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oagaspar
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Click on the pics for more information on the Seiko Space walkhand6.gif Very Cool imhocool10.gif

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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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That is a huge watch at 53 X 48mm

Teak
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I wonder how much that thing will run???

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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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Holy Scheisse!! That is so cool!! Gonna be a big ticket item and well worth it!!

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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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I don't call them "large" anymore...I call them "Hucky-sized"! ;)

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I wonder what "High Intensity Titanium" is.....

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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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It's a bullhead, where's the drool icon??? :D

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

Cheers,
Griff