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NEWS WATCHES

Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar Watch Hands-On
At the beginning of Baselworld 2014, we debuted the first look at the new for 2014 Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar watch, a new pinnacle in the long-standing T-Touch tactile high-function Swiss quartz watch collection. Tissot gave best watches a little hands-on time with the T-Touch Expert Solar, and given the unique features of the watch I felt it was very important to follow-up with some thoughts about the world’s first T-Touch that does not require a battery change.Eventually I am hoping that we can offer you a full review of the T-Touch Expert Solar as there is really a lot to discuss in Tissot’s new flagship T-Touch model [UPDATE: We published our full review here, Feb 16, 2015]. In fact, while Tissot has been continuously offering new “Touch” models for a while, it has been a long time since a new “alpha touch” model has been released in favor of more niche models such as the diving-theme Sea-Touch or the lower-priced Racing-Touch. With the T-Touch
Seiko Astron GPS Solar Watch Hands-On
Forget that it is 2012 and pretend like it is the early 1990’s – the time when electronic wrist gadgets were super cool, and the next neat Casio was sure to excite you. The Seiko Astron GPS Solar Watch coming out back then would have been a no brainer superstar. Today however, the Astron GPS Solar must compete with mechanical watches given the over $2,000 price of this limited edition GPS controlled Seiko. Which is ironically strange given the pretty intense level of functionality you get here.Seiko did not invent the GPS controlled watch. Actually, last year, its rival Citizen came out with the Citizen Eco-Drive Satellite Wave watch which also used GPS signals to control the time – but in a different way. These are two very different looking watches and have distinct features. Though they are both high-tech Japanese watches priced similarly, the Seiko Astron is probably a more apt everyday wear. I’d have to do a long-term review to fully find that out. Seiko al