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The watches had an average monthly rate of ±15 sec and provided 75 hours of continuous operation when fully powered. Early automatic quartz movements were called AGS (Automatic Generating System). In 1991 the company introduced the Kinetic brand name. [4] Today Seiko offers a wide range of watches with various Kinetic movements.
The Seiko Spacewalk is a limited edition Spring Drive model, designed specifically for use in space Spring Drive is a name given to a series of watch movements produced by Epson in Shiojiri . The concept of using a mainspring to power a quartz timing package was first conceived in 1977 by Yoshikazu Akahane (赤羽 好和) at Suwa Seikosha [ 1 ...
Quartz movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969. The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (America, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world.
Quartz Movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969 (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. Inv. 2010-006) The Astron wristwatch, formally known as the Seiko Quartz-Astron 35SQ, was the world's first "quartz clock" wristwatch. It is now registered on the List of IEEE Milestones as a key advance in electrical engineering.
In 2010, Miyota (Citizen Watch) of Japan introduced a movement based on an expired patent by Seiko that uses a type of quartz crystal with ultra-high frequency (262.144 kHz) which is claimed to be accurate to +/- 10 seconds a year. Some Bulova models featuring the movement have a smooth sweeping second hand rather than one that 'ticks' second ...
Seiko SNK381 with 7S26-01V0 movement. In 1968, Seiko introduced three ten beat (ten ticks per second) calibers, the automatic caliber 61GS, the manual winding 45GS [46] and 19GS [47] for women's watch. The 61GS was Japan's first automatic ten beat watch, and it was the most accurate mechanical watch due to the high beat calibers. [48]