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Seiko Presage Craftsmanship: From Japan's 1913 Laurel to Today

Seiko Presage Craftsmanship is a sub-line of Seiko's Presage mechanical watch collection, built around dials made by named Japanese artisans using traditional…

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THE LAUREL WRISTWATCH

Seikosha Produces the Laurel, Japan's First Wristwatch

Seikosha, Kintaro Hattori's factory, produced the Laurel - a hand-wound wristwatch built around a 12-ligne movement - at a daily rate of only 30 to 50 pieces because of…

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SEIKO BRAND DEBUT

The First Watch to Carry the 'Seiko' Brand Name

The Seikosha plant put the 'Seiko' name on a wristwatch for the first time, 11 years after the (unbranded, by that name) Laurel.

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DIASHOCK

Seiko Introduces the Diashock Shock-Protection System

A shock-absorption system protecting a watch's balance-wheel pivot from impact - reliability engineering underpinning every automatic Seiko movement since, including tod…

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MAGIC LEVER

Seiko Introduces the Magic Lever Automatic Winding System

A bidirectional automatic-winding mechanism using a lever-and-pawl system - the same winding principle still used in Seiko's current 4R and 6R automatic families, the mo…

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GRAND SEIKO

Seiko Launches Grand Seiko

Seiko's Suwa Seikosha facility launched Grand Seiko, targeting chronometer-grade precision and finishing to rival Swiss watchmaking - a tier that sits above Presage in S…

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QUARTZ ASTRON

Seiko Unveils the Quartz Astron, the World's First Quartz Wristwatch

On December 25, 1969, after roughly a decade of R&D at Suwa Seikosha led by Tsuneya Nakamura, Seiko unveiled the Quartz Astron 35SQ. It cost 450,000 yen and was accurate…

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PRESAGE GLOBAL DEBUT

Seiko Launches Presage Internationally

Seiko unified its mechanical watch expertise under the Presage banner internationally, positioned below Grand Seiko as Seiko's accessible mechanical-watchmaking showcase.

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110TH LAUREL ANNIVERSARY

Seiko Marks 110 Years Since the Laurel

Seiko released limited-edition Presage Craftsmanship models referencing the Laurel's design era, marking 110 years since the 1913 wristwatch - distinct from the company'…

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145TH ANNIVERSARY

Seiko Marks 145 Years Since Its 1881 Founding

145 years since Kintaro Hattori's 1881 founding of K. Hattori & Co. Seiko's broader catalogue (Prospex, Astron, King Seiko, Presage) has carried limited editions through…

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