SEIKO Astron GPS Solar watch with Giugiaro Design
A limited edition Seiko Astron GPS Solar creation made in partnership with Giugiaro Design with just 3,000 pieces has been launched. The watch incorporates the remarkable Astron 8X82 chronograph calibre and combines the extraordinary performance of Seiko’s GPS Solar technology.
Astron calibre 8X82 is a chronograph that measures elapsed time up to 6 hours and offers the astounding precision of one second every one hundred thousand years. In addition and, like all Astron calibres, it delivers the ability to adjust to your local time, anywhere in the world, at the touch of a button and using just the power of light. The case and bracelet are made of titanium with a super-hard black coating that is resistant to scratches and which will preserve the sleek beauty of the watch for as long as it is worn. Durability and legibility are also assured by the super-clear coating on the sapphire crystal.
The design of this new Astron GPS Solar watch pays homage to the legendary watch that housed the world’s first analog quartz chronograph calibre. This much loved and now avidly collected watch was developed by Seiko and Giugiaro Design in 1983. It was designed for motor sport, with the offset case allowing the chronograph buttons to be used with ease, even when travelling at speed on a motor cycle. It was an immediate, and lasting, success throughout the world and is still revered by motor sport fans and watch collectors today.
The strong, sports look of 1983 original is clear to see in every detail of the new creation, but it has been updated for the next generation with lines that flow aerodynamically across the case like any of the many beautiful sports cars that Giugiaro Design has created down the years. The colour combination of black, red and green is pure Giugiaro as is the unique design of the hands and the markers. The power of the dial design is reflected on the case back where a wheel design motif frames the individual serial number.
What has the watch on offer?
The 46.3mm watch with 13.3 mm has GPS controlled time and time zone adjustment; chronograph up to 6 hours in 1/5 second increments; perpetual calendar correct to the year 2100; signal reception result indication; world time function (40 time zones); daylight Saving Time function; power-save function; accuracy: +/-15 seconds per month (without receiving a GPS signal and at temperatures between 5°C and 35°C ) etc.
