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The history of Seiko Astron watches

 

Seiko Astron: The quartz revolution.

 

Seiko's history since it was founded in 1881 is the history of innovation, growth and avant-garde. Through a continuous stream of industry-leading innovations over the decades, Seiko established and has maintained its position as a world leader in time technology, and today you cannot understand the history of watchmaking without this innovative Japanese brand.

 

Although his innovation was continued in different areas of watchmaking, one of the great milestones that changed the world occurred on December 25, 1969, when, to the astonishment of the international watchmaking industry, Seiko marketed the world's first quartz watch. the Seiko Quartz Astron, later opening their patents to the world so they could develop this new watchmaking technology.

 

In doing so, Seiko set the world standard, and today most quartz watches use the system developed by Seiko. As Seiko's communication of the day stated: "Someday all watches will be made this way."

 

The appearance of Seiko Astron watches shook the world of watchmaking not only due to their greater precision and adaptability to lifestyle, but also due to the simplification and industrialization of their production.

 

With 100 times the precision of a mechanical watch, it sparked a revolutionary moment in watchmaking known as the quartz crisis. Despite bringing many genuine Swiss watchmakers to mechanical wristwatches, the quartz movement has its own advantages. Not only did it offer greater accuracy, but it was also more affordable to manufacture.

 

Astron's second revolution: Solar GPS

 

With Seiko Astron watches the history of quartz is just beginning. Thanks to Seiko's relentless drive for innovation, new possibilities in watch technology continue to open up, as each new generation of Seiko Astron GPS Solar has amply demonstrated.

 

Seiko has once again pushed the boundaries of what a watch can offer and has set a new world standard in electronic watchmaking. The Astron story never stops.

 

Fast forward 40 years later and the Seiko Astron turned ultra-high precision into a form of timekeeping accessible the world over.

 

 

The second generation of the Seiko Astron line was the solar GPS wristwatch released in 2012.

 

As revolutionary as the first Seiko Astron, it came equipped with several new features and technological advantages. Integrated with GPS satellite signal reception time synchronization and time zone adjustment functions, the Seiko Astron GPS Quartz was an instant success and the world's first mass-produced GPS wristwatch.

 

Seiko focused on improving the watch's reception and interface performance, endowing the model with a titanium and ceramic body, as well as 100-meter water resistance.

 

Since the first Seiko Astron watch was launched, the Japanese company has spent years improving its accuracy of 100 times that of a standard mechanical watch to some models featured in the Grand Seiko collection today, offering an accuracy of ±5 seconds per second. year. Before, the Seiko Astron GPS Quartz watch was a 2004 radio controlled watch that used an anatomical clock as a reference.

 

Only four countries in the world sent standard time signals, highlighting just a few of the difficulties Seiko would face in creating wristwatches that achieved the same level of accuracy when out of range of these signals. Thus arose Seiko's quest to achieve GPS satellite technology in a wristwatch.

 

Seiko has already developed equipment that determines a location using GPS technology. The ability to install this GPS synchronization feature on a wristwatch would be difficult. By reducing the size of the antenna required to accomplish this task and eventually dispersing it across the entire face, its presence was visually eradicated from the design.

 

Power consumption has also been reduced and clock performance has been improved. The more compact and reliable Seiko Astron GPS watch can now receive GPS satellite signals via a super-smart sensor twice a day and continues to equip the wrists of quartz lovers with a high-tech and reliable tool.

Seiko Astron in Madrid

The relationship between Seiko and Nicols joyeros Madrid 1917 began more than 40 years ago, when Nicols opened his first store in Madrid in the Tetuán neighborhood. When Nicols moved his workshops and stores to the Salamanca district, the famous quartz crisis broke out, reinforcing the relationship between both brands.Years later and due to divergent commercial policies, Nicols stopped selling Seiko in stores in Madrid.

In 2016, thanks to the great work of Geresa, Seiko Astron Distributor in Spain, Nicols and Seiko began to work again with a common goal, to offer the best Japanese value for money to watch lovers in Madrid.

Since then and up to the present day, thousands of people from Madrid have been able to enjoy the best Japanese watchmaking and the personalized attention service of the Nicols stores in Madrid, and especially on calle goya 55 where the official Seiko Watch Salon is located in Madrid.

If you are thinking of buying a Seiko watch in Madrid or surroundings, do not think twice, contact us or visit our stores in Madrid, our expert advisors will be happy to help you choose the one that best suits your tastes and lifestyle. .

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SSH109J1 Seiko Astron GPS Solar Sport Style Watch. Caliber 5x53. Astron GPS Solar is one of the most advanced wristwatches in the world. Adjusts...
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Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch, Caliber 5x53. Quartz clock, for solar recharging time zone setting with high speed transfer function of time, setting...
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SSH111J1 Seiko Astron GPS Solar Sport Style Watch. Caliber 5x53. Astron GPS Solar is one of the most advanced wristwatches in the world. Adjusts...
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SSH121J1 Seiko Astron GPS Solar GMT Sport Style Watch. Caliber 5x53.Astron GPS Solar is one of the most advanced wristwatches in the world. It...
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Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch, Caliber 5x53. Quartz clock, for solar recharging time zone setting with high speed transfer function of time, setting...
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Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch, Caliber 5x53. Quartz clock, for solar recharging time zone setting with high speed transfer function of time, setting...
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