Royal Greenwich Observatory
New Seiko ASTRON GPS introduced solar in the international market, Willich November 29, 2012. After the official launch of the new Seiko ASTRON in September in Tokyo and on 10, 2012 at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London took place in early November, the delivery of the first models in the trade. Joel and Ethan Coen might disagree with that approach. While the innovations were subject to an exclusive circle of leading jewellers and journalists at the official launch events, can now watch enthusiasts marvel at the first worldwide functioning solar radio wristwatch with GPS time zone detection in the trade and purchase. To the launch presents Seiko a Seiko ASTRON app for the iPhone. The trilingual ASTRON app (English, Japanese and Chinese) can immediately through the Apple store be downloaded for free. A simple simulation explains the most important functions of this watch and a world travel function takes the user to some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Simply click on the image with the selected attraction, then starts a short video and it appears the Seiko ASTRON with the current time on this site. In addition, a link allows direct access to the global Seiko ASTRON website with all the details to the technology and to the models of Seiko Facebook page.
Seiko ASTRON offers travellers a convenient time zone conversion: If you reside in the open and press the trigger on the 2 o’clock position for six seconds, the ASTRON satellite will automatically connect to GPS, to determine your location and the associated time zone and sets the clock to the current time in 30 seconds. As the first watch she considered all 39 timezones of the Earth. Display a second time zone as well as a perpetual calendar and the adaptation of or on summer time with just a push of a button, complete the facilities of the watch. Seiko’s engineers the ASTRON GPS needed almost ten years for the development, particularly reduced energy consumption challenged them.