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Seiko AirPro: The Inflatable Watch


I was in New York for a conference last week, and I ran into a girl wearing a big, dorky (in a cool way), very intriguing watch which turned out to be a Seiko AirPro. I'd never seen one before, and when she told me she'd bought it in Japan, my first thought was that it was a GSM mobile phone watch that had somehow slipped passed my Japanese wrist technology radar. But instead of being a speaker or a microphone, the big contraption below the face is actually a pump which can be used to inflate a small chamber under the case to make the watch fit snuggly against your wrist, kind of like the old Nike and Reebok basketball shoes. I'm not exactly sure why it's useful (the girl wearing it was a designer, and I think she was more attracted to its unique looks than its functionality), but I suppose if you were running, or playing tennis, or otherwise engaged in the type of activity that would send your watch bouncing up and down your arm, it might be nice to cinch it down by pumping a little air into it.

I can't explain why, but for some reason, I liked the watch enough to do a bit of research. I don't know if Seiko is still making the AirPro, but I do know for a fact you won't find one at your local authorized Seiko retailer. I found references to the Seiko AirPro as early at August of 1999, so we're definitely talking vintage technology here. I even found references to a version which actually spoke the time which I'm sure wouldn't get old for your co-workers and cube-mates at all.

Features of the Seiko AirPro include:

Inflatable band.
Shock resistant.
Temperature tolerant to 122° Fahrenheit.
Water-resistant to 100 meters, or 330 feet.
Stopwatch with a resolution of 1/100th of a second, and 99 laps.

Нашел фото.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopol...ages/ap03s.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopol...ages/ap02s.jpg

Думаю помпа внизу, а штуковина вверху чтоб стравливать воздух

Совершенно верно, внизу экрана находится помпа, воздух накачивается в манжету несколькими нажатиями пальца (по инструкции - максимум 10 нажатий), вверху - выпускной клапан с кнопкой. Кстати, упаковка довольно простая, на циферблат в углу нанесена небольшая эмблема, на ремешке снизу тоже символика, написано "Champion products", такое впечатление, что какая-то специальная серия, может, потом фото выложу, сейчас только коммуникатор под рукой. Водозащита - 100М, индикация негативная, матричный дисплей, при перезагрузке даже какое-то подобие анимации, зеленая подсветка, секундомер с памятью на круги, таймер, мировое время. Часов у меня и так достаточно, вот, думаю, то ли оставить в коллекции, то ли продать.

Оставить в коллекции.

Поддерживаю, тем более много за них не выручить. Ради чего тогда продавать?

Спасибо всем, пока оставлю тогда, кто знает, может спортом займусь, пригодятся)