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...atch company located in [[Besançon]], [[France]] and owned for a time by [[Seiko]]. ...ko purchased Yema and continued production. The company was purchased from Seiko in [[2005]] by Louis Eric Beckensteiner and continued as an independent bra ...

...y and control competition. Today, most Swiss, German, French, and Japanese brands are controlled by a few large groups. The largest of these, [[Swatch Group] * [[Seiko Group]] - [[Credor]], [[Orient]], [[Grand Seiko]], [[Seiko]] ...

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...hin]] watches. Founded by [[1974]], the Lassale brand was later owned by [[Seiko]], while the mechanical movements went to [[Nouvelle Lemania]] and [[Piaget ...ried to diversify from the ultra-thin market. The company was purchased by Seiko in [[1979]]. ...

...bsidiary of [[Seiko Epson]] but designs and manufactures separately from [[Seiko]]. ...e. In [[1959]], the [[Royal Orient]] appeared, presenting a challenge to [[Seiko]]'s [[Lord Marvel]] and similar high-end Japanese watches. The company laun ...

:'''[[1999]]''' &mdash; Historic luxury brands [[Breguet]] and [[Nouvelle Lemania]] are acquired by [[Swatch Group]] :'''[[2005]]''' &mdash; The world premiere of [[Seiko]]'s [[Spring Drive]] watch is held at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It goes o ...

* [[Seiko]] launches the brands [[Pulsar]] and [[Alba]]. ...

'''Grand Seiko''' is a line of luxury watches manufactured by [[Seiko]] and a separate brand since [[2017]]. ...eiko Group|Daini and Suwa]], and selected the former for the initial Grand Seiko project. Eventually, both would contribute to the line. ...

Takano suffered from poor sales in the face of dominant domestic brands [[Seiko]] and [[Citizen]], and was forced to bankruptcy in [[1961]]. ...ales were poor in Japan, with most taking place on US military bases where Seiko was not as strong a competitor. The venture ended in [[1965]], with some le ...

==Seiko and Tiffany== :See Also: [[Seiko ultra-thin quartz]] ...

...s an important supplier of chronograph modules to many makers. In Japan, [[Seiko]] was working on home-grown chronographs, highlighted by a prime role in th ...c chronograph to be launched for their centennial celebration in 1965. And Seiko had also quietly begun working on an automatic version of their chronograph ...

[[Miyota]]-style simplified construction with Seiko-style auto-winding. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

...chronograph function in sequence. A range of "timer" watches from various brands are examples of modern monopusher chronographs. ...r [[high beat]] [[central rotor]] [[El Primero]]. [[Seiko]] also brought [[Seiko 6139|their own automatic chronograph]] to market at the same time. ...

...ance next at 13% and Germany claiming just 3.21% of awards. Even the Swiss brands that have won are predominantly in German-speaking areas: [[IWC]] is the 3r * [[2008]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko Spring Drive SNR 011J1|Spring Drive SNR 011J1]] ...

...hanical movements. Through the 1970s, the [[quartz crisis]] hurt all three brands, as Japanese competition undercut their market. ...ppointed as the Swiss fell behind the Japanese companies [[Citizen]] and [[Seiko]] in his prime segment, [[ultra-thin]] watches. As the two companies announ ...

...in [[2018]] that they would no longer attend Baselworld with any of their brands, and the show has been reduced by one day. In [[2019]] it was announced tha ...watches, clocks, and jewelry in [[1994]]. In [[1986]], BASEL was opened to brands from outside Europe for the first time. The show was renamed Baselworld in ...

...in [[2018]] that they would no longer attend Baselworld with any of their brands, and the show has been reduced by one day. In [[2019]] it was announced tha ...watches, clocks, and jewelry in [[1994]]. In [[1986]], BASEL was opened to brands from outside Europe for the first time. The show was renamed Baselworld in ...

...]], [[Van Cleef & Arpels]], and [[Vacheron Constantin]] close behind. Some brands, notably [[Swatch]] and [[Glashütte Original]] have never entered the compe |19||[[Seiko]]||5 ...

...European watch industry. Similar consolidation occurred in Japan, where [[Seiko Group]] and [[Citizen Holdings]] own much of the industry, and in America, ==The Rise of Brands== ...

...the [[oscillating pinion]], which is still used today by well-known watch brands. This heritage is reflected in period advertisements, which note that the c ** [[TAG Heuer Calibre 1887]] (2009) - Based on Seiko technology ...