May The Quartz be With You

Seiko Took A Giant Leap In 1969 And Changed Wristwatches Forever

Douglas Pilarski
Technology Hits
Published in
5 min readSep 16, 2020

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Photo: Seiko Watch Corporation

The story of the Seiko Quartz ASTRON watch -1969

Neil Armstrong rocked the world in 1969. Neil was wearing an Omega Speedmaster when the Eagle touched down on the moon. The Speedmaster will forever have a second name, the moon watch.

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Douglas Pilarski
Technology Hits

Douglas Pilarski is an award-winning writer & journalist.