Guide

Japanese watches

20 references

Japan is home to some of the world's largest watchmakers. Several of its groups are vertically integrated, making their own movements and many of their own components, and their ranges span inexpensive quartz and digital watches up to hand-finished mechanical pieces.

Japanese makers also brought several now-common technologies to market, including the first quartz wristwatch in 1969.

This guide lists every reference from a brand whose country is sourced as Japan.

The list

Listed by brand, then reference number. The order is alphabetical, not a ranking.
A168W Current

Casio · Classic

A168W

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Quartz
DW-5600E Current

Casio · G-Shock

G-Shock DW-5600E

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Quartz
DW-6900 Current

Casio · G-Shock

G-Shock DW-6900

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Quartz
F-91W Current

Casio · Classic

F-91W

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Quartz
GA-2100 Current

Casio · G-Shock

G-Shock GA-2100

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Quartz
NJ0150-56E Current

Citizen · Tsuyosa

Tsuyosa Automatic

Diameter
40 mm
Movement
Automatic
SBGA211 Current

Grand Seiko · Heritage

Snowflake

Diameter
41 mm
Movement
Spring drive
FAA02001B9 Discontinued

Orient · Mako

Mako II

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Automatic
FAC00009N0 Current

Orient · Bambino

Bambino Version 2

Diameter
40.5 mm
Movement
Automatic
RA-AA0004E Current

Orient · Kamasu

Kamasu

Diameter
41.8 mm
Movement
Automatic
SKX007 Discontinued

Seiko · SKX

SKX007 Diver

Diameter
42.5 mm
Movement
Automatic
SKX009 Discontinued

Seiko · SKX

SKX009 Diver

Diameter
42.5 mm
Movement
Automatic
SKX013 Discontinued

Seiko · SKX

SKX013 Diver

Diameter
38 mm
Movement
Automatic
SNK809 Discontinued

Seiko · 5 Sports

5 SNK809

Diameter
37 mm
Movement
Automatic
SPB143 Current

Seiko · Prospex

Prospex SPB143

Diameter
40.5 mm
Movement
Automatic
SRPD55 Current

Seiko · 5 Sports

5 Sports SRPD55

Diameter
42.5 mm
Movement
Automatic
SRPE93 Current

Seiko · Prospex

Prospex SRPE93

Diameter
unknown
Movement
Automatic

How we picked

Included: references whose brand's country carries a recorded source and reads "Japan". This is the brand's home country, not a claim about where each watch was assembled.

Watchfari holds no prices, reviews or test results, so nothing here is ranked by quality or value. Many values come from a hand-curated seed that has not yet been checked against a primary source; each reference page shows where every value came from.

Questions

How many Japanese watches does Watchfari list?
20 references from 5 brands meet this guide's criteria in the current catalogue. Most represented: Seiko (7), Casio (5), and Citizen (3).
What case sizes do these Japanese watches come in?
Among the 11 references with a sourced case diameter, sizes run from 37 mm to 42.5 mm, with a median of 40.5 mm. 9 references have no sourced diameter yet.
Are these Japanese watches still in production?
14 are listed as current and 6 as discontinued, going by sourced status values. Check with the brand before relying on availability.
Which movement types appear among these Japanese watches?
By sourced movement type: automatic 12, quartz 5, manual 1, solar 1, and spring drive 1.