Seiko Astron GPS

The world’s first GPS SOLAR WATCH
The world’s first GPS Solar Watch Wherever you are on the earth, it receives location
and time information from the GPS network.
The new ASTRON is the first watch in the world to understand and adjust to time zones.
The new ASTRON is accurate to one second every 100,000 years.
The world’s first GPS Solar Watch The New ASTRON
– is powered entirely by light.
– is entirely self-sustaining.
– never needs a battery change.
If you can see the sky, you know the time, even in the middle of an ocean.
If you can see the sky, you know the time, even in the center of a desert.
If you can see the sky, you know the time, even at the top of a mountain.

Why Seiko and why now?
There are already various types of watch that receive time information from external sources: Radio-control, Digital GPS and others, but…
Only the new Seiko ASTRON delivers what the consumer really wants: A self-powering watch that is accurate in every time zone.

Why Seiko and why now?
1,000,000
Only Seiko has the advanced IC technology to create a watch that sees the world in one million squares and attaches a time zone to each, thus allowing the GPS receiver to translate positioning data into the correct time zone.

Why Seiko and why now?
The secret is energy management.
The most important advances in watchmaking are all about creating and using energy more efficiently.
1969: The first ASTRON was made possible by a low-energy IC and a low-drain stepping motor .
1988: Seiko Kinetic converts mechanical energy into electrical with a rotor that spins at up to 100,000 rpm.
1999: Spring Drive’s new regulator uses so little electrical power that,
if everyone on earth wore Spring Drive, the total energy used would power just one light bulb.
2012: The new ASTRON GPS Solar is so energy efficient that it can connect to the GPS network using just the power of light.
Over 100 patents protect Seiko’s technology.

What it delivers
The world’s first GPS SOLAR Watch

Automatic & on-demand operation
Wherever you are under the sky, you can get the correct local time, either automatically or on demand, simply by pushing a button.

Atomic clock precision
The time is correct to atomic clock precision. ASTRON is accurate to one second every 100,000 years.

QuickAdjust
ASTRON takes just 6 seconds to update the time, while a radio-control watch takes 120. The time zone update takes only 30 seconds in ideal conditions.

Workonthemove
ASTRON receives time information even if you are on the move, while a radio control watch needs to stand still to receive the signal.

What it delivers
The world’s first GPS SOLAR Watch

Automatic reception
Once a day in case the watch is fully charged, it automatically connects to a satellite to receive the time information. On demand, time zone information is available with just one push of a button.

The fullest time zone coverage
ASTRON recognizes 39 time zones, more than any other watch, which cover up to 29 time zones at most.

PerpetualCalendar
ASTRON has a perpetual calendar, so the date is always accurate, even in leap years, until February 2100.

Easy DST adjustment
There is a one-push button for adjustment to “Summer Time” or “Daylight Saving Time”.

Why ASTRON is better

ASTRON
Radio-control watch
Signal reception area
Anywhere on the earth
Within 1,000 to 3,000 km from signal station located in 5 regions (USA, UK, Germany, China, Japan)
Time adjustment
6 seconds
in ideal conditions
120 seconds
in ideal conditions
Time zone adjustment
30 seconds
in ideal conditions
Not available

Why ASTRON is better

ASTRON
The other satellite watch
Signal reception area
Anywhere on the earth
Anywhere on the earth
Time adjustment
6 seconds
in ideal conditions
6 seconds
in ideal conditions
GPS function
Yes
No
Time zone adjustment
30 seconds
in ideal conditions
Not available
Time zone coverage
39 time zones
26 time zones
Automatic reception
Every day
in case the watch is fully charged
Once every 3 days

Why ASTRON is better

ASTRON
Digital GPS
Signal reception area
Anywhere on the earth
Anywhere on the earth
Time zone adjustment
Available
Available
External charging
No need
Every 4 to 8 hours when using GPS function

