COMPANY
History
History
| 1968 Nov | Established "Precision Engineering Company" in Hong Kong as the first overseas manufacturing base for SII and started assembling mechanical watches. |
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| 1972 Jun | Commenced Watch Movement Assembly |
| 1977 May | Commenced Printed Circuit Board Assembly |
| 1979 Dec | Established Electroplating Workshop |
| 1981 Oct | Commenced LCD Polarizer Attaching |
| 1983 Dec | Began production of DQ Modules |
| 1985 Nov | Introduced TA-13 Semi-Automatic Watch Movement Assembly |
| 1987 Jul | Introduced Automatic Casing Line (FAL-G25) |
| 1988 Mar | Established sub-contracted factory for watch assembly & LCD manufacturing in Guangzhou of PRC, named Seiko Instruments (Whampoa) Factory (WPF) |
| 1988 Nov | Re-named Precision Engineering Limited as Seiko Instruments (H.K.) Ltd. (SIH) |
| 1990 Jun | Removed the main office of SIH and its Watch Division to own property at Wyler Centre II |
| 1991 Mar | Established sub-contracted factory for electronic products assembly in Shenzhen of PRC, named Seiko Instruments (Sai Lai) Factory (SLF) |
| 1997 Apr | Obtained ISO9001 Certificate Award for Electronic Products Business |
| 2000 Apr | Established SII Enterprises Ltd. for Watch Movement Business (SIEL) |
| 2000 Apr | Established wholly foreign owned enterprise for COG production in Guangzhou of PRC, named Guangzhou Seiko Instruments Ltd. (GSI) |
| 2002 Oct | Transformed sub-contracted factory (WPF) to wholly foreign owned enterprise, named as Guangzhou SII Watch Co. Ltd. (GSW) |
| 2003 Sep | Established Representative Office in Shenzhen of PRC for Electronic Business (SIH SZ Rep) |
| 2005 Mar | Obtained ISO14001 Certificate Award |
| 2005 Apr | Established watch trading company in Shenzhen of PRC, named Shenzhen SII Watch Co. Ltd. (SSW) |
| 2006 Apr | Ceased operation of Seiko Instruments (Sai Lai) Factory (SLF) |
| 2009 Oct | Became a member of Seiko Holdings Corporation which acquired SII as a wholly owned subsidiary through exchange of shares |
| 2012 Mar | Established Representative Office in USA for Watch Movement Business (SIH USA Rep) |
| 2012 Apr | Incoporated SII Enterprises Ltd. (SIEL) into Seiko Instruments (H.K.) Ltd. (SIH) |
| 2012 Aug | Removed Guangzhou SII Watch Co., Ltd. (GSW) and Guangzhou Seiko Instruments Ltd. (GSI) to new plants in Guangzhou |
| 2013 Feb | Ceased operation of Shenzhen SII Watch Co. Ltd. (SSW) |
| 2020 Apr | Established Seiko Instruments Trading (H.K.)Ltd. (SITH), and transferred the Electronic Components and Printing System Business from SIH. |