Meister Watches (MSTR Watches) was founded in 2009 by Kingson Tse and Ryan Pietersz. The independently owned and operated company is currently based out of Los Angeles, and has a focus on limited production timepieces. Designs are inspired from automotive, streetwear, video games, basketball, and music industries. Honda and the RB16 In 2022, MSTR released …
Seiko was founded in 1881 by Kintaro Hattori as a watch and jewelry shop called K. Hattori in Tokyo. Hattori started producing clocks under the company name Seikosha in 1892, and officially changed its trade mark to Seiko in 1924. In addition to being a household name today even amongst non-watch enthusiasts, Seiko has the …
Casio was founded in April of 1946 as Kashio Seisakujo by fabrication technology engineer Tadao Kashio. The Japanese company initially enjoyed early success with a cigarette-holding finger ring called the yubiwa pipe. The profits from this obscure non-electronic device allowed the Kashio brothers to develop calculators, which would go on to serve as a foundation …