Intressant historia med gemensam grundare. 16 exemplar görs. Speciell Pt950 med guld istället för palladium.
The first watch manufactured by Citizen and placed at the store of Tanaka precious metal jewelry.
The model of the wristwatch is the first watch manufactured by Citizen's predecessor, Shokosha Clock Laboratory. It is a pocket watch with high precision comparable to foreign products. This is an epoch-making product that produces all parts domestically, and was also sold at the store of Yamanaka Shoten, the predecessor of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry.
This presence once again connected Citizen with Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry.
Two 100-year companies with the same founder.
The beginning is the will of one person.
The predecessor of Tanaka precious metal jewelry, Yamazaki Shoten.
The predecessor of Citizen, Shokosha Clock Laboratory.
It is Yamakichi Kikichi who started the two companies. He is a businessman and participates in politics as a member of the House of Lords. His achievements were significant, and he led the precious metal industry by setting standards for gold quality for the first time in Japan. In addition, in order to make mechanical watches rooted in Japan's industry, we started the domestic production of watches that depended on imports at the time.
At the root of this was a passion for modernization in Japan.
Two entrepreneurs who opened a new era.
Kamikichi Yamazaki was born in 1870 (Meiji 3) as the eldest son of a poor farmer in Chofu-mura, Ebara-gun, Tokyo (now Denon Chofu). Having troubled with his father's debts, Yamazaki realized how important social trust was and decided to build himself as a business man with a child.
At the age of 20, he joined the precious metal jewelry shop Shimizu Shoten, run by his uncle. If you work hard, make a good performance, and have goodwill within four years, you will be transferred to management. After that, the company name will be changed to “Yamazaki Shoten”.
Yamazaki's conviction as a business man wasn't just his own interests. The industry itself should be promoted through business, and then contribute to Japan's growth. In addition to enlivening the precious metal industry, we will start activities to create new industries. Yamazaki, who had been paying attention to watches through the manufacture of chains and the like to decorate imported pocket watches, traveled to Switzerland and the United States to visit watchmaking sites. I feel intuitive. "Rooting the watch industry will lead to the development of Japan."
We invite engineers from Switzerland to launch the "Shokosha Clock Research Institute", which researches and manufactures pocket watches. There were two thoughts of Yamazaki. Belief as a business that modernizes the country by having a domestic industry. The other is the hope that every citizen will have a clock and create a modern lifestyle there.
Transform Japanese culture. Two "modernizations".
Domestic production of watches. Deliver watches to the hands of many people.
At that time, pocket watches were pocket watches. Almost imported goods, luxury goods. There was no craftsman in Japan who could make watches from scratch, including the production of parts. The first thing Yamazaki started was human resource development. He established Shokosha Watch Technical School, an educational institution that learns watch technology and nurtures it as a craftsman.
If not, make it. If there is no technician, technician. If you don't have the parts, you need the parts. Even the equipment itself to make the parts. That attitude has certainly been passed down to today's citizens.
The first watch, a 16-inch pocket watch, was finally created after research, trial and error.
Its name is "CITIZEN".
Domestic clock for citizens.
In selling the first timepiece, Yamazaki imposed strict quality standards. After 24 hours, the tolerance that causes a deviation from the actual time. 20 seconds while lying flat. 30 seconds otherwise. At that time, the accuracy was as good as that of Western products. If it cannot be cleared, sales are not allowed. Nevertheless, no compromises.
Price should be as low as possible. At a price that many people can buy. The new lifestyle of having a clock will surely change the lives of Japanese as well as industry. Yamazaki requested the name of the completed watch from Shinpei Goto, the mayor of Tokyo at the time. Mr. Goto deeply understood Yamazaki's wishes and named it "CITIZEN", which means citizens, "to be loved by citizens for a long time." That name will eventually become Citizen's name.
To raise the Japanese aesthetic sense to the same level as the West.
As in the watch business, Yamazaki was busy in the jewelry jewelry business. Among the many achievements is the spread of diamond value to Japan. Jewelry was designed not only as a symbol of wealth, but also as an accessory that, when worn, would make people more beautiful. Beautifully processed and decorated, for example, as a ring to decorate a woman's hand pretty.
It was called "Diamond Mountain II" and became a pioneer in diamond.
Decorating yourself with jewelry makes people beautiful. Beauty became self-confident and, at times, a motivation to grow up to be a self-worthy jewel. Gorgeous figures of Western women and men wearing jewelry. In Japan, the beauty of your shoulders. From an aesthetic point of view, Yamazaki thought of modernizing Japan.
Prepare the industry with credit.
He further realized that a reliable quality control system was needed to develop the industry.
Standards for gold quality, such as "K18" and "K24", have been established. By generalizing strict quality standards, we have eliminated bad guys. We also set unified standards for ring sizes that differed between stores so that consumers can buy them without hesitation.
Decorate yourself with beautiful gems and precious metals whose quality is guaranteed. The beauty sensation that was not inferior to Europe and the United States blossomed in Japan. The pursuit of quality and beauty, which can be said to be its obsession, is still deeply rooted in the corporate stance of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry.
On a different path, when philosophy and technology meet.
