Description
SEIKO Prospex SSC935 Specifications
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving system | Solar | |||
| Caliber Number | V192 | |||
| Case material | Stainless steel | |||
| Case back | Solid screw | |||
| Band type | Bracelet | |||
| Band material | Stainless steel | |||
| Band color | Silver tone | |||
| Band width | 21 mm | |||
| Clasp | Three fold clasp with push button release | |||
| Dial color | Blue with radial finish and black subdials | |||
| Glass material | Curved sapphire crystal | |||
| Glass coating | Anti-reflective coating on inner surface | |||
| Hands | Luminous grey and silver tone (hour, minute) with white colored second hand | |||
| Dial markers | Luminous grey silver tone batons indexes | |||
| Second markers | Minutes markers around the outer rim | |||
| Lumi Brite | Hands and indexes markers | |||
| Bezel | Fixed black colored with tachymeter | |||
| Crown | Push/pull out at 3 o’clock position | |||
| Calendar | Date display between 4 and 5 o’clock position | |||
| Function |
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| Accuracy | ±15 seconds per month | |||
| Drive duration | Operating for approximately 6 months (when fully charged) | |||
| Magnetic reluctance | Magnetic resistance 4,800 A/m | |||
| Water resistance | 10 bar water resistance (100 meters / 330 feet) | |||
| Size | Diameter 41.4 mm x Thickness 13 mm | |||
| Lug to lug | 45.9 mm | |||
| Bracelet length | 197 mm | |||
| Weight | 164 g |
SEIKO Prospex SSC935 Features
Original model
This solar chronograph watches inherits the iconic designs and styles of the Speedtimer series from the 1960s-70s.
All watches are powered by Seiko’s solar Caliber V192, which has a 60-minute chronograph, a 24-hour sub-dial, and features a power reserve indicator that is displayed at the touch of a button.
Dial
The dial is applied sandblast finishing which ensure high levels of readability and legibility crucial to Prospex sports watch.
Design
The case shape is faithful to the original but its 39mm diameter, the combination of hairline and smooth polishing on the bracelet and the curved sapphire glass bring it right up to date.
This Prospex Speedtimer features a blue dial with a captivating and lustrous radial finish. it inherits the design looks of the classic Seiko chronographs from the 60s and 70s, whilst introducing modern twists.
This stainless steel, sapphire glass crystal piece has solar functionality allowing the battery to be continuously charged by any light source. This is paired with a power indicator on the dial, to showcase its 6-month power reserve. In addition, this model has chronograph functionality, giving the ability to measure elapsed time.
It has an in-house quartz solar V192 caliber movement with an accuracy of +/- 15 seconds per month, and 100m water resistance.
Prospex is a combination of the words ‘Professional’ and ‘Specifications.’ Seiko Prospex timepieces are designed to be practical, reliable and durable; to meet the high standards required in extreme environments for sports lovers and adventure seekers alike.
- Date display
- Tachymeter function
- Screw case back
- Power reserve indicator
- Overcharge prevention function
- 24-hour hand
- Equipped with small seconds hand
- Chronograph up to 60 minutes in 1/5 second increments
About Seiko Prospex SSC935
History of Seiko
The company was founded in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewerly shop called “K. Hattori” (服部時計店 Hattori Tokeiten) in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha, meaning roughly “House of Exquisite Workmanship”.
The first watches produced under the Seiko brand appeared in 1924. In 1969, Seiko introduced the Astron, the world’s first production quartz watch, it cost the same as a medium-sized car. Seiko later went on to introduce the first quartz chronograph.
