Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Seiko · Astron
Seiko Astron 41 mm Black Stainless
Reference 82845ST.62
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Seiko
- Collection
- Astron
- Model
- Seiko Astron 41 mm Black Stainless
- Reference number
- 82845ST.62
- Year / era
- 1971 · 1970s — quartz-crisis era
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- Automatic, 24 jewels
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial type
- Black lacquer
- Strap / bracelet
- NATO textile strap
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 41 mm
- Case thickness
- 9.4 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Emerald-set
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Black lacquer
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- NATO textile strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 16E — Automatic, 24 jewels
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 65 hours
- Number of jewels
- 21 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1971 – 1974
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Seiko Astron 41 mm Black Stainless sits within Seiko's Astron line, introduced in 1971. It carries the house codes established since 1881 — stainless steel case, black lacquer dial and automatic, 24 jewels — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
The House
Seiko
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1881
- Founder
- Kintaro Hattori
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Tier
- Japanese
- Major collections
- Prospex, Presage, King Seiko, Astron, 5 Sports
- Signature technologies
- In-house hairspring production · Proprietary case-hardening and polishing · Hand-applied guilloché dials
- Famous movements
- Eco-Drive solar quartz · High-accuracy quartz · Spring Drive · Automatic, 24 jewels
- Notable watches
- Seiko Prospex 36 mm Green Stainless (1952) · Seiko Prospex 38 mm Black 18k (1977) · Seiko Prospex 38 mm Meteorite Platinum (1972) · Seiko Prospex 42 mm Green Sapphire (1997)
Brand history
Seiko has spent more than 145 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Prospex, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Kintaro Hattori established Seiko in 1881, working from Japan at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Seiko calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1881
Kintaro Hattori founds Seiko in Japan.
1899
Seiko earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Seiko to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Seiko enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Seiko continues to produce Prospex, Presage, King Seiko and other icons in limited numbers.