Each train driver had a wooden place in the locomotive for a pocket watch and used it during the drive. In 1929, Seiko became an official Railway Watch pocket watches supplier after concluding a contract with the Japan National Railway. That way, the new brand was born, and this name soon became a synonym for innovation, accuracy, and precision in the production of refining wristwatches. The following year, the company produced a new watch under the name Seiko. Unfortunately, the Seikosha factory all burned down during the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, so Kintaro had a fresh start.
The Laurel, the first-ever wristwatch created in Japan, appeared in 1913. In the 1890s, Kintaro decided to develop his business by creating the first pocket watch, and the Timekeeper appeared on the market in 1895.Įven though pocket watches were trendy in those times, Kintaro’s planned to teach their compatriots to wear wristwatches. The name was symbolic since the Japanese word SHA means house, and SEIKO had three astonishing meanings, minute, exquisite, and success. A decade after, he founded the Seikosha factory in 1892 and began producing wall clocks. That way, he became a 21-year-old entrepreneur who specialized in selling and repairing clocks and watches. Kintaro Hattori decided to open a shop in Ginza, Tokyo, in 1881. Seiko Watches History 1881 to 1959 Seiko Watches Most Expensive and Rarest Seiko Watches.
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