Japan’s Seiko partnered with Serbian tennis champ Novak Djokovic in 2014, two years after the watchmaker’s heralded introduction of its technically groundbreaking Astron Solar GPS watch. Seiko has released specially designed “Novak Djokovic” limited editions of the Astron in the years since, and the latest timepiece to emerge from the partnership honors the flags of both Djokovic’s and Seiko’s home countries on its colorful dial. Here’s what you need to know about this week’s Watch to Watch, the Astron GPS Solar Novak Djokovic 2020 Limited Edition.
Seiko Astron GPS Solar Novak Djokovic 2020 Limited Edition (SSH045)
The watch’s design uses the deep blue of the Serbian flag for its main dial color and red and white, common colors to both Japan’s and Serbia’s flags, for details such as the red tip of the central seconds hand, the red numerals indicating the time zones of both countries on the white UTC indicator ring (+1 for Serbia, +9 for Japan), and the thin red line around the edge of the blue ceramic bezel. (Blue, incidentally, is also a color that symbolizes “victory” in Japanese culture.) The use of gold tone, the color of trophies, on the hands and minute track of the dual-time subdial at 6 o’clock is meant to honor Djokovic’s achievements on the tennis courts ? 16 Grand Slam victories, including wins at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2019. The dial layout also includes ...