Seikosha Explained
| Seikosha Co., Ltd. |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Parent: | Seiko |
| Native Name: | |
| Fate: | Divided into two new companies |
was a branch of the Japanese company Seiko that produced clocks, watches, shutters, computer printers and other devices. It was the root of the manufacturing companies of the Seiko Group.
History
- 1881 - Kintarō Hattori opens the watch and jewelry shop "K. Hattori" (Hattori Tokeiten in Japanese; currently named Seiko Holdings Corporation) in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan.[1]
- 1892 - is established in Tokyo as the clock manufacturing arm of K. Hattori.
- 1917 - K. Hattori becomes a company (K. Hattori & Co., Ltd.).
- 1937 - The watch production division of Seikosha is split off as .
- 1942 - Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd. is founded in Suwa, Nagano by Hisao Yamazaki.
- 1943 - Daini Seikosha establishes a factory in Suwa for manufacturing watches with Daiwa Kogyo.
- 1959 - Daiwa Kogyo and the Suwa Plant of Daini Seikosha merge to form
- 1961 - Shinshu Seiki Co., Ltd. is established as a subsidiary of Suwa Seikosha.
- 1970 - Seikosha is split off from K. Hattori & Co., Ltd., and Seikosha Co., Ltd. is incorporated.
- 1982 - K. Hattori & Co., Ltd. is renamed Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd.
- 1982 - Shinshu Seiki is renamed Epson Corporation.
- 1983 - Daini Seikosha is renamed Seiko Instruments & Electronics Ltd.
- 1985 - Suwa Seikosha and Epson merge to form Seiko Epson Corporation.
- 1990 - Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. is renamed Seiko Corporation.
- 1996 - Seikosha Co., Ltd. is divided into Seiko Precision Inc. and Seiko Clock Inc.
- 1997 - Seiko Instruments & Electronics is renamed Seiko Instruments Inc.
- 2007 - Seiko Corporation is renamed Seiko Holdings Corporation.[2]
- 2009 - Seiko Instruments becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Seiko Holdings.
- 2020 - Seiko Precision transfers its business operations to Seiko Time Systems Inc. and Seiko Solutions Inc. and dissolves.
- 2020 - Seiko Instruments transfers its watch business (development and manufacturing of the Seiko timepieces) to Seiko Watch Corporation.
- 2021 - Seiko Clock is merged with Seiko Time Systems to form Seiko Time Creation Inc.
- 2022 - Seiko Holdings Corporation is renamed Seiko Group Corporation.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Seiko Instruments history . Seiko Instruments . 2009-10-02 .
- Web site: Seiko Holdings history . Seiko Holdings . 2009-10-02 .
