It's not been so long since my last Boy London, but I'm blogging another today.

This one isn't quite the same style as the previous, and strangely it doesn't have anything on the back. The watch is a 3 hand dial in a square case, and is powered by a Miyota movement (unnumbered) with an AG4 battery. The watch has a back clip which clamps around the black leather strap (and must be opened to get to the back plate which hides the movement). The strap has an interesting fastening with a pin that fastens though two loops, although that means it isn't adjustable in length.

The face features the Boy London eagle logo at the 12 o'clock position. It also has a large black and white picture of a man wearing one of the iconic Boy London 'BOY' baseball caps.

The Boy brand is an underground fashion brand which has covered everything from punk to club wear. It was started in 1976, but took a break between the mid 80s and 2007. With the lack of information on the back, this could be an original 80s model (or a replica), but I think it is likely a newer model.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

It's felt weird today not having anything on my wrist, and even weirder wearing something around my neck.

This watch is a a pendant watch, and so is designed to be worn around your neck. It comes with a gold coloured metal chain which is long enough that it sits in the middle of your chest. The pendant is more or less rectangular, but with curved cut off corners so it is really an octagon.

It was made by the Citizen brand Vega, and the back mentions the maker Adec (which is also a Citizen subsidiary). The Vega line was started by Citizen in around 1980 to market low priced digital watches, but was dropped in the mid/late 80s when Citizen moved to concentrate on the mid range watches instead.

Inside the pendant is a 9478 module which powers a 4 digit LCD display. The display is split over two lines with the top for hours (and a flashing star for seconds), and the bottom for minutes. There are two buttons on the bottom, one is hidden for the time setting, and the other changes the display. The display can cover time, date, and seconds, and when the date is showing, it also shows a line between the two numbers so you can see at a glance which mode is displayed.

The full model number is 9478-391349, and from the serial number, I think it may be from 1981 (although the serial number has one more digit than I was expecting).

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm glad I don't have any appointments today where I need the exact time as today's watch it not the easiest to read.

The watch is one of the EleeNo handless time