The Collection
The Limited Edition 2012
SAST001G £3,000
Case:
Case Diameter: Band:
Extra Band:
Glass: WaterResistance: Limited Edition:
High-intensity titanium with black hard coating
47.0mm
High-intensity titanium with black hard coating
with three-fold clasp with push button release
Extra-strength silicon with three-fold clasp with push button release
Sapphire with Super-Clear Coating 10bar
2,500 pieces

The Collection
The Prestige Collection
SAST003G £2,350
Case:
Case Diameter: Band:
Glass:
Water Resistance:
SAST005G SAST007G £2,350 £2,500
High-intensity titanium 47.0mm
High-intensity titanium
with three-fold clasp with push button release
Sapphire with Super-Clear Coating 10 bar

The Collection
The Sports Collection
SAST009G £1,750
Case:
Case Diameter: Band:
SAST011G £1,850
Glass:
Extra-strength silicon with three-fold clasp with push button release
Sapphire with Super-Clear Coating
Stainless Steel 47.0mm
Water Resistance: 10 bar

The Features
What you see on the dial
Multi-indicator
The Multi-indicator at the 10 o’clock position has four functions:
Satellite acquisition status indication during GPS satellite signal reception
Power reserve indication
In-flight mode (✈) on/off indication
DST (Daylight Saving Time) on/off indication

First impressions
Black solid ceramic bezel
Black ceramic bezel with superior abrasion resistance and gloss finish
Sapphire crystal with Super-Clear Coating
Sapphire crystal with Super-Clear Coating cuts light reflections by more than 99 percent, ensuring outstanding visibility.

The Limited Edition 2012
Lightness and strength
Inspired by the lightweight structure of the GPS satellites, the case is made of high-intensity titanium, with recessed sides to make the case as light as possible.
(Ref: SAST001G)

The Prestige Collection
High-intensity titanium
The case and bracelet are made from high-intensity titanium, a metal that is stronger than stainless steel, but has only 60% of its weight.
(Ref: SAST003G, 005G, 007G)

The Sports Collection

Extra-strength silicon strap
4 times stronger than any previous silicon strap Three-fold clasp with push button release
(Ref: SAST009G, 011G)

The Sports Collection
Colored luminous material on indexes
A new color luminous material is used on the indexes. It glows blue in the dark, like a blue planet in space.
(Ref: SAST009G)

Did you know?

Did you know? GPS GPS: Global Positioning System
A space-based satellite navigation system that was created by, and is maintained by, the United States government
GPS was originally developed for the U.S. military use. It is now freely accessible.

Did you know? GPS GPS: Global Positioning System
The current GPS network is composed of 24 satellites in earth orbit at a height of 20,000 km.
Four satellites orbit in each of six orbital planes.
There are about eight other satellites orbiting as
‘reserves.’
Each GPS satellite contains an atomic clock. By sending the signal that contains both its orbit position and the time, the satellite allows the receiver to pinpoint its position.
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Did you know? UTC UTC: Universal Co-ordinated Time
UTC was established in 1972. It is the world’s agreed standard of time, and replaced GMT.
UTC’s accuracy is guaranteed by a time standard called International Atomic Time which is calculated as a weighted average of time signals from about 300 atomic clocks around the world.
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Did you know? Time Zones Time zones:
As international travel and communication developed in the 19th century, 24 time zones were agreed, each representing 15 degrees of the earth’s surface.
Today, national governments decide the time zone that best suits them, so the number of time zones in the world is not fixed. And not all time zones are one hour; Kathmandu is five hours and forty five minutes ahead of UTC. Delhi is five and a half hours ahead.
The 39 zones in the database of ASTRON offer the fullest coverage in any watch today.
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Did you know? Time, Space and GPS
GPS has no concept of time zones
but only the latitude, longitude, and altitude
The location and the time zones must be linked
ASTRON has a database of time zones
ASTRON identifies the local time by matching
the location information and the time zones database
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In 1969, the first ASTRON began the quartz revolution, bringing “seconds per year” precision within the reach of all.
In 2012, the new ASTRON delivers 100,000 times more precision and, for the first time ever, time zone adjustment.
Time and space are united by the new ASTRON.