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The first wristwatch produced by the company appeared in 1913 when it developed its own hairspring. The Seiko Group produces every component of its iconic Spring Drive watch. In Japan, the Seiko Company is highly appreciated as the prestigious producer of luxury mechanical watches worth the chronometer status.The history of the company started in 1881 with the foundation of K. Hattori Co that involved in the production of pocket watches in 1895.Seiko Spring DriveThe development of the Seiko Spring Drive was based upon the company's great expertize in the field of both mechanical technology and quartz watches. The Spring Drive has incorporated four peculiar features: new mainspring, refined winding system, new system of time regulation and glide-motion hands. The biggest advantage of the Seiko Spring Drive is its supreme accuracy equal to the accuracy provided by a quartz watch. Its Grand Seiko and Credo mechanical timepieces are sold for thousands of dollars.Three Important Stages of Seiko Quartz RevolutionSeiko considers its history to be marked by three major stages of quartz revolution. The escapement moving back and forth is a really delicate component greatly subjected to wear because of the friction. The Seiko Epson specialists replaced the escapement with a new electronic device for time regulation. It was called a Trisynchro regulator, no-contact one-way motion device that implied less friction and liability to error.