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Finally a useful Astron with a legible dial...
This is impressive "Perpetual calendar correct to the year 2100"
New Seiko Astron Models for 2023
A new design concept arrives, marking the future of the Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch In 2012, Seiko took electronic watchmaking to a new level with the Astron GPS Solar, which connects to the Global Positioning System (GPS) and adjusts to every time zone*...
Finally a useful Astron with a legible dial...
This is impressive "Perpetual calendar correct to the year 2100"
Looks a tiny bit like a Bulgari Octo Finissimo to me
and yes, finally they took all the distracting elements off the dial (day of week, timezones, GMT, power) ...
I like them. Very good value. Although I agree that this design is much cleaner than dual time versions, you lose the timezones function, one of the
most impressive (to see in action)and useful features of this watches (I have one). Cheers. Old photo from a Wristscan ...
From Fratello's review...
Basically like your smartphone. IMO, a more practical and much more useful than a GMT watch, assuming it works as advertised… 😉 “Equipped with the Seiko 3X22 caliber, the Astron GPS Solar is quite the traveler’s watch. The movement seeks out a GPS signal ...