Seiko Holdings Corporation ( English : Seiko ) is a Japanese watch company.

Seiko Company was established in 1881 when Kentaro Hattori opened a watch store in the Ginza area of Tokyo , Japan , and called the store "K. Hatori". Eleven years after the store opened, Kentaro manufactured watches under the name Seikosha, which means "craft house", according to the definition of the company, the meaning of the word Seiko, is "mastery" or "success.