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Author	Topic: Seiko 'Astronaut' Sports 100: 2025 watches
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 55360 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 10-16-2025 12:02 AM collectSPACE Seiko relaunches NASA-approved, space shuttle-era 'Astronaut' watch A digital watch that was chosen by many astronauts to wear on the space shuttle is getting a relaunch. Seiko has announced the return of its A829 Sports 100 "Rotocall," a timepiece worn by 40 astronauts on their NASA missions (more than 85 if including a similar version with a circular, rather than octagonal, bezel). First introduced in 1982, the 2025 edition ships in November. "This design is based on an archive 1980s Seiko digital quartz watch affectionately known by fans as the 'Rotocall,' worn by astronauts on space expeditions," reads the product description on the Seiko Boutique website.
MOL Member Posts: 213 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Oct 2004	posted 10-16-2025 02:37 PM Interesting to see that on Seiko’s US website it shows a release date of April 2026.
Philip Member Posts: 6342 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001	posted 10-17-2025 03:58 AM First worn on Columbia STS-5 in November 1982. 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 in 1994).

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