WATCHES: Reviewing the $2300 Seiko Astron GPS Watch #SwagQuest

Seiko’s Astron, released to great fanfare last year, tells time by receiving GPS signals anywhere on Earth. Was it a world-beater in our test? Click here to read our in-depth review of the Astron GPS watch, with original photographs by Robert Atkinson, first published in our April 2013 issue.

The last time Seiko called a new watch “Astron,” the future of timekeeping changed forever. Launched on Christmas Day, 1969, the original Astron was the world’s first commercially available quartz wristwatch. At the time, Seiko said of the Astron, “Someday, all watches will be made this way.” Today, it’s saying the same thing about the new Astron. Is Seiko right? Let’s find out.

Star Time: 8 Celebrity-Branded Sports Watches #SwagQuest

There is no shortage of celebrities, many of them celebrity athletes, who serve as “brand ambassadors” for watch brands, appearing in ads and attending events wearing their watches. However, a few of these big-name stars go the extra mile, giving input and often even becoming involved in the design process, for special watches to which they lend their own names. Below is a list of 10 sports watches from seven brands, developed in honor of, and named for, their famous representatives.