New Seiko Astron GPS Solar Dual-Time Chronograph 5X83 Models

Regardless that the Astron GPS Photo voltaic is 13 years outdated, I nonetheless discover the tech fascinating due to the fixed evolution of the motion and the design. So, after all, I used to be to learn the press launch accompanying the discharge of the edgy Seiko Astron GPS Photo voltaic Twin-Time Chronograph 5X83 in 4 new colorways. The Japanese powerhouse watch model provides us three new Astron watches within the common assortment and one restricted version with a contact of gold.

The newest iteration of Seiko’s solar-powered and GPS-network-connecting caliber debuted in March 2024. As is usually the case with Seiko, good issues are available in fours. The Astron SSH158, SSH159, SSH161, and limited-edition SSH163 impressed with the brand new caliber 5X83, which might routinely connect with the GPS community twice day by day and could be very straightforward to function. Now, one 12 months later, 4 new iterations of the Astron GPS Photo voltaic Twin-Time Chronograph 5X83 have appeared. Once more, the watches are available in fours. There are the limitless references SSH175, SSH177, and SSH179 together with the SSH180, a restricted version of 1,500. All 4 Astrons characteristic a titanium bezel with a sapphire insert.

Introducing the edgy Seiko Astron GPS Photo voltaic Twin-Time Chronograph 5X83 in 4 new colorways

Should you’re not allergic to quartz watches and have a factor for tech, the Astron GPS Photo voltaic fashions ought to enchantment to you. The tech of Seiko’s caliber 5X83 provides a string of various capabilities. When passing by means of time zones, the time routinely adjusts. If the watch loses the GPS sign to regulate the time routinely, it should present that on the dial to be able to alter the time manually. Moreover, the motion is correct to ±15 seconds per 30 days if it doesn’t have a sign.

Final 12 months’s Astron chronograph fashions additionally stood out due to their subtle design. Fortunately, the 4 newest references have the identical angular type, brushed surfaces, and sharp-looking polished accents. Their 44.1mm titanium instances (44.3mm for the LE) have a 14.4mm thickness and a 50mm size, making them massive however wearable resulting from their proportions and weight. Every watch has an built-in bracelet displaying mirror sprucing and hairline ending for a dynamic and complex look. Similar to the case, the bracelet obtained a super-hard coating to maintain the watch wanting sharp for so long as attainable. It is a good contact, particularly for titanium, which at all times seems worse when scratched than metal.

4 stripy dials in 4 colours

To date, there’s been nothing new about these watches. However the dials below their legible super-clear-coated and dual-curved sapphire crystals are. The three Astrons that be a part of the principle assortment are the SSH175 with a blue-gray dial, the SSH177 with a grey dial, and the SSH179 that includes a black dial paired with black super-hard coating on its case and bracelet. The fourth iteration, the limited-edition SSH180, has a navy blue dial.

The limited-edition SSH180 differs fairly a bit from the opposite three watches. Distinguished rose-tone accents on the hour markers, bezel, and different elements underline its LE standing. It additionally has a dodecagonal bezel as a substitute of a spherical one, which is why it measures 0.2mm wider. The bracelet is completely different too. Its middle hyperlinks are a lustrous black ceramic. All in all, 4 colours struggle for consideration, and that might show to be a bit a lot, however perhaps you’ll must see this titanium, black, blue, and rose-gold-colored Astron within the steel to cross closing judgment.

Like a diamond

What all these new Astrons have in frequent are diamond-cut markers on the sub-dials at 12 and 6 o’clock. Moreover, the dials all show horizontal three-dimensional stripes and the caliber 5X83’s dictated format. This contains sub-dials at 6, 9, and 12 o’clock. The primary time is displayed centrally, whereas the sub-dial at 6 o’clock exhibits the hour and minutes in one other time zone. Nonetheless, when you maintain the 2 pushers down for 3 seconds, the 2 time zones swap locations, so to talk. Additionally, if you begin the chronograph, the sub-dial at 6 turns into the totalizer for elapsed hours and minutes. An AM/PM indicator sits between 4 and 5 o’clock, simply above the date indication.

Pricing and availability

All 4 of those new Astron fashions will change into obtainable this month. The Astron GPS Photo voltaic 2025 Restricted Version SSH180 has a worth of €3,400, and the full-black SSH179 prices €3,400 too. The Astron GPS Photo voltaic Twin-Time Chronograph 5X83 SSH175 and SSH177 every have a worth of €3,200.

What do you consider these new Seiko Astrons? Would you put on one, and if that’s the case, which might you select? As at all times, please share your ideas within the feedback part beneath.

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