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VIDEO: Seiko’s latest Astron is big, blue and very cool VIDEO: Seiko’s latest Astron is big, blue and very cool

VIDEO: Seiko’s latest Astron is big, blue and very cool

Felix Scholz

We’ve spent a bit of time this week going back and forth over the finer points of Seiko’s latest Executive Sports Astrons, from the blingy SSE170J to the tennis-y SSE174J. Today, we’re having a look at another member of the family, which is, I have to say, my pick of the bunch: the blue-detailed SSE167J. Not only am I a sucker for a blue dial, but, for me, that glossy, three-dimensional ceramic bezel is a winner. Having said that, the surprise hit for me was that small mother-of-pearl second time zone display. Mother-of-pearl (or MOP to its friends) is a material typically found on more female-focused watches, but I’ll be darned if it doesn’t work a treat on this space-age Seiko. Watch the video and you’ll see what I mean.

Seiko Astron Executive Sports SSE167J Australian pricing

Seiko Astron SSE167J, $4200