THE SEIKO STAR TIME, A ONE-OF-A-KIND WRISTWATCH CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING UP TO ONE MILLION HOURS, IS PRESENTED TO BRAND AMBASSADOR SHOHEI OHTANI

PERLA --Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani has been a Seiko brand ambassador in Japan for 10 years. In recognition of this milestone, the company recently presented Mr. Ohtani with a one-of-a-kind mechanical wristwatch whose development began approximately three years ago, in response to the star’s reflection on his time in baseball. Mr. Ohtani asked: “How much more time do I have in my baseball career?”

 Having kept the time for countless people around the world since creating Japan’s first wristwatch in 1913, Seiko is steeped in marking life’s moments through the steady accumulation of time. It was in this spirit that the company embarked on an unprecedented project to develop a wristwatch with a display capable of tracking up to one million hours, or just over 114 years.

Inspired by stars traversing the night sky
The timepiece features an innovative design with five layered discs. The discs display cumulative time within their respective ranges: 24 hours, 1,000 hours, 10,000 hours, 100,000 hours, and 1,000,000 hours, while the innermost 24-hour disc also indicates the current time of day. At present, no wristwatch other than the Seiko Star Time can measure and display up to one million hours with five disc indicators. As the discs move, their motion is imperceptible to the naked eye. Yet, much like the time and effort accumulated by Mr. Ohtani, each progresses steadily over time. In this way, the diamond-set discs mirror the motion of the stars, which, though gradual, leave a lasting trace across the night sky. Inspired by this concept, the name Seiko Star Time was chosen for this special creation.

This year, after approximately three years of development, the watch was presented to Shohei Ohtani by Seiko Watch Corporation Chairman, CEO, and CCO Shinji Hattori.