One watch that has become the crystal of 100 years of study.
Citizen seeks to improve skills, improve accuracy, and pursue innovation for each and every citizen.
Tanaka precious metal jewelry that pursues quality, exquisite and refined to make people beautiful.
The study overlapped over 100 years and took one form.
A mysterious light, 95% platinum case.
A world-class watch as a manufacture.
While looking at each other's origins and biting back on that philosophy again, I would like to create a clock that will mark the time of the future with the best technology we have.
The name is "Citizen x GINZA TANAKA Platinum Model".
Please, in your arms.
Pt950. Long, long, beautiful.
The material of the case is Pt950. Its composition is 95% platinum and 5% gold. In contrast to general platinum 950, which contains palladium, etc., this case is compounded with ⾦ to achieve the same strength as stainless steel. We have created a case for storing watches using materials unique to rare precious metal specialists and Tanaka precious metal jewelry. This platinum is rarely used in watch cases.
Platinum is attractive for its high rarity, pure purity, and eternity that will not fade over time. The genuine desire to decorate the wearer beautifully and the wish that that person's time will be forever cared for.
Platinum is soft and sticky, so high technology is required to process it as a case. The precision required to accommodate the watch mechanism is extremely precise. I do not know how many blades have been crushed due to precision polishing. Still, platinum. I wanted to deliver a precious metal that shines beautifully and holds my feelings.
The design captures the origin, and inside is the will of accumulated manufacturing.
The first watch was born in 1924. A modern arrangement is added to the design of a century ago. That is why this design does not depend on the trend of the times. Kamikichi Yamazaki values not only the accuracy of the time but also the visibility of the characters. Easy to read without mess. It is a design that carefully reproduces that intention.
Citizen has been sharpening for 100 years. Move more accurately, lighter and with less energy. In order to increase the accuracy, we make all parts ourselves. Tiny gears can only be cut out by human hands. Parts such as gears and springs that are usually manufactured by pressing and cutting are manufactured with higher precision by using the LIGA method (fine structure forming technology).
Sometimes we start by making the necessary machines to shape the ideal parts. The enormous accumulation of that technology was confined inside.
Citizen continues to impose a hurdle on himself, just as Yamakichi imposed a high hurdle on the first watch. To be a watch that is always "loved and contributed to by the citizens".
The eternal proposition of pursuing quality.
Proof of high quality, ☆ S (Hoshiesu) mark.
There is a word that Yamakichi Kichikichi had as its motto.
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order to promote the precious metal industry, which values "trust and live with trust," high quality must be the norm. Yamazaki Shoten had strict quality standards, the highest in the industry. The "☆ S (Hoshies) mark" was engraved on the product that cleared it. S is derived from Yamazaki's roots, Shimizu Shoten.
As a proof of unwavering quality assurance, the "☆ S mark" is still engraved on Tanaka precious metal jewelry products. It was also engraved on the first Citizen watch sold at Yamazaki Shoten.
Of course, the mark shines on this watch.
Product details
Design features
-The case made of platinum 950, which is a special blend of 95% platinum and 5% gold, has a rounded design with a thin edge that leaves the image of the 16th pocket watch, the first Citizen watch.
・ The dual spherical sapphire glass of the windshield that feels warm is coated with 99% clarity coating * 1 to ensure high visibility.
-Blue metallic cathedral hands are designed to mimic the shape of a "16" pocket watch.
-The band uses glossy crocodile leather to match the glossy black index.
-The dial is made by rolling the metal fabric into a gentle sphere, reproducing the texture of 100 years ago.
-The index is a hand-drawn trace from the "16" pocket watch, adjusted and arranged according to the watch.
・ The rotor (rotating weight) of the movement is engraved with the ☆ S (Hoshiesu) mark, a proof of quality.
-The movement is a refinement of the high-precision movement that was installed on The Citizen.
* 1: 99% clarity coating has a multilayer structure coating of silicon compound on both sides of the sapphire glass to suppress reflection of light, secure high visibility of 99% transmittance and make it easy to see the clock face . In addition, it is resistant to scratches and has a water-repellent film on the surface to prevent dirt, improving durability and antifouling properties. Clarity Coating is a trademark of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
■ Product details
Release date: Scheduled for February 2020
Limited quantity: 16
cases / band: Platinum 950 (platinum 95%, gold 5%), crocodile leather (beautiful tablets: platinum 950)
Glass: Dual spherical sapphire glass (99% Clarity coating)
Size: Diameter 37mm, thickness 11.6mm (design value)
Main functions: Cal.0910 Mechanical / automatic winding + manual winding / day difference -5 to +10 seconds / duration approximately 42 hours (maximum winding time) ) / Vibration frequency 28,800 times / hour / Number of stones 27 stones, water resistant to 5 bar, see-through back
Manufacturer's warranty: 3 years manufacturer's warranty
Limited to 16 models with a serial number stamped on the back cover.
An exclusive box and a special mini booklet (not for sale) that explains the steps of each of Citizen and Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry are included.
NA0010-04, 16 eksemplarer, Pt950, 3,6 mill ¥.
https://citizen.jp/ginzatanaka/
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