2006/2007

Conventional lens heavily damaged through a high temperature of 85°C

SEIKO ORGATECH lens – intact in spite of 85°C

Why we can now go into the sauna at up to 85 degrees thanks to Seiko … SEIKO ORGATECH is another proof of Seiko’s technological leadership

Once again SEIKO is revolutionising the international spectacle lens market: Thanks to the first fully organic lens „SEIKO ORGATECH“, spectacle lenses are now much more resistant to heat and cold even under extreme temperature changes. Consequently, they are very insensitive to cracks on the lens surface.

Furthermore, these lenses are exceptionally break-proof, as pressure and shock resistance have been increased substantially. This is due to a new approach to organic lens coating that has made Seiko the trailblazer in the international lens trade one more time.

2004 

How Seiko Optical makes tailor-made progressive lenses a reality … SEIKO SUPER P-1

The SUPER P-1 lens is the first individual internal progressive lens. One billion possible combinations of individual parameters make it as unique as a tailor-made suit. Those people who want lenses that come up to all the different requirements choose Seiko Super P-1. They are adjusted to the spectacle wearer’s desires, whether this means hiking, driving, playing with the grandchildren, concentrating at the PC workplace all day, conducting serious negotiations or relaxing with a book! Once more the technology is unequalled.

2003

How Seiko has said goodbye to Coke bottle glasses … SPG AZ 1.74

Another year of superlatives: After having set a new standard in 1998 with the “AZ Design” for vision free of distortions up to the outer zones of single-vision lenses, these lenses are now available with a refractive index of 1.74 on the German market. This refractive index guarantees very good-looking spectacle lenses, because the higher the index, the lighter and thinner the lenses are. In particular for those spectacle wearers with high positive dioptres the unattractive “Coke bottle glasses” are a thing of the past.

2002

How Seiko has made vision with progressive lenses free of rocking and swaying … P-1 SY 1.74

Five years after its introduction through Seiko the internal progression, which corrects low vision even closer to the eye, namely on the backside of the lens, is also offered by other manufacturers. Seiko, however, goes one step further and combines internal progression with a refractive index of 1.74. For the spectacle wearer this means vision that is nearly free of rocking and swaying thanks to good-looking and extremely thin and slim lenses.

2001

How Seiko has invented the thinnest and at the same time lightest single-vision lens … SPG 1,74

While the general opinion in this sector was that the refractive index of 1.67 was the ultimate for thin, light lenses since their introduction by Seiko in 1993, Seiko caused astonishment with new technological developments. Once more Seiko crowns its technological leadership with the introduction of the index 1.74 for single-vision lenses. Thinner and lighter than that is really impossible - and this is true worldwide.

2000

How Seiko has produced the thinnest possible lens with a selftoning
coat … SEIKO Transitions 1.67

For a long time the lens manufacturers have found this question a tough nut to crack. In cooperation with the company Transitions, Seiko is able to find a perfect solution to this tricky problem. For five years “SEIKO Transitions 1.67” is the only intelligent organic lens that can automatically adapt to the ambient light ensuring relaxed vision. It is only later that the competitors follow suit.

1998

How Seiko has won a 5-year lead over its competitors … SSV AZ against blurriness and distortion for higher dioptres and corneal curvature

If, in spite of correct dioptres, vision is very blurry in the outer zones of the lens and a nicely spotted summer dress becomes a tent with zebra pattern, the reason may lie in the geometry of the spectacle wearer’s lenses. The reason: The shape of the lens surface is decisive for the quality of vision. In particular those people with higher dioptres and corneal curvature are affected by this problem. Up to now their low vision could not be entirely corrected in the outer zones of the lens. In its own laboratories Seiko has optimised the surface shape of organic lenses in a way that vision is free of distortions in all lens areas thanks to the new “AZ Design”. For more than five years no other manufacturer is able to launch a similar product.

1997

How Seiko has revolutionised the market for progressive lenses … P-1GR 1.67 – the internal progression sets out on its triumphant career

Seiko revolutionises the market for progressive lenses through the invention of the so-called “internal progression“. So far, the correction could only be applied on the outer side of the lens based on the prescription data of any manufacturer. Seiko has succeeded in applying the correction on the internal surface of the lens.

The effect for spectacle wearers: Correction is closer to the eye. So the visual field becomes wider and vision is much more comfortable. This invention by Seiko has been unequalled on the German market for a long time.

1994

How Seiko Optical has provided for attractive progressive lenses for the first time … SSV P-1G 1.67

The thin and slim spectacle lenses in 1.67 are now also available for wearers of progressive lenses. That is to say they are designed for people aged 40 or over who need special lenses because the eye’s capacity to focus on near and far deteriorates more and more.
The name “progressive lens” comes from the fact that the lens is ground in a way to obtain a smooth progression from the lens zone for far vision to the zone for near vision.

1993

How Seiko Optical has introduced the thinnest and lightest organic single-vision lens worldwide … SSV 1.67

Seiko has introduced the thinnest and lightest organic single-vision lens worldwide to the German market: the SSV lens with an index of 1.67. This value of 1.67 determines the refractive index of the organic material. The higher the index, the higher the refraction and the thinner and slimmer the lenses can be.
Unique: There is no other lens with a refractive index of 1.67 in Germany. For the wearer this advanced technology results in much more attractive lenses. Due to their lightness the wearer does not get any pressure spots on his nose, so you cannot tell that he or she is a spectacle wearer.

11.11.1992

How SEIKO Optical Europe GmbH was founded …

The company has launched the cross-Europe distribution of organic lenses and titanium frames from Willich, near Düsseldorf, as a branch with just 4 employees.

1991

Who has been responsible for the success of SEIKO Optical Europe GmbH …

The current Managing Director Akira Nakashima moves into the first office in Düsseldorf and prepares the formation of SEIKO Optical Europe GmbH single-handedly.