Seiko

Seiko, a division of the Seiko group) is a Japanese watch company started in 1881 by Kintaro Hattori. He started by making clocks using the name Seikosha, believing that Seiko meant "exquisite", "minute", or "success". Seiko watches are all of these. The first actual 'Seiko' watch was created in 1924. In 1969, Seiko introduced the world's first quartz watch, called "Astron". When it was first on the market, it was very expensive, costing as much as a medium-sized car. It was shortly after that, that Seiko introduced their first quartz chronograph watch. Because of their precise accuracy, Seiko watches are often used at major sporting events in the world such as Olympic games.

Seiko produces quartz and mechanical watches with their prices varying anywhere from $50 to over $100,000. Seiko is also one of only a few watch companies that do everything right in their Seiko factory, from making the watch down to oiling it. Seiko watch repair is also available when you purchase a Seiko watch.

The Seiko Kinetic watches are a real advancement in technology, being the world's first chronograph powered by human movement. Your natural arm movement is what powers up the watch and once powered, it stays charged for up to five months. It has four times the number of wheels found in a regular quartz watch. What makes it so great is it combines the energy of an automatic watch with the accuracy of a quartz. They come in your choice of Seiko watch bands, with leather and stainless steel being the most common. If you're interested in this watch, there are sites that sell discount Seiko watches. This would be a great opportunity to pick this one up.

In 2005, Seiko produced and launched the Seiko Spring Drive, which produces up to 72 hours of power compared to the usual 40 hours of power. A special alloy wheel used to turn the wheels and generate power for the watch accomplished this. The Seiko Spring Drive became part of Seiko luxury watches that will not be produced in higher quantities of 300 per month.

Seiko sells men Seiko watches, ladies Seiko watches and some that can be unisex. Seiko gold watches are the perfect example of watches that can be Seiko men's watches or ladies. Some great-selling men's watches are in the Seiko titanium watches group. Titanium makes great watches for men because titanium is stronger than other metals sometimes used for watches. Since men are rougher than women, titanium works well for them.

The Seiko gold watch for ladies features an elegant gold tone band, rectangular face, brushed gold tone dial and stainless steel back. This is one of the Seiko ladies watches that is battery operated. Another of the ladies Seiko watches is the Seiko Coutura, which is a dressy watch with its bezel carrying twenty diamonds, purple Mother-of-pearl dial, sapphire crystal and stainless steel case.

There is a variety of watch technologies involved in Seiko watches such as the Kinetic Perpetual, Kinetic Chronograph, Kinetic Auto Relay, Kinetic, Analog-Digital, Chronograph, Flight Computer, and Perpetual Calendar.