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Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in
Tokyo, Japan. The company was originally founded as Shokosha Watch
Research Institute in 1918 and is currently known as the
manufacturer of CINCOM precision lathe machine tools as well as
CITIZEN watches. The trade name originated from a pocket watch
CITIZEN sold in 1924. It is one of the world's largest producers of
watches. In the United States, Citizen is best known for its
Eco-Drive range of watches. All Eco-Drive watches are powered by a
solar panel hidden under the face of the watch. The solar power is
supplemented by an automatic quartz power source in the rare and
discontinued Eco-Drive Duo series. All Citizen Eco-Drive models are
made in Japan. |
