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Astron
Compare this collectionAstron
1969 (GPS line since 2012)
The successor to the world's first quartz watch, now a GPS solar collection that auto-syncs to time zones worldwide.
- Category
- GPS solar watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Titanium, stainless steel
- Sizes
- 42-45mm
- Dial
- Sunburst, textured
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Titanium bracelet
- Movements
- Calibre 8X series (GPS solar)
- Movement type
- Quartz/GPS solar
- Power reserve
- Solar rechargeable
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Complications
- GPS time sync · World time · Date
- Key references
- Astron GPS Solar 5X53, Astron GPS Solar Chronograph
- Price band
- $1,000-$3,000
The house
Seiko
A pioneer of quartz technology with the 1969 Astron, Seiko spans affordable mechanical watches to haute horlogerie Spring Drive movements under Grand Seiko and Credor.
- Founded
- 1881
- Founder
- Kintaro Hattori
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Signature materials
- Stainless steel, Zaratsu-polished cases, urushi lacquer dials
- Signature movements
- In-house 6R, 8L, 4R, Spring Drive calibres
- Notable designers
- In-house design studio