Seiko Just Made A £510 Panda Watch With Ears For Pushers And A Tail

Key Points:

• Seiko’s Power Design Project, launched in 2001, allows designers to create experimental and unconventional watches, often with playful or unusual themes.
• The 2024 Power Design Project prototype, a panda-themed chronograph by designer Kiyotaka Sakai, has been popular enough to enter production, featuring panda-like subdials, pushers as ears, a textured dial, and a bamboo-themed tachymeter.
• The watch houses Seiko’s 8T61 quartz chronograph movement, has a 43mm steel case with Hardlex crystal, 30 meters water resistance, and comes in two limited editions: black-and-white (3,000 pieces) and pink (2,000 pieces), each priced at £510.
• Both versions will be available from November via Seiko boutiques and selected retailers, with a total production of 5,000 units, making it a collectible but accessible item.
• This release follows other quirky Japanese watches like Casio’s banana watch and luxury sapphire G-Shock, highlighting a trend of inventive and bold timepieces from Japan.