A pioneer of watchmaking in Japan, Citizen Watch started life as the Shokosha Watch Research Institute which created its first pocket watch in 1924. It was renamed Citizen in 1930 and has been a major feature of the Japanese watchmaking landscape since, creating high quality watches for broad market segments, while advancing watchmaking with significant innovations. These include creating the world’s first light-powered quartz watch as far back as 1976, the world’s first multi- band radio-controlled watch in 1993, and the world’s first global-coverage satellite- synchronized watch in 2011.