Citizen is a Japanese watch making company that was founded in 1924. The name of the company was chosen keeping in mind the company’s philosophy of being close to the heart of the people. The company was in the beginning known by the name of Shokosha Watch Research Institute and when its business was expanded it came to be known as Citizen Watch Company.

It is one of the few multinational watch making companies. In 1986, it became the world’s biggest watch maker.

Infact, it is a few watch companies that have been at the forefront of many hi-tech innovations as far as watches are concerned. Affordable price has always been the hallmark of Citizen and it has made sure this continues.

Citizen can also be credited for manufacturing many innovative and astounding watches.

For instance, Citizen made globe’s original slender LCD (Liquid Crystal Display: a low-power monitor frequently used on the crest of a digital camera to display settings or the photo) screen watch, voice detection (recognition) watch and the world’s first specialized dive watch equipped with an electronic depth antenna or feeler.

This dive watch is very useful for the professional divers. Why misuse money on shiny wrapping and a visualize store when you can hit upon it online?

Some of the popular citizens watch ranges are: Calibre collection that includes chronograph watches, Diving Watch Collection (very useful underwater watches), Corso Watch Collection, and Electra Watch Collection.

There are very well known popular range of watches that have been designed for different purposes; such as Aqualand, Citizen Eco-Drive Aqualand Titanium diving (for professional divers and swimmers), Citizen Promaster, Eco-Drive Professional Diver, Eco-Drive Sky hawk, Eco-Drive Sky hawk Flight, Eco-Drive Stars and Stripes Sailhawk Yacht Timer, Promaster Hyper Aqualand Dive, Promaster Aqualand Duplex Dive, Promaster Chrono, Promaster Cyber Aqualand NX Nitrox Dive Computer and Promaster Aqualand Duplex Dive .