1917 • Start of production of binoculars under the name of Nippon Kogaku K.K.

1921 • MIKRON 4x, 6x• ATOM 6x15• BRIGHT 8x24

1923 • NOVAR : 6x30 / 7x50 / 8x35• 8cm BINOCULAR TELESCOPE 15x  

1929 • 10x70

1932 • 18cm BINOCULAR TELESCOPE : 22.5x / 30x

1945 • SPICA 3.5x25.5• NOVAR 7x50• ORION : 6x24 / 8x26• Compact dach Series 4x

1946 • CAPELLA 2x25.5

1948 • MIKRON 6x15

1949 • TROPICAL : 6x30 / 7x50

1950 • NOVAR 7x50• MIKRON 6x30

1959 • Change of the brand name from MIKRON to Nikon• 7x35A / 8x30A / 9x35A  

1964 • LOOK 6x18

1965 • LOOK 7x21

1967 • LOOK 8x24

1971 • BINOCULAR TELESCOPE : 20x120 / 15x80

1974 • BL-type 10x70IF•WP

1976 • H-line : 7x26D / 9x30D• 12x40CF

1977 • Loupes for reading : 10D / 8D• Portable Loupes : 12D / 20D  

1978 • Precision Loupe 10x• Compact dach Binoculars : 6x20DCF / 8x20DCF• 7x35E / 8x30E / 10x35E  

1979 • 8x30D IF•RC• 12x36DCF• Monocular 6x• 10x70II IF•WP• Sightseeing Binoculars 20x80  

1981 • Fieldscope

1982 • 8x23CF / 10x25CF• FieldscopeED 1983 • BINOCULAR TELESCOPE 20x120III• Sightseeing Binoculars 30x

1984 • 8x40D CF•WP

1985 • 6x15CF• 8-16x40 CF Zoom• Sightseeing Binoculars 30x80II

1986 • 8x20F DCF RA / 10x25F DCF RA• 7x20 CF II / 9x25 CF II• Sporting Series• Action II Series(U.S.A. only)

1987 • 15x70IF•HP• 7x20CF / 10x25CF

1988 • Loupes POP-10D / 16D• 3.5x Sports Glass• 7x35E CF / 8x30E CF / 10x35E CF / 12x40• 10x25CF WP/RA• 6-12x24DCF RA Zoom• Action III Series(U.S.A. only)  

1989 • 6x15D Monocular II• Fieldscope II / ED II• 8x23CF II / 10x23CF II

1990 • 6x15D Monucular II with golf scale• 8x23CF WP/RA• V LINE II Series• 10x70IF SP WP• Action Stay Focus Series(U.S.A.only)

1991 • Spotting Scope• CF III (Travelite III) Series

1992 • 8x32DCF HP RA / 10x40DCF HP RA• 8x30DIF WP/RAII• Fieldscope II A / EDII A• SPORTSTAR Series• Sporting II (Action IV) Series• Action Stay Focus II Series(U.S.A.only)

1993 •  Reading loupes 4D III / 8D III AS / 10D III AS / 14D AS / 20D AS •  8x23CF AS / 10x25CF AS

1994 • Fieldscope ED78 / ED78 A• Spotting Scope A• 7x50IF WP / 7x50IF WP Compass• 8x21CF / 10x21CF• Spotter XL

1995 • 10x42SE CF• 8x42DCF HP / 10x42DCF HP• Action DX(Sporting)Series• Action Sky & Earth Series(U.S.A.only)

1996 • Fieldmicroscope• DX Series• 5x15DCF Titanium• TRAVELITE IV Series• SPRINT Series• Action V Series

1997 • 8-20x25CF Zoom• 8x25CF WP RAII / 10x25CF WP RAII• 18x70IF WP WF• Racket-type loupes 4D / 8D / 10D• Pocket-type loupes 2D / 16D / 20D• 6x15M CF• 8x42HG DCF WP / 10x42HG DCF WP• Spotting Scope RA II / RA II A

1998 • 8x40DCF HP WP / 10x40DCF HP WP• 8x32SE CF• SPORTSTAR II Series• 12x50SE CF• Monocular II Metallic• 5x15HG onocular• 7x15M CF Black• Fieldscope III / III A / EDIII / EDIII A

1999 • LASER 800• Fieldmicroscope Mini• TRAVELITE V Series• SPRINT III Series• Field Image System MX• 8x30EII / 10x35EII• 7x15DCF Titanium• 7x15HG Monocular• 7x50CF WP / 7x50CF WP Compass

2000 • DXII Series• 7x15M CF Millennium model• -24x25CF TRAVELITE V• 10x50CF WP

2001 • SPORTSTAR III Series• Action(VI)Series• Night Search• SPORTER I Series• LASER 400• 7x15M CF NV-2001

2002 •  StabilEyes 14x40 •  MONARCH Series •  HG Series : 8x32HG DCF / 10x32HG DCF / 8x20HG DCF / 10x25HG DCF •  New Racket-Type Loupes : 4D / 6D / 8D / 10D •  Pocket-Type Loupes : T12D / T16D / T20D / S12D / S16D / S20D •  Precision Loupe

2003 • SPRINT IV Series• Laser600• StabilEyes 12x32• FieldscopeED82 / ED82 A• Spotter XL II• Laser 500G• Action(VII)Series• SPORTSTAR IV Series• Action EX Series

2004 • StabilEyes 16x32• Action VII Zoom Series• SPORT LITE Series• EAGLEVIEW ZOOM• Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket FSB-1• Fieldscope Eyepiece Wide DS• Fieldscope Digital SLR Camera Attachment FSA-L1