models ‘ casebacks with a blowfish logo. And in 1993, the Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei vitamin e Incursori Teseo Tesei adopted the Fugu NY004 for official use. All Fugu models are certified to the ISO 6425 standard for dependability subaqueous, resistance to shocks and magnetism, water-tightness and thermal-shock electric resistance. [ 12 ] The original Fugu series ( NY004, NY008 and NY009 ) were criticised for their bezel military action and lack of sapphire crystal. These issues were ultimately addressed by the NY011 series ( launched in 2020 ). With a Miyota 8203 bowel movement, Fugu automatic pistol watches can be handwound – a meaning advantage over their original rival ( Seiko ‘s now discontinued SKX ). [ 13 ] Among the universe ’ mho ISO-certified watches for professional diving, the Fugu remains the mechanical watch in continuous production for the longest.

Noblia [edit ]

In 1985 the Zen Noblia Ultra Slim watch was introduced as a exemplary by Citizen. From 1986 to 1997 Citizen offered watches under the Noblia stigmatize. These were in the costly segment and combined a traditional-classical design with mod quartz movements. Noblia was an outfitter and presenter of the Louis Vuitton Cup and the Star North American Championship. Noblia discontinued in 1997 with a collection of ceramic clocks .

Q & Q SmileSolar [edit ]

Q & Q SmileSolar are a line of solar powered watches, which do not require a barrage change. They are made of recycle materials and have a water immune rating of 10 Bar. The line of watches besides supports people by making a contribution for each watch purchased. [ 14 ]

other products [edit ]

Citizen besides manufactures calculators and small electronic organizers. Some non-watch devices such as hand-held televisions and calculator printers, have been marketed under the Citizen sword name. In the 1980s, a number of hand-held electronic games were sold under the Q & Q brand. In the early-mid 1990s, Citizen partnered with Compaq Computer Corporation to build notebook computers in Japan for the Japan and Far Eastern marketplace to be sold under the Compaq name. On January 10, 2008, Citizen bought the Bulova Watch Company for $ 250 million, making The Citizen Group the worldly concern ‘s largest watchmaker. [ 15 ] In 2016, Citizen acquired the swiss Frédérique Constant Group. [ 16 ]

corporate divisions [edit ]

Japan CBM Corporation – Sales of timepieces, including the Q&Q brand.[17]
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd. – Sales of business and consumer electronic devices including calculators.
Citizen Miyota Co., Ltd. – Production of wristwatches, quartz crystal oscillators, electronic viewfinders, LCD back-light units, CCD/CMOS image sensors, ferroelectric micro LCDs, LCoS, high-density mounting equipment.
Citizen Fine Tech Co., Ltd. – Manufacturing and sales of electronic components (ceramic parts, quartz crystal oscillator chips, etc.).
Citizen Seimitsu Co., Ltd. – Manufacturing of watch movements, watch face components, automotive components, LCD cells, mini printers, measuring instruments, lubrication units, secondary machining LC lathes and glass scribers.
Citizen Watch Company of America[18]
Vagary watches
Bulova Watch Company
Alpina[19] and Atelier de Monaco[20]
Frédérique Constant[21]
Campanola[22][23]
La Joux-Perret[24]
Arnold & Son[25]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

Pierre-Yves Donzé, Industrial Development, Technology Transfer, and Global Competition: A history of the Japanese watch industry since 1850, Routledge, 2017. ISBN 1138650692