Description
SEIKO Prospex SSC947 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 | Yellow 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 black and red 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 blue and red colored stainless steel aluminum 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 SSC947 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.
In 1969, Seiko released the world’s first automatic chronograph equipped with both vertical clutch and column wheel, known as the Seiko Speedtimer.
Under a curved sapphire crystal glass is a vivid yellow dial, characteristic of the 6139 original, the second hand, and subdial minute hand at 6 o’clock are in a bright red. With 12 spots of Lumibrite across each of the wide vintage-style indices, this Speedtimer is designed for legibility in dark conditions. In the style of the original, this piece has a blue and red aluminum bezel with a tachymeter feature and a chronometer second scale on the inside dial ring. The bracelet is tapered from the lugs all the way to the buckle.
This modern version features a V192 solar chronograph calibre which charges in both natural and artificial light. Accurate to +/- 15 seconds per month, it has a power reserve of 6 months at full charge.
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 SSC947
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.
