Future-Proof Your Wrist With the Seiko Astron
You never can tell what the future holds. Whether it’s gas prices cutting into your budgets or a bull run in the stock market, tomorrow is yet to be written. But what is certain to us is that a Seiko Astron Solar-powered Watch is your best bet for the future.
The descendant of the first ever commercial quartz watch, the Seiko Astron Solar-powered Watch can tackle tomorrow like no other. This is your future-ready watch for today.
Prestigious Heritage That’s Built For Tomorrow
Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watches have a lot of history in their name. Way back in the 1960s, the market was dominated by mechanical movements from the COSC-certified European giants. That all changed on Christmas Day, 1969 when the Seiko Astron 35SQ rolled off the Tokyo factories onto the wrists of the public. The first ever production quartz wrist watch, the original Seiko Astron was a gamechanger of monumental proportions, offering accuracy and longevity that was then unheard of.
And then in 2012, the revival of the iconic timepiece happened in the first set of Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watches. Featuring the ease of solar power with the high-tech use of GPS to keep accurate time in different timezones, solar GPS watch technology caused another seismic shift in the horological landscape.
Touted as Seiko’s most technologically superior watch, the Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watches have multiple functionalities encased in lightweight, heavy-duty titanium. This is everything you need from a watch of the future and more. If you’re looking for advanced watch engineering, this can be your be all end all.
The Timepiece Of Destiny: The Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watch
Now, you can find excellent Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watches on the market. Here are the choicest picks from our team.
Gray Matters For The Watch Enthusiast
The SSH163J1 is our first Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watch which combines dual-time GPS technology with a chronograph function. The SSH163J1 is powered by the Caliber 5X83 movement which features a sub-dial at 12 o’clock, allowing the main dial and sub-dials to support different functions. A sapphire crystal with super clear coating is there to protect a gray dial with a refined vertical hairline finish, set within a case design flowing from the bezel into the bracelet.
The case and bracelet are crafted from an extra tough scratch-resistant, extra-light titanium making it comfortable on the wrist. A super-hard coating and a 10 bar water resistance ensures durability across a wide range of activities. Think of going from the airport to the pool and this is the exact watch you need. The 5X83 movement delivers a ton of watch functionality, including a chronograph accurate to 1/20-second increments, a perpetual calendar, world timekeeping across 38 cities, a dual-time function, and full GPS signal reception for automatic time zone adjustment anywhere in the world.
Powered by any light source, the Astron SSH163J1 has a six-month power reserve when fully charged and up to two years when in power-save mode, with GPS high-speed signal reception ensuring pinpoint accuracy in any time zone at the touch of a button.
With a precision of ±15 seconds per month if you don’t get a GPS signal, this timepiece is engineered for the Filipino who values accuracy in all things. When timing matters, this is the timepiece you go to.
Measuring 42mm in diameter, the SSH163J1 is a masterclass in combining bleeding-edge horology with a very wearable design. This is a masterclass in Seiko Astron innovation.
Rose Gold Technological Marvel
The SSJ014J1 starts attracting attention with a beautiful box-shaped sapphire crystal, which is a scratch-resistant glass that rises out of a polygonal titanium bezel finished in rose gold, giving it a strong wrist presence. Titanium and sapphire crystal make this a testament to Seiko Astron durability.
At its heart is Seiko’s GPS Solar Caliber 3X62, engineered with improved receiver sensitivity specifically to work in harmony with the metallic bezel. The watch delivers GPS-controlled high-speed time and time zone adjustment across multiple time zones, an in-flight mode, and a perpetual date calendar accurate up to February 28, 2100. The movement gives its user a precise ±15 seconds per month when out of GPS reception. Its power reserve functions for approximately six months when fully charged, and up to two years in an integrated power-save mode.
This Seiko Astron Solar Powered Watch sports a grey dial with a tiled pattern, a multi-function subdial at 8 o’clock for satellite reception status and charging indicators, rose gold accents, and indices coated with LumiBrite for that sweet low-light visibility.
The 41.2mm case and bracelet are crafted from titanium (super-hard coating) with 10 bar water resistance. This timepiece with all its functions is powered entirely by light, requiring no battery changes at all. The future never looked so bright as when you wear this example of advanced watch engineering.
Deep Blue Innovation in A Watch
The SSH109J1 brings together the best of horological technology, stylish design and luxe finishing in one compelling Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watch. Its beating heart is the Caliber 5X53 GPS Solar movement, which connects to GPS to automatically synchronize the time to wherever timezone you are in.
The SSH109J1 presents a deep blue dial enclosed within a blue ceramic bezel, protected by a sapphire crystal with super-clear anti-reflective coating. Silver hands and indices with LumiBrite ensure that you can read the time in any lighting condition. A date window sits neatly at 4 o’clock, which makes for an unintrusive but thoughtful touch. The 42.7mm case and bracelet are crafted from a super-hard-coated titanium with the bracelet featuring a three-fold clasp that has a push-button release.
The 5X53 caliber is packed with practical functions for the modern traveler: a world time function spanning all time zones, a dual-time function, day display, perpetual calendar that goes up to the year 2100, an automatic Daylight Saving Time adjuster, in-flight mode, and an automatic hand position alignment function.
Powered by the sun and just about any light source, the SSH109J1 has a six-month power reserve when fully charged with up to two years in power-save mode. If you are anywhere without a GPS signal, you can still rely on that ultra-accurate ±15 seconds per month of precision until you get that signal back.
The Future Is Waiting
The future is not written in the cards. We don’t know what tomorrow brings but what you can be sure of is that a Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watch is the timepiece that will be there for you. With its mix of technology, comfort, and style, it’s your best bet for whatever tomorrow brings.
Ready for the future? Get your Seiko Astron today at Seiko Philippines.
But future-ready. Time for a Seiko Astron Solar-Powered Watch on your wrist.
