
1881
Kintaro Hattori launched the Seikosha watch brand, later shortened to Seiko.
1960
The Grand Seiko created by Daini Seikosha and Suwa Seikosha, two subsidiaries of Seiko Corporation that were already producing quality watches (the Crown and the Chronos).
1990
Seiko presented the Scubamaster, the first dive watch with depth gauge.
2005
Launch of the Kinetic perpetual movement.