Citizen Releases The World's Smallest Eco-drive Atomic Watch
Citizen Watch Co Ltd developed a watch movement measuring 18.5mm in diameter and 3.42 in thickness, smaller than a one-yen coin (20mm in diameter) or a nickel (21.21mm) , for use in ladies watches. The company calls it “the World’s Smallest Eco-drive Atomic Watch Movement ‘H010.’” The volume of the movement is about 20% smaller [...]
Citizen Watch Shortens Product Design Processes with ENOVIA
Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. has implemented ENOVIA SmarTeam’s product lifecycle management software and SolidWorks 3D CAD software as part of a company-wide transition from 2D to 3D product design. “We aim to reduce costs and development time by 30 percent using SolidWorks for product design and ENOVIA SmarTeam for data collaboration,” said Masayuki Watanabe, assistant [...]
Siemens Sues Citizen Watch for Infringing Patent Laws
Siemens sued the Japanese Citizen Watch Company for infringing several patents for white-light emitting diodes used for the background of mobile-phone screens, cameras and car parts. Osram, based in Munich, asked for a jury trial, an order to stop use of the inventions and unspecified damages in a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in [...]