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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 12:08 am
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The SEIKO Spring Drive Spacewalk has been custom designed and built with Richard’s mission in mind. The mission of SEIKO’s engineers was to build a watch that was light, air-tight, strong, easy to read and easy to use, as well as safe and accurate.





Caliber :

Spring Drive Chronograph 5R86


Case :

High-intensity Titanium

Diameter 53.0mm (12-6h) , 48.7mm (3-9h)

Thickness 15.2mm

Weight 92.5g


Glass :

Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating


Water resistance :

10 Bar


Bracelet :

The final specification is yet to be decided. SEIKO is now working with the Russian Federal Space Agency on the optimum design.


  • Hour, minute and second hands with calendar
  • GMT hand
  • Power reserve indicator
  • 50 jewels
  • Movement Diameter : 30.0mm
    Thickness : 7.6 mm
  • 416 parts
  • Power reserve : 72 hours with/without chronograph function in use
  • Chronograph to 12 hours
For further details, please go to SEIKO Spring Drive site
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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 01:17 am
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 That is a huge watch at 53 X 48mm
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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 01:17 am
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 I wonder how much that thing will run???
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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 01:17 am
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 is right Oscar that is a bigun.

Ken could just get that and move in. LOL

But yea that is big and kewl.

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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 10:27 am
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 Holy Scheisse!! That is so cool!! Gonna be a big ticket item and well worth it!!
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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 11:27 am
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 it's definetly built to withstand the pressures of a spacewalk in space!.....here we are waiting for 2000m dive watches and Seiko is outer space!yahoo.gif
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 Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 12:12 pm
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 I don't call them "large" anymore...I call them "Hucky-sized"! ;)
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 Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 08:17 pm
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 I wonder what "High Intensity Titanium" is.....
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 Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 08:24 pm
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 maloosik wrote: I wonder what "High Intensity Titanium" is.....

I would guess it's what some call NASA grade or close.
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 Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 10:13 pm
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 It's a bullhead, where's the drool icon??? :D

Definitely out of my price range...:shock:

Cheers,
Griff
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