Brand |
Corporate Introduction |
| 1. Company Idea |
As the names ”Citizen Watch” or “Citizen Group” state, our policy is to provide the best products and services to all “citizens” in the world. The word “citizen” generally means “all national” in most countries, and every national surely desire better life and better goods. The Citizen policy is to provide the highest quality products and services to each of them. Citizen hopes to make a contribution to people’s life in everywhere in the world by making products that is familiar and loved by citizens. |
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| 2. Citizen Keyword of 21st Century Micro HumanTech |
| Micro / Citizen Technical Domain |
The precision and miniaturization technology that Citizen has developed in a long time; we use these technologies as nuclei, and always stick to the bases of production to make a contribution to the information revolution of 21st century in the field of precision and miniaturization. |
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| Human / Citizen Technological Philosophy |
We provide products and develop technologies to communicate with people; the last consumer, and their health and hearty life, and to enable our life live together with the earth. We return to our establish basics known as customer principles in which our hope is to make a contribution to people’s life in every where in the world by making products that is familiar and loved by citizens. |
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| Tech / Citizen Technological Method |
The professionalism in production that supports the reliance of Citizen.
We make a fusion for all technologies such as the precision processing technology, the measurement technology, energy saving technology and the production technology with beautiful and simple designs to create products that is reliable and fascinating. We have a strong belief that the technology fused with sense and knowledge will make people happy. |
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| Brand History |
| In 1924, the Shokosha Watch Research Institute produced its first “CITIZEN” watch. Mr. Shinpei Goto, the Mayor of Tokyo, names the watch “CITIZEN” and even after this was adopted as the name of the company in 1930. |
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Brand History |
| 1918 |
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Shokosha Watch Research Institute, forerunner of Citizen Watch Co., founded. |
| 1924 |
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12 |
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Citizen's first pocket watch manufactured |
| 1930 |
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5 |
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Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. founded |
| 1931 |
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6 |
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Citizen's first wristwatch completed |
| 1952 |
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3 |
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Japan's first wristwatch with calendar marketed |
| 1956 |
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4 |
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Japan's first shock-resistant watch, "Parashock," marketed |
| 1958 |
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1 |
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Watch exports to the People's Republic of China begun |
| 1958 |
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6 |
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Japan's first wristwatch with an alarm, "Citizen Alarm," marketed |
| 1959 |
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7 |
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Japan's first water-resistant watch, "Parawater," marketed |
| 1962 |
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8 |
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World's thinnest 3-hands watch developed |
| 1965 |
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12 |
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Automatic water-resistant wristwatch with day and date, "Crystron Seven," marketed |
| 1966 |
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3 |
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Japan's first electronic wristwatch "X-8" marketed |
| 1967 |
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1 |
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World's first transistorized electronic quartz clock, "Crystron," marketed |
| 1971 |
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10 |
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Tuning fork electronic watch "Hi-Sonic" marketed |
| 1973 |
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8 |
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Analog quartz watch "Citizen Quartz Crystron" marketed |
| 1976 |
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8 |
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World's first analog quartz watch using sunlight as power source, "Citizen Quartz Crystron Solar Cell," marketed |
| 1978 |
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8 |
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Ultra-slim analog quartz watch "Citizen Quartz 790," containing world's first movement to break the "1-mm barrier," marketed |
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5 |
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Quartz watch "Exceed Gold" developed |
| 1978 |
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11 |
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LCD quartz watch combined with analog quartz watch, "Citizen Quartz Digi-Ana," marketed |
| 1981 |
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8 |
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World's most pressure resistant watch, "Professional Diver 1,300m" marketed |
| 1986 |
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12 |
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The annual production quantity of movement become World's No. 1 |
| 1987 |
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6 |
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"Attesa" titanium watch marketed |
| 1993 |
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5 |
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World's first multi-zone "Radio-Controlled Watch" marketed |
| 1995 |
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5 |
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"The Citizen" watch with free 10-year warranty and lifetime repairs marketed |
| 1996 |
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4 |
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Light-energy powered "Eco-Drive" watch obtained "Eco Mark" |
| 1996 |
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11 |
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Watch for contemporary woman "xC" marketed |
| 1998 |
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12 |
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"Promaster Eco-Drive Duo," world's first hybrid power system watch (light power and movement power) marketed |
| 1999 |
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6 |
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"Attesa Eco-Drive Radio-Controlled Watch" for Japan marketed |
| 2000 |
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11 |
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Premium watch series "Campanola Collection" marketed |
| 2001 |
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4 |
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Universal design watch "MU" marketed |
| 2002 |
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World's thinnest Eco-Drive watch "Stiletto" marketed |
| 2003 |
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6 |
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World's first full metal case Radio Controlled watch with built-in antenna |
| 2005 |
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World's smallest Radio-Controlled watch movement, only 20.8mm x 3.5mm |
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