Rotating bezel now engraved with constellations
Samsung has unveiled a limited Astro Edition of the 47mm Galaxy Watch 6 Classic sporting a redesign inspired by an astrolabe.
Astrolabes, if you don’t know, are instruments people from ancient times used to figure out the position of stars at night. It was used back then for traveling and to figure out the time of day.
Obviously, the Galaxy Watch 6 can already do things (it comes with Google Maps). Instead, the astrolabe inspiration shines through in the rotating Black Astro Bezel. It now features etchings of constellations and celestial bodies around the display. The new watch face appears to be a looping video of space, presumably the Milky Way. If you look closely at the sample videos, you will see objects moving across the screen. The second hand has a crescent moon at the tip.
Altogether, the Astro Edition is a series of nice little flourishes.
