“Once a movement factory is established in Japan by a Swiss company as large as the one in question, we can say goodbye forever to Swiss watches for the East and the Far East. After a few years these [Japanese-made] models will spread around the world.”

Anxious words from Rolex that could have been written in 1972, but in fact were written in 1932. When Swiss watchmakers started to visit Japan in the mid-19th century, the Japanese had no use for watches. Even by the 1930s Japanese watchmakers were capable of copying and mass producing the intricacies of certain Swiss movements. Today, Japan is the largest manufacturers of watches in the world. The world looks eagerly to Japan for the latest in affordable, stylish and innovative time-telling. But how much do you really know about Japanese watches? There’s only one way to find out. Take our Japanese watch quiz!