Please Note That VAT Cost is Belong to Buyer and Customs Import Duty & Taxes are not Including on the Item Price. The photos belong to the watch that you are bidding. Bezel has been restored by a professional. Rubber strap is approx 22cm including the case. Crown: Sport style, screw-down (threaded). Bezel: Duo-Directional rotating, ratcheted, 0-60 countdown. Movement: Seiko 7546A Functions: Day/Date calendar, window display. This is the JDM (Japanese domestic market) version of the first professional 300m quartz diver. Seiko Prospex Marine Master 1000m Tuna Can Automatic SBDX014. Powered by 4 jewel Seiko quartz 7546A made in Japan module. Ref.Rare original Seiko "Tuna Can" style, from around 1978, 300m divers quartz model with steel case and protective shroud held by 3 screws. SSJ015 (black dial with matching coloured bracelet) The Seiko Prospex Mini Tuna SUT403P1 comes in a green and champagne or a deep blue and champagne colourway. All of the finishes combine to be something very nice in appearance. The bezel is more of a brushed finish, and the shroud has more of a blasted look. The case, screws, lugs and crown are that typical Seiko diver shininess. SSJ014 (grey dial with rose-plated gold bezel) Once thing that Seiko did a very nice job on is the finish of the Tuna. It performs automatic syncing with GPS satellites up to twice per day, ensuring it will almost always be spot on. Solar-powered with a running time of six months in regular operation (and up to two years in power-save mode), the movement boasts improved GPS reception over prior generations. The new Astron features Seiko’s latest GPS solar movement, cal. This watch, due to its unusual architecture not elegant but truly performing was nicknamed ‘Tuna Can’ and would inspire dozens of watches to come. Drive System: Battery-Powered Quartz Caliber: 7C46 Case Material: Stainless. And the case is titanium, measuring 41.2 mm in diameter and 12 mm high. Seiko Prospex Marine Master 1000m Tuna Can Quartz SBBN035. The dial has a solitary sub-dial at eight o’clock that indicates the GPS satellite sync status and power reserve, while the date window is at three o’clock. And the last model is a limited edition with a grey, horizontal-stripe dial (SSJ017).Īll four models share the same concise design. Three are regular production: blue (SSJ013), grey with a rose gold-plated bezel (SSJ014), and black (SSJ015). The new Astron GPS make its debut in four colourways. Even the patterned dial is familiar, although Seiko says the grid motif is inspired the quartz crystals that formed the high-frequency oscillators found in the first-ever quartz watch, the Seiko Quartz Astron of 1969. Called by the nickname Tuna Can because of its shape, this watch has. This tuna can design continues to be used in modern Marinemaster models today. The Seiko Tuna Marinemaster watches showcase round, shrouded cases that are said to resemble actual tuna cans, hence the nickname. The redesigned Astron is made up of elements that appear to be drawn from popular luxury-sports watches, most notably the octagonal bezel and integrated bracelet. Monjugawa joined Seiko in 1992 and for many years designed Seiko watches destined. Fun fact: the Tuna nickname awarded to these timepieces is a witty reference to the cylindrical shape of a tuna can. Granted, the design isn’t exactly original, but the sleek style and compact size mean the new Astron is more compelling offering than its predecessors.Īnd the new models cost only slightly more than prior versions, making them a no-brainer for anyone who appreciates the tech but wants a more sophisticated design. W ith an integrated-bracelet and grid-like patterned dial, the new Astron ticks all the boxes in terms of the current fashionable in watch design. The new Astron, however, looks like a wristwatch.
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