Plus Post: Seiko RC-1000
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I apologize for the delay. Between work and projects at home, I got behind. I will do my best to make up for lost time.
The Company
What we know as the Seiko Group Corporation was founded in 1917 as K. Hattori & Co., Ltd. after the founder Kintarō Hattori. Hattori created and sold the first Japanese-made wristwatch in 1913. In 1929, Seiko became the official watch supplier for Japan National Railways. During World War II, Seiko produced 1.2 million watches a year for the military.
At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Seiko watches were chosen as the official watch because of their accuracy. The company continued to innovate, releasing an E-Ink watch in 2006 and first the GPS solar watch in 2012.
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