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is a manufacturer of luxury mechanical watches. Orient Watch was founded in Hino, Tokyo, Japan (13 July 1950). Since 2001, it has been a subsidiary of Seiko Epson Corporation (the one of three core companies of the Seiko Group) and became a wholly owned subsidiary in 2009.〔(Company history ), Orient Watch. . Accessed 20 December 2009〕 The main product of Orient Watch is mechanical watches (self-winding & hand-winding),〔(Message From the President of Orient Watch Company ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕〔(Explanations of Mechanical Movement by Orient Watch ), Accessed 30 September 2014〕 but it also produces some quartz, light-powered (solar), and radio-controlled watches.〔(List of Orient Watch Product (Global Market) ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕〔(List of Orient Watch Manual & Movement (Global Market) ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕〔(List of Orient Watch Product (Japan Domestic Market) ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕〔(List of Orient Watch Manual & Movement (Japan Domestic Market) ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕 Outside of the main business, the company produces some moving parts and electronic components that then assembled into Seiko Epson's electronic devices.〔(Orient Watch Factory History ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕 The company manufactures all of its movements in-house in Japan.〔(Orient Watch Factory Profile ), Accessed 28 September 2014〕〔(Orient Watch Production Process (Video) ), Accessed 29 September 2014〕〔(Orient In-house Automatic Movement Assembly (Video) ), Accessed 30 September 2014〕 ==History== The origin of Orient Watch Company dates back to 1901 when Shogoro Yoshida opened a wholesale shop called "Yoshida Watch Shop" in Ueno, Taito, Tokyo, Japan. Yoshida Watch Shop was successful, selling imported pocketwatches. In 1912, Yoshida expand his business and began producing of wristwatch cases (gold cases). In 1920, the Toyo Tokei Manufacturing was established, originally producing table clocks and gauges. It was not until 1934 that Toyo Tokei Manufacturing started the production of wristwatches. in 1936, the Hino Factory was built in Hino, Tokyo, Japan. For several years, Toyo Tokei Manufacturing boomed at the Hino Factory. However, affected by the poor Japanese economy after World War II, the company shut down in 1949.〔 After the Toyo Tokei Manufacturing was shut down, Yoshida’s wristwatch manufacturing company was reborn in 1950, founded under the name Tama Keiki Company. Tama Keiki Co., Ltd. continued manufacturing watches at the Hino Factory. Just one year later, in 1951, Tama Keiki Co., Ltd. changed its name to Orient Watch Co., Ltd., and in the same year the first Orient Star went on sale. Orient Watch was able to expand their visibility overseas after a memorandum trade agreement with China in 1955. The Royal Orient subsequently went on sale in 1960. Other important watches in the company's history include the "Dynamic" in 1956, "Grand Prix 100" in 1964, "Fineness" (the world's thinnest automatic wristwatch with day and date calendar function for its time) in 1967, and the "Tenbeat" in 1970.〔(Orient Watch Museum ), Accessed 20 December 2009〕 In 2003, the Orient Technical Center (OTC) was established and the assembly of luxury watches began in Ugo, Ogachi, Akita, Japan.〔 In 2004, the high-precision Caliber 88700 movement went on sale via the Royal Orient watch line. In 2005, Orient Star Retro-Future collection was launched. In 2010, Orient Watch Co., Ltd. celebrated its 60th anniversary with a limited edition model.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orient Watch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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