The Japanese company Seiko, which translates variously as “exquisite,” “minute,” or “success” in English, began producing wall clocks in 1892. Pocket watches followed in 1895, and the firm’s first wristwatch, the Laurel, appeared in 1913. Throughout its history, Seiko has been at the forefront of watchmaking technologies. It manufactured the world’s first quartz wristwatch, the Astron, in 1969, and in 1973 it produced the O614, the first...Continue Reading