This page will contain news stories about Seiko, as they become available.SeikoSeiko Corporation is a Japanese watch company. The company started in 1881, when Kintaro Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later 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". The first watches produced under the Seiko brand appeared in 1924. In 1969, Seiko introduced the Seiko "Astron", the world's first quartz watch; when it was introduced, it cost the same as a medium-sized car. In 1985, Orient Watches and Seiko established a joint factory. 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 is a division of the Seiko Group. The Seiko Group consists of Seiko Instruments, the Seiko Corporation, and the Seiko Epson Corporation which is known for its printers in North America and its diverse line of electronics and computer equipment within Japan. The Seiko Corporation is the division that makes Seiko watches. Seiko is perhaps known best, though, for its wristwatches. Although they are mainly known in the West for their affordable watches, Seiko is one of the few wristwatch manufacturers that produce all of their watches and movements entirely in-house. Even minor items such as the oils used in lubricating the watches and the luminous compounds used on the hands and the dials are produced by the Seiko factories. Seiko produces both quartz and mechanical watches of varying prices. The cheapest are around US$50; the most expensive cost many thousands. Seiko's mechanical watches are the most prized by collectors—from the Seiko "5" series, which is the most common, the Seiko automatic Chronometer series, the "Bell-Matic" with a mechanical alarm to the highly prized luxury "Credor", "King Seiko" and "Grand Seiko" lines. Seiko Kinetic watches account for a large proportion of sales nowadays and combine the self-energizing attributes of an automatic watch with quartz accuracy. There is no battery to change; the watch is entirely powered by its movement in everyday wear. Frustratingly for collectors, Seiko does not release all of its watch lines in every region. Some are exclusively available in Asia, for instance. Many online retailers will ship watches overseas, though. Seiko Corporation of America is responsible for distribution of Seiko watches and clocks, as well as Pulsar brand watches, in the United States. The models available in the United States are normally a smaller subset of the full line produced in Japan. Seiko Corporation of America has its headquarters and Coserv repair center in Mahwah, New Jersey. In the United States, Seiko watches are sold primarily by fine jewelers and department stores, as well as 19 company stores located in various cities. Seiko's 2004 marketing campaign emphasized that a watch, as opposed to other traits (such as what car they drive, for example) tells most about a person. Various Seiko watches were worn by the cinematic James Bond 007 in 4 films, starring Roger Moore, from 1977-1985. Also, a Seiko watch was worn by Sean Connery in the 1983 Bond film, Never Say Never Again. Spring DriveOn 7 October 2005, Seiko announced the world launch of the Seiko Spring Drive, a new calibre which delivers more power, more smoothly and for longer. Three days (72 hours) of power are provided, as opposed to the average of 40 hours in automatic mechanicals. This new movement has eliminated the traditional balance wheel/escapement regulating system in favor of a so-called Tri-synchro Regulator. The Spring Drive also marks the first true luxury Seiko watches available in the United States. They are expected to retail around $3,200 to $3,500. Official timekeeperSeiko is also the official timer of many major sporting events:
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Seiko is also the official timer of many major sporting events:. The lightest aerogel produced has a density of 1.9 mg per cm3 or 1.9 kg/m3 (526.3 times lighter than water). They are expected to retail around $3,200 to $3,500. The lightest known solid is man-made and is called aerogel. The Spring Drive also marks the first true luxury Seiko watches available in the United States. Solid-state chemistry overlaps both of these fields, but is especially concerned with the synthesis of novel materials. This new movement has eliminated the traditional balance wheel/escapement regulating system in favor of a so-called Tri-synchro Regulator. It overlaps strongly with solid state physics. Three days (72 hours) of power are provided, as opposed to the average of 40 hours in automatic mechanicals. Materials science is primarily concerned with properties of solids such as strength and phase transformations. On 7 October 2005, Seiko announced the world launch of the Seiko Spring Drive, a new calibre which delivers more power, more smoothly and for longer. The branch of physics that deals with solids is called solid-state physics, and is a type of condensed matter physics. Also, a Seiko watch was worn by Sean Connery in the 1983 Bond film, Never Say Never Again. At the microscopic scale, a solid has these properties:. Various Seiko watches were worn by the cinematic James Bond 007 in 4 films, starring Roger Moore, from 1977-1985. A solid is a phase of matter characterized by resistance to deformation and to changes of volume. Seiko's 2004 marketing campaign emphasized that a watch, as opposed to other traits (such as what car they drive, for example) tells most about a person. Seiko Corporation of America is responsible for distribution of Seiko watches and clocks, as well as Pulsar brand watches, in the United States. If sufficient force is applied, either of these properties can be violated, causing permanent deformation. Many online retailers will ship watches overseas, though. This accounts for the solid's rigidity.
There is no battery to change; the watch is entirely powered by its movement in everyday wear. Seiko Kinetic watches account for a large proportion of sales nowadays and combine the self-energizing attributes of an automatic watch with quartz accuracy. Seiko's mechanical watches are the most prized by collectors—from the Seiko "5" series, which is the most common, the Seiko automatic Chronometer series, the "Bell-Matic" with a mechanical alarm to the highly prized luxury "Credor", "King Seiko" and "Grand Seiko" lines. The cheapest are around US$50; the most expensive cost many thousands. Seiko produces both quartz and mechanical watches of varying prices. Even minor items such as the oils used in lubricating the watches and the luminous compounds used on the hands and the dials are produced by the Seiko factories. Although they are mainly known in the West for their affordable watches, Seiko is one of the few wristwatch manufacturers that produce all of their watches and movements entirely in-house. Seiko is perhaps known best, though, for its wristwatches. The Seiko Corporation is the division that makes Seiko watches. The Seiko Group consists of Seiko Instruments, the Seiko Corporation, and the Seiko Epson Corporation which is known for its printers in North America and its diverse line of electronics and computer equipment within Japan. Seiko is a division of the Seiko Group. 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. In 1985, Orient Watches and Seiko established a joint factory. In 1969, Seiko introduced the Seiko "Astron", the world's first quartz watch; when it was introduced, it cost the same as a medium-sized car. The first watches produced under the Seiko brand appeared in 1924. 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". Eleven years later he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha. The company started in 1881, when Kintaro Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Seiko Corporation is a Japanese watch company. Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games in USA, 2002. Nagano Olympic Winter Games in Japan, 1998. Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games in Norway, 1994. IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan, 1991. World Cup Soccer Championships in Italy, 1990. IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Italy, 1987. World Cup Soccer Championships in Mexico, 1986. World Cup Soccer Championships in Spain, 1982. World Cup Soccer Championships in Argentina, 1978. Tokyo Olympic Summer Games in Japan, 1964. |