Citizen Watch was originally founded as Shokosha
Watch Research Institute in 1918 and is currently known as the manufacturer of
CINCOM precision lathe machine tools as well as CITIZEN watches.
The trade name originated from a pocket watch
CITIZEN sold in 1924. It is one of the world’s largest producers of watches
Today Citizen Watches continue to develop some
of the most advanced watch technology with its Eco-drive range. Citizen Eco
Drive has created an ecologically friendly collection of light powered watches.
These watches run continuously on any kind of light for a lifetime of use
without batteries. With an extensive range of styles and features, Citizen
watches provide exceptional technology and quality.
If the Swiss are leaders in mechanical
technology, Citizen is the innovator in quartz technology, primarily with their
Eco-Drive, which offers unstoppable power for some of the finest designs in
Japanese watchmaking. Citizen manufactures every part of their quartz watches,
and their watch empire manufactures one out of every four watches the world purchases
every year. Not bad for a company named with the hope that every citizen would
someday benefit from and enjoy their own luxury watch.
All Citizen watches carried by World Lux are
powered by Eco-Drive. Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology harnesses power from any
natural or artificial light source and converts it into energy which is stored
in the Eco-Drive energy cell. Your citizen6watch recharges continuously to run
forever (for a power reserve up to 5 years on most models), so you’ll never
need a replacement battery!
Eco-Drive
In the United States, Citizen is best known for
its Eco-Drive range of watches. All Eco-Drive watches are powered by a solar
panel hidden under the face of the watch, which is supplemented by an automatic
quartz power source in the rare and discontinued Eco-Drive Duo series. All
Citizen Eco-Drive models are made in Japan.
Additionally, Citizen manufactures a watch bearing the colors and logo of the
Blue Angels. The watch is part of the Skyhawk line, which utilizes Eco-Drive as
its primary power source. Just as the Blue Angels use blue and gold as their
trademark colors, the watch bears this color scheme as well.
For almost eight decades, Citizen has been ahead
of its time. Our brand has always stood for innovations and high precision that
make life better for everyday people and now we are raising our sights to
meet the needs of the new Millennium
The beginnings go back to 1924, when Citizen’s
forerunner, the Shokosha Watch Research Watch Institute produced itscitizen7
first pocket watch the “CITIZEN”. The then Mayor of Tokyo, Mr Shimpei Goto,
named the watch “CITIZEN” with the hope that the watch, a luxury item of those
times, would become widely available to ordinary citizens and be sold
throughout the world.
Time and again Citizen has pioneered
groundbreaking technologies and helped to make watches an indispensable part of
modern life. Introduced in 1956, Parashock was the first shock resistant watch
made by a Japanese manufacturer. And three years later, Parawater was hailed as
the country’s first water resistant watch.
One of the latest milestones is our Eco-Drive system. Bringing new thinking to
the art of watchmaking, this is a light powered solution that eliminates the
need to change batteries – a revolution that made it the first watch technology
to receive the Japan Environment Association’s Eco Mark for environmentally
friendly products.
And in 2003, Citizen continues to evolve and be ahead of its time with the
launch of Stiletto. This is the World’s thinnest light powered watch – a watch
so revolutionary it combines eco-drive technology with a refined, sleek
and sophisticated case and bracelet from 4.4mm thick.
Citizen is, however more diverse then simply
watches. In fact watches only represent less than 40% of the company’s
business. Today we are drawing on a heritage of proven quality and technologies
as we develop the market for watches, clocks, jewellery, eyeglass frames and
health care products.
The Citizen Watch Company, Ltd. was established in 1930. Citizen Watches Australia
(CWA) was established in May citizen 1965 with its head office in Brookvale,
NSW. We operate across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the South
Pacific Islands.
Citizen believes that delivering excellence is
the key to building successful partnerships with retailers and consumers alike.
Excellence in product, marketing and service is paramount, and the resources
required to achieve excellence are viewed as investments, not costs.
Citizen looks forward to the challenges that the
future will no doubt bring. Our guarantee is a commitment to continually strive
and work towards an even more successful future for our retailers and
consumers. Ready for further growth and progress, we are working harder than
ever to explore new directions and contribute to changing lifestyles.
Citizen Watch Company first expanded into North
America with the founding of the Citizen Watch Company of America in 1975. More
people depend on a watch made by Citizen than any other timepiece. As recently
as five years ago, Citizen produced about 25% of the total watches produced in
the world.
Citizen has thrived with innovation to create the world’s
first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, and is a leader
in battery-free timekeeping with its Eco-Drive collection of light powered
watches. The Eco-Drive maintains an awesome 180-day power reserve so it runs
continuously, even in the dark. Citizen Eco-Drive technology harnesses the
power of the sun, or any light source, so you never have to change a battery. These
light powered quartz watches maintain a power reserve, so they run
continuously.
About 300 engineers and scientists, as well as dozens of
designers work on the development of new watches at the citizen9Citizen
research centres. Citizen has repeatedly set new standards in the watch market.
For example:
1975 the most accurate watch in the world
1976 the first solar watch
1978 with a width of less than 1 mm, the slimmest wrist
watch
1980 measuring only 9 x 7 x 2 mm, the smallest movement
1983 the first watch with a thermometer, waterproof up to
100 m
1985 the first diver’s watch with an electronic depth gauge
1987 use of the high-tech material, titanium
1989 the first professional mountaineer’s watch with
integrated altimeter and barometer
1990 the first multiple-time-zone radio-controlled watch
1994 the first diving watch with a PC interface
1994/95 introduction of the environmentally-friendly
Eco-Drive technology
1996 radio-controlled Eco-Drive watches
1997 Citizen Eco-Drive Signature.
Amazing accuracy for a quartz watch of +/- 10 sec. per year
1998 the Citizen Eco-Drive Duo featuring the revolutionary
hybrid-movement (Eco-Drive + Automatic) and the first professional diving
watches to use light energy, the Citizen Promaster Aqualand Eco-Drive Chronograph
1999 the innovative Eco-Drive Thermo is powered by the
temperature difference between the back of the watch’s case, warmed by body
heat, and the surrounding air temperature
2000 the Eco-Drive Vitro features specially developed
photocells incorporated almost invisibly into the watch’s glass face, thereby
enabling new designs.
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