Seiko has been putting serious resources into the success of their Astron GPS watch collection that they debuted about two years ago. We've been fans of the techie watch that instead of relying on radio signals from the few terrestrial atomic clocks, connects to signals from GPS satellites. Why? Well to indicate the correct time anywhere in the world of course (assuming you are more or less outside that is). There is a forthcoming aBlogtoWatch review on the Astron, but until then we can report on a brand new collection of new Astron watch designs that will be available worldwide next month.
According to Seiko, these six new Astron design options have been inspired by the curvature of the earth. With the same movement inside, these new designs feature a new case, dial, hands, and dramatically curved sapphire crystal. Seiko claims that these new crystals require over ten hours of polishing to get right. Part of this explains the higher price of these models compared to the other Astron GPS watches, but since Seiko produces their own synthetic sapphire crystal - they are still reasonably priced.
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