Seiko Astronaut A829-Anyone Have One?

SpeedyPhill
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These Seiko A829 sports alarm wrist chronographs were first worn on Columbia STS-05 in November 1982... up to Discovery STS-110 in April 2002... two decades !
These Seiko sports alarm chronograph wrist watches could be purchased by the astronaut as Charlie Walker mentioned in an interview and these quartz watches were also used by ESA astronauts (e.g. Ulf Merbold onboard the Mir space station in 1994).
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Dsloan
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I have set my calendar alerts to order one on 11/1. It'll give me something to alternate with my X-33 when I need lots of bells and whistles on my watch at work.
 
JimInOz
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For any Aussies who may be interested.
Nick Hacko is doing a group buy direct from Seiko at a nice discount.
See below.

SEIKO Conceptual Alarm Chrono LCD

RELEASE: November 1, 2025.

Seiko nostalgia piece, super hot, just to be released.

Boutique price: $795.

ORDER AND PAY NOW = and your price is $695.

Please note: this is a superb deal on a new release. We will combine all your orders, and place one order with SEIKO for this model. That’s it!

1. Pick your colour (red / yellow / blue)

2. Call Gemma with your credit card on 02 9232 0500

3. Email your delivery address. Flat postage, $18.

Why would you pre-order it form Seiko boutique or some other online dealer at full price when you can get one for just $695?

BE QUICK!

Seiko Digital Alarm Chronograph
37mm case size. Stainless steel case and bracelet. LCD dial. Hardlex glass. Quartz movement. Alarm, perpetual calendar, dual time, stopwatch & time. Water resistance 100 metres.
 
Fallout Boy
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The yellow would be my favourite - the red one - in original- I have already ;-)
 
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The yellow would be my favourite - the red one - in original- I have already ;-)
Lucky man! Had a quick look at some originals, but they're more scarce and expensive than I expected. Would be interesting to see old and new side by side, if you're getting one of the new ones too!
 
Dsloan
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Lucky man! Had a quick look at some originals, but they're more scarce and expensive than I expected. Would be interesting to see old and new side by side, if you're getting one of the new ones too!

I'll share some side-by-side pics when I get one in. Can't wait for sales to go live in the states.
 
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My Seiko Rotocall.
was so odd i had to have one. theres a guy on WUS that knows these very well and went through this one before my purchase. a little ghosting in the display but its one of my faves and i even got the OEM box with it.
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Dsloan
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Did I misread the release timeline? I thought they went on sale soon, but I see places saying they won't ship until April? 🙁
 
SpeedyPhill
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Final remark: This is exactly how any space watch should be re-issued !
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Seiko reintroduced classic '80s Seiko 829 "Astronaut"
October 2025 saw the new Seiko Rotocall quartz digital Alarm chronograph based on the 1982 original Seiko A829-6019. As far as we know all versions have been used in NASA training and in two decades inactual spaceflight since space shuttle Columbia mission STS-5 in November 1982 to space shuttle "Atlantis" STS-110 in April 2002.
The lightblue versions was most common among spacefarers but the black-red version has been worn during space shuttle missions 51A "Discovery", 51B "Challenger" and 51F "Challenger".
Note the 8-sided bezel which is to be used with 8 different functions. Models came on a metal bracelet or rubber strap.Now that's exactly how a space watch should be re-introduced!
(Photos: NASA/Seiko)
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Dsloan
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Dang, I really wish they'd hurry up and release it in the US. It's strange that they are rolling it out this way. Are they just hoping that they can wait for tariffs to get rolled back?
 
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