{"product_id":"seiko-voice-note-as08730","title":"Seiko Voice Note","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese days, we take for granted the ease with which we can save memos, text, images, and more to our phones. Back in the early 1980s, however, none of this was possible…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor the most part, that is. When \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e debuted in 1984, three out of four specter-seekers were equipped with the Seiko Reference \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eM516-4009 “Voice Note” watch — a tech-heavy, cutting-edge timekeeper with the ability to store 4- or 8-second voice memos and play them back via a built-in speaker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEverything about this watch anticipated the future. The ability to store audio in RAM aside, it was constructed in a housing that included not just plastic and stainless steel, but also carbon fiber — a material that wouldn’t become commonplace in watchmaking until decades later. Finally, the whole shebang (including a flat-link bracelet) was PVD-coated, giving it a stealthy look that was likewise well ahead of its time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJoyfully, we’ve sourced an example in most excellent condition for your ghost-busting pleasure. Housed in a 39mm x 45mm stainless steel, plastic, and carbon fiber composite case with square operational pushers, a stainless steel bezel plate with operational buttons, and a mineral crystal, it features a digital quartz movement powering calendar functions, a 1\/100th-second chronograph, the voice memo function, an incandescent backlight, and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePaired to its correct DLC-coated, stainless steel flat-link bracelet with a signed blade clasp, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethis Seiko from circa 1983 constitutes an important chapter in the horological journey from analog timekeeper to digital, wrist-borne computer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt’s also, in our humble opinion, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ecool as hell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40243412205655,"sku":"40991440","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS08730_40991440_SEIKO_VOICENOTE_M516-4009-6.jpg?v=1694185387","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/seiko-voice-note-as08730","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}