“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a famed Japanese producer of clockworks and wrist watches located in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been in the first place chartered as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The business organization was established in 1924 when the first product, a small pocket watch named Citizen, was placed on the market. In 1930 the firm assumed the name Citizen Watch Company, too. The founding fathers once have been selected the name Citizen because they attempted to get a direct way to the peoples emotions. This is still nowadays the notion behind wrist watches made by Citizen.

First watch with Eco-Drive – Models reaching from dress to athletics


For Example the first Japanese wrist watch having a wake-up-function was launched by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen developed the debut quartz watches with LCD display and afterwards also the thinnest LCD watch of all time. In the early 1990ties Citizen started the premier series production of watchcases consisting of titanium. In addition to that, they designed the leadoff voice recognition watch which was another big milestone in their history. Beyond that the concern was an outrider in producing dive watches for professional use. A highlight was the included bathometer – no one else was able to offer a similar great function. Additional, Citizen is celebrated for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered watches. Fuelled only by light, it doesn’t need any batteries. Designs reaching from dress to athletics (e.g. professional dive watches), Citizen has a collection for everybody and every occasion. Find out more about Citizen watches