This may be your only chance to get one. And its a BRAND NEW ONE !
I am selling this watch on behalf of a Canadian Authorized Dealer. It will have full warranty dated from the day that the watch is shipped. Your name will be the one that it is registered to. This watch has been in a dealer showcase, and it has been tried on, and as such the factory protective wrap has been removed.
This is a significant watch. Only 100 made. Yes, many watch houses produce limited runs of 100, but they are not watches that have been designed and constructed for the purpose of space travel. Number one was worn on a space mission by Richard Garriot, a billionaire and private space traveller. It was worn on a SPACEWALK and performed flawlessly.
No easy feat!
The very first MSRP in Canada was $24,950. I understand that it has been revised to $28,000. The ONLY one that I have found to have sold online was on EBAY last April and it sold for $15,300. And it was a USED watch. I am sking $14,750 including fedex fully insured shipping to any address in Canada or the US.
It will come to you in the original factory box, and all that is supposed to be in there will be supplied. I am an experienced packer and shipper and I have proper third party insurance. I also have many references that can be provided should they be required.
Payment will be expected by wire transfer only unless a face to face meeting is arranged.
Please excuse any lint in the photos. Please email me at canwatchco@gmail.com with any questions. More about the watch from Seiko's site at the bottom below the photos.
Cheers.
From Seiko's own website:
The SEIKO Spring Drive Spacewalk is the first watch ever designed specifically for use in outer space. Now a commemorative edition is available through selected SEIKO retail outlets across the world.
First presented at Baselworld 2008, this remarkable watch was first used in October 2008 when the private space adventurer, Richard Garriott, took it into space on his mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It had been built expressly for his space flight and was designed to withstand the extreme temperatures, pressures and radiation conditions involved in an Extra-vehicular Activity (EVA), or spacewalk. It performed flawlessly throughout Richard’s 12-day flight in space. Subsequently, in December 2008, two Spring Drive Spacewalk watches were worn by a Russian cosmonaut throughout a 5-hour-38-minute EVA. During the EVA, both the time of day and chronograph functions worked perfectly, even when worn on the outside of the space suit. On their return to Earth, the watches were studied, assessed and tested at Seiko Epson’s facility, and their perfect performance during the EVA was independently verified.
It had always been Richard Garriott’s aim that the watch would help generate awareness of, and interest in, the future potential of space exploration. For this reason, one of the two watches Richard had taken into space was sold at a much-publicized auction in New York in September 2009 for US$45,600, a remarkable premium over the reserve price. SEIKO ‘s proceeds were donated to the two charities that Richard supports: the Nature Conservancy and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.
Now a commemorative limited edition of this remarkable watch is available to the public. Just 100 pieces are being produced. The first ones were released in February 2010. This new watch has the exact same specifications as the watch which went into space with one adaptation: a screw-in crown is used. To ensure ease of manual winding, the crown on the original was not a screw-in; however, the perfect functioning of the watch, both inside and outside the ISS, revealed that the self-winding mechanism worked flawlessly in space, so a screw-in crown is now used in the commemorative edition to enhance the overall security of the case. The watch has a ballistic nylon strap. An additional elastic nylon strap, which is exactly the same as the one used in space, is included in the special presentation box. The serial number is engraved on the case back.
Case: High-intensity Titanium Diameter 53.0 mm (12-6h), 48.7 mm (3-9h) Thickness 15.2 mm Weight 92.5 g Glass: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating Water resistance: 10 Bar Crown: Screw-in crown Band: Ballistic nylon strap with titanium buckle and velcro fastening with an additional elastic nylon strap Movement: Spring Drive Chronograph Caliber 5R86Hour, minute and second hands with date calendar GMT hand Power reserve indicator 50 jewels Movement Diameter: 30.0 mm, Thickness: 7.6 mm 416 parts Power reserve: 72 hours with/without chronograph function in use Chronograph to 12 hours Approximate recommended retail price: US$28,000
I am selling this watch on behalf of a Canadian Authorized Dealer. It will have full warranty dated from the day that the watch is shipped. Your name will be the one that it is registered to. This watch has been in a dealer showcase, and it has been tried on, and as such the factory protective wrap has been removed.
