How Good Do You Actually Need a Watch to Be? Seiko’s New Astron Straddles the Smartwatch Line

One thing else you get with the Astron that you just don’t with a smartwatch is a definite design. Customers are largely anticipated to customise their Apple Watch screens through a plethora of pre-defined choices baked into the working system, however the Astron is a watch, an aesthetic object, and somebody has already made these choices for you. For these items, Seiko seems to be seeking to the celebrities. The SSH117, SSH119, and SSH121 have radial patterns in silver, black, and blue which are impressed by the astronomical phenomena of a “nova,” or the burst of sunshine that happens at creation of a brand new star. The SSH123, a restricted version with similar specs as the opposite watches on this assortment, has a textured purple dial with the identical radiant sample that Seiko describes as being impressed by the “explosive energy of a supernova.” It’s fairly cool trying, and one other instance of the continued prevalence of purple watches in all of our lives. It’s a factor. 

As with most Astrons, these are giant watches that match firmly inside most individuals’s definitions of an enormous fashionable sports activities watch. All are titanium, which ought to assist with the heft, however they measure a full 43.1mm in diameter. They’re a bit over 12mm thick, which isn’t too dangerous for a watch of that dimension, however there’s little doubt these are going to have some main wrist presence on nearly anybody who chooses to strap one on. All the trendy options you’d anticipate will be discovered within the spec sheet, together with a ceramic bezel insert, 100 meters of water resistance, and a sapphire crystal. Additionally they function Seiko’s “tremendous exhausting coating” on the case and bracelet to guard in opposition to undesirable scratches. 

The SSH117 and SSH119 each carry a retail value of $2,200. The SSH121 and SSH123 will set you again $2,400 (and the latter is proscribed to 1,500 items). All the new Astrons can be out there in October. Seiko