For all the novel aesthetics, creative use of materials, and appeal of designs in watchmaking, the heart of the craft lies with the movement of each timepiece. Quartz or mechanical, this basic fact is foundation of timekeeping in watches, and is further a reality which has helped propel Miyota, a renowned Japanese movement manufacturer, toward groundbreaking innovations since its origins in the 1950s. Today, Miyota continues this legacy of success, providing WatchTime with an inside look at some of its best mechanical creations to date.

A Sixty-Plus Year History

The origins of the manufacture date back to 1959, when that year Citizen Watch built a movement factory in the eponymous town of Miyota in Nagano, central Japan. Operating under Citizen in the years prior, the Miyota brand was officially launched in 1980, one year later with the fledgling manufacture releasing the Caliber 2035 analog quartz movement. The new mechanism quickly posted world record production figures, being followed by the larger Caliber 2000 Series in the years to come which have helped the brand create an extensive product lineup, which was followed by the Caliber 6P Series in 1989 and the Caliber 0S Chronograph Series in 1992.
In addition to its proud history of developing high quality quartz timepieces, the brand has also been continuously producing mechanical movements for over thirty years. In that time, the Cal.82 Series established itself as a de facto industry standard, while the ...