Founded in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan in the year 1918 by Japanese and Swiss investors, Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. is one of the core companies if the Japanese global corporate group. Citizen is known around the world for their Cincom precision lathe machine tools and many kinds of watches.
Over the years, Citizen has developed and manufactured different types of watches including atomic timekeeping, Bulova UHF movement, chronomaster, contemporary watches, DCP clasp-based, Eco-drive, and Q&Q SmileSolar. Besides watches, Citizen also manufactures a range of other products including calculators, small electronic organizers, handheld televisions, printers, scanners, POS systems, handheld electronic games, and other non-watch products.