The great history of Seiko watches

The history of Seiko watches dates back to 1881. Kintaro Hattori, a young entrepreneur in his early twenties, opened a watch sales and repair shop in central Tokyo. More than 130 years have passed since then, and Kintaro Hattori’s company is still dedicated to the perfection and innovation that its founder wanted to implement since the company’s founding. We are going to take a journey through the history of Seiko watches, an emblematic watch brand recognised worldwide, of which Laguarda jewellers in Barcelona are official distributors. The first steps of Seiko watches When the company was founded in 1892, its first name was Seikosha (in Japanese, “Seiko” means “exquisite”, “minute” or “success” and “sha” means house). Kintaro Hattori bought a […]

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