Our Achievements
Seiko has launched many epoch-making products in the world. Seiko's cutting-edge innovation has made possible a continuous stream of world's first watches.
1969 | ![]() |
Seiko Astron, world's first quartz watch |
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1973 | ![]() |
world's first LCD quartz watch with six-digit digital display |
1975 | ![]() |
world's first multi function digital watch |
1982 | ![]() |
world's first TV watch |
1983 | ![]() |
world's first watch with sound-recording functions |
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world's first analog quartz watch with chronograph | |
1984 | ![]() |
world's first watch with computer functions |
1988 | ![]() |
world's first automatic power generating (A.G.S) quartz watch, later known as 'Kinetic' world's first intelligent analog quartz watch controlled by CPU-IC |
1990 | ![]() |
world's first computerised diver's watch "Scubamaster" |
1991 | Perpetual calendar with the world's first "millennium-plus calendar" |
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1998 | ![]() |
Perpetual calendar watch driven by world’s smallest ultrasonic micromotor |
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Seiko Thermic, world's first watch driven by body heat | |
1999 | ![]() |
world's first "Spring Drive" watch |
2005 | ![]() |
world's first 3-band radio wave controlled watch |
2006 | ![]() |
world's first watch with electrophoresis display module "Spectrum" |
2007 | ![]() |
world's first Spring Drive Chronograph to measure elapsed time in glide motion |
2008 | ![]() |
world's first watch ever designed specifically for a space walk (Spring Drive Spacewalk) |
2010 | ![]() |
world’s first EPD watch with an active matrix system |
2012 | ![]() |
the world's first GPS solar watch “Seiko Astron.” It recognizes all the 39 time zones on earth. |