Seiko
Japanese manufacturing company
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| April 2025 | Seiko announced the Grand Seiko SLGB001 and SLGB003, the most accurate mainspring-driven watches in history. The new Spring Drive Caliber 9RB2 dramatically improved accuracy from ±15 seconds per month to ±20 seconds per year. |
| 2024 | Seiko Films' movie 'Lumuhod Ka Sa Lupa' was remade into a television series by TV5. |
| 2022 | Seiko fully revives the King Seiko brand. |
| 2022 | Release of the 'Kodo Constant-Force Tourbillon SLGT 003', featuring the world's first combination of tourbillon and constant-force mechanism on the same axis, priced at 370,000 euros. |
| October 1 2022 | Seiko Holdings was renamed Seiko Group, marking a significant corporate rebranding and organizational transformation. |
| 2021 | Seiko releases a reissue model inspired by the second-generation King Seiko KSK, originally introduced in 1965. |
| 2021 | Akio Naito, President of the Seiko Watch Corporation, publicly acknowledged how enthusiast respect influences consumer perception, specifically highlighting the Prospex product line where fan-created nicknames like 'Shogun' were adopted by the company for watch models. |
| 2018 | Seiko established a cooperation with Ando Cloisonné Company from Nagoya to produce limited edition dials for the Presage watch line, showcasing a collaboration with a traditional Japanese craft artisan. |
| 2017 | Grand Seiko repositioned from a Seiko sub-brand to an independent luxury brand, aiming to elevate its market positioning. |
| September 2 2015 | Seiko launched a limited edition digital watch inspired by Venom Snake's timepiece from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain under the Wired brand, with only 2,500 pieces worldwide selling out within 5 minutes of pre-order. |
| 2014 | Seiko initiated a partnership with tennis player Novak Djokovic, with the agreement set to continue at least until 2020. |
| 2014 | Seiko became the official timekeeper of the North American Soccer League during the 2014 season. |
| 2012 | Seiko Films' movie 'Mundo Man ay Magunaw' was remade into a television series by ABS-CBN. |
| 2012 | Seiko launched the world's first GPS solar watch, the Seiko Astron GPS Solar, positioned as a revolutionary timepiece capable of displaying extremely accurate time anywhere in the world using a low-power GPS receiver. |
| 2011 | Two Seiko Films movies, 'Blusang Itim' and 'Kokak', were remade into television series by GMA Network. |
| 2011 | Seiko began sponsoring FC Barcelona, continuing the partnership until 2014. |
| 2010 | Seiko Films' movie 'Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal?' was remade into a television series by ABS-CBN. |
| 2010 | Seiko launched the world's first solar radio-controlled digital watch based on the active matrix EPD system, advancing digital watch information display technology. |
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