Seiko Institute of Horology / Laurel
The Seiko Institute of Horology (now The Seiko Museum) was opened in 1981 as part of a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Seiko. The museum displays research materials related to time and timepieces produced in Japan and other countries around the world. (For more information, see the February 2009 issue of the PR magazine pla-topia.) http://museum.seiko.co.jp/
The first wrist watch was the Laurel in 1913 and needless to say, this was the first Japanese wrist watch. Subsequently, in 1929, the Seikosha, that was designated as a railroad watch on account of its high accuracy and high reliability, was commercialized and furthermore, various watches were commercialized matching specific objectives.
Mentioning their names alone, they include wrist watches for telephone exchange operators, wrist watches for visually impaired persons, flying watches,
army and navy officer wrist watches, and navy rank and file wrist watches.
Mentioning their names alone, they include wrist watches for telephone exchange operators, wrist watches for visually impaired persons, flying watches,
army and navy officer wrist watches, and navy rank and file wrist watches.
