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Citizen Watch

Founded
1918 · 108 years
Country
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo
Owned by
Independent
TOKYO · JAPAN 1918 FOUNDED

The house

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. began in Japan in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo. It operates as the holding company of Citizen Group, with watches among three principal business segments alongside machine tools and devices and components. The company is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

What it is

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese precision-equipment manufacturer and the operating holding company of Citizen Group. Horology is one of its three principal business segments, alongside machine tools and devices and components.

On the wrist

The available record does not name specific Citizen watch families, models, calibres, case sizes, or water-resistance figures. It also gives no smartwatch platform or watch-device details.

Getting started

No buying, account, setup, or first-use steps are specified here.

Strengths

Citizen Watch has a long operating history beginning in 1918 and sits within a group spanning watches, machine tools, and devices and components. Its headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan.

Catches

They also do not name watch models, styles, movements, prices, or a buyer profile.

Pricing

No watch prices or retail plans are provided.

Who it suits

  • Readers placing Citizen in the Japanese watch landscape.
  • Corporate background before comparing specific models.

Who should look elsewhere

  • You need a current model recommendation or wrist specifications.
  • You are comparing prices, movements, or water resistance.

Worth knowing

  • Founded in 1918.
  • Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Part of a group with three principal business segments.
  • Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.

Before you buy

  • No watch models or styles are identified.
  • No calibre, size, water rating, or price is provided.

The short of it

Citizen Watch is a Japanese watch house established in 1918, with its corporate base in Tokyo. The company sits inside a broader Citizen Group structure and covers more than horology, including machine tools and devices and components. Consider it when you want to place a Japanese watch name in its wider company context, not when you need specifications or current prices.

What buyers ask

Where is Citizen Watch based?

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

When was Citizen Watch founded?

Citizen Watch was founded in 1918.

What kind of company is Citizen Watch?

It is a Japanese precision-equipment manufacturer and the operating holding company of Citizen Group.

What businesses does Citizen Group report?

The group reports watches, machine tools, and devices and components as its three principal business segments.

Is Citizen Watch a Japanese watch brand?

Citizen Watch is based in Japan and operates in horology.

Where can I place Citizen among watch houses?

Citizen Watch is a Tokyo-headquartered company within Citizen Group, whose reported businesses include watches, machine tools, and devices and components.

Japanese watch brands

More houses from Japan

All 4
  1. 1881founded Seiko JapanSeiko GroupGinza 145 years of watchmaking
  2. 1950founded Orient Watch Company JapanSeikoShinjuku 76 years of watchmaking
  3. 1960founded Grand Seiko JapanSeikoTokyo 66 years of watchmaking

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