{"id":805556,"date":"2026-08-07T09:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/805556\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:08:11","slug":"seikos-750-speedtimer-chronograph-gets-a-new-edo-purple-dial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/805556\/","title":{"rendered":"Seiko&#8217;s $750 Speedtimer Chronograph Gets a New &#8220;Edo Purple&#8221; Dial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seiko continues its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/seiko-speedtimer-145th-anniversary-srq059\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">yearlong celebration of 145 years in business<\/a> with a new quintet of limited-edition watches. This time, the connecting theme is color, with all five dials decorated in \u201cEdo purple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The color has a rich cultural significance and deep ties to Seiko\u2019s hometown of Tokyo, originally known as Edo, but it also just looks really good on a watch dial. The Prospex Speedtimer stands out for its stark departure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/seiko-prospex-speedtimer-srq055\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">muted black, white and steel<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/seiko-prospex-speedtimer-ssc947-fall-2025-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">flashy warm colors <\/a>typically found on racing chronographs. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"bebcbf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bebcbf;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hbj005-5x4-Edited-1.webp\" alt=\"Seiko stainless steel chronograph watch with purple dial, gold-tone hands, and black tachymeter bezel.\" class=\"wp-image-1020592 not-transparent\"  \/>The Prospex Speedtimer features a 42mm stainless steel case. Seiko<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prospex Speedtimer 145th Anniversary Limited Edition \u201cEdo purple\u201d follows the collection\u2019s standard blueprint, featuring a 42mm stainless steel case topped with a fixed aluminum tachymeter bezel operated with dual button pushers flanking a fluted crown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eye-catching violet dial is enhanced with a sunburst finish and encircled by a metallic rehaut with a black rule-style seconds track. The beveled hour and minute hands and applied hour markers have gold-tone plating and white LumiBrite inserts.<\/p>\n<p>A need for speed<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a solar quartz version of the Prospex Speedtimer, powered by a Seiko Caliber V192 movement. It has a stated accuracy of \u00b115 seconds per month and will run for six months on a full charge. <\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"c8c6c9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c8c6c9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hbj005-5x4-Edited-2.webp\" alt=\"Silver Seiko chronograph watch with purple dial, black subdials, gold accents, and tachymeter bezel.\" class=\"wp-image-1020593 not-transparent\"  \/>The solar Speedtimer features a synched 24-hour dial at 3:00. Seiko<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Panda-style black subdials consist of a synched 24-hour time at 3:00, a 60-minute totalizer at 6:00 and a small seconds at 9:00. A date window is tucked away at 4:30 with a white track on a black disc. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seiko continues its yearlong celebration of 145 years in business with a new quintet of limited-edition watches. 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