The electric movement was installed on the Citizen X8 Cosmotron watch which was later reissued as Citizen X8 Chronomaster in 1969 and produced until 1972. In the year 1952, the renowned watchmaker released the first Japan-Made wristwatch with a calendar complication.īefore the debut of the first quartz wristwatch by Seiko, Citizen has already introduced the concept of electronic movement in 1966 in the Japanese watches. This was a remarkable breakthrough which enhanced the innovativeness of the brand with the desire to explore new possibilities and transform the watchmaking industry.īy the time the quartz movement was introduced to the wristwatches in the late 1960s, Citizen Watch Company had set several records in Japan. For their first achievement, the duo facilitated the release of the brand’s first wristwatch which had a manually-wound movement. In 1930, the company was rebranded to the Citizen Watch Company and under the leadership of President Yosaburo Nakajima and Kamekichi Yamazaki as the director. With the desire to have affordable timepieces that every Citizen can afford, the watchmaker released its first pocket watch in 1924 under the name Citizen. Prior to its current name, the Citizen Watch Company was known as Shokosha Watch Research Institute which was established in 1918 by Jeweler Kamekichi Yakamazi.

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