This is a significant watch. Only 100 made. Yes, many watch houses produce limited runs of 100, but they are not watches that have been designed and constructed for the purpose of space travel. Number one was worn on a space mission by Richard Garriot, a billionaire and private space traveller. It was worn on a SPACEWALK and performed flawlessly.
No easy feat!
The very first MSRP in Canada was $24,950. I understand that it has been revised to $28,000. The ONLY one that I have found to have sold online was on EBAY last April and it sold for $15,300. And it was a USED watch. I am sking $14,750 including fedex fully insured shipping to any address in Canada or the US.
It will come to you in the original factory box, and all that is supposed to be in there will be supplied. I am an experienced packer and shipper and I have proper third party insurance. I also have many references that can be provided should they be required.
Payment will be expected by wire transfer only unless a face to face meeting is arranged.
Please excuse any lint in the photos. Please email me at canwatchco@gmail.com with any questions. More about the watch from Seiko's site at the bottom below the photos.
Cheers.
From Seiko's own website:
The SEIKO Spring Drive Spacewalk is the first watch ever designed specifically for use in outer space. Now a commemorative edition is available through selected SEIKO retail outlets across the world.
First presented at Baselworld 2008, this remarkable watch was first used in October 2008 when the private space adventurer, Richard Garriott, took it into space on his mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It had been built expressly for his space flight and was designed to withstand the extreme temperatures, pressures and radiation conditions involved in an Extra-vehicular Activity (EVA), or spacewalk. It performed flawlessly throughout Richard’s 12-day flight in space. Subsequently, in December 2008, two Spring Drive Spacewalk watches were worn by a Russian cosmonaut throughout a 5-hour-38-minute EVA. During the EVA, both the time of day and chronograph functions worked perfectly, even when worn on the outside of the space suit. On their return to Earth, the watches were studied, assessed and tested at Seiko Epson’s facility, and their perfect performance during the EVA was independently verified.
It had always been Richard Garriott’s aim that the watch would help generate awareness of, and interest in, the future potential of space exploration. For this reason, one of the two watches Richard had taken into space was sold at a much-publicized auction in New York in September 2009 for US$45,600, a remarkable premium over the reserve price. SEIKO ‘s proceeds were donated to the two charities that Richard supports: the Nature Conservancy and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.
Now a commemorative limited edition of this remarkable watch is available to the public. Just 100 pieces are being produced. The first ones were released in February 2010. This new watch has the exact same specifications as the watch which went into space with one adaptation: a screw-in crown is used. To ensure ease of manual winding, the crown on the original was not a screw-in; however, the perfect functioning of the watch, both inside and outside the ISS, revealed that the self-winding mechanism worked flawlessly in space, so a screw-in crown is now used in the commemorative edition to enhance the overall security of the case. The watch has a ballistic nylon strap. An additional elastic nylon strap, which is exactly the same as the one used in space, is included in the special presentation box. The serial number is engraved on the case back.
Case: High-intensity Titanium Diameter 53.0 mm (12-6h), 48.7 mm (3-9h) Thickness 15.2 mm Weight 92.5 g Glass: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating Water resistance: 10 Bar Crown: Screw-in crown Band: Ballistic nylon strap with titanium buckle and velcro fastening with an additional elastic nylon strap Movement: Spring Drive Chronograph Caliber 5R86Hour, minute and second hands with date calendar GMT hand Power reserve indicator 50 jewels Movement Diameter: 30.0 mm, Thickness: 7.6 mm 416 parts Power reserve: 72 hours with/without chronograph function in use Chronograph to 12 hours Approximate recommended retail price: US$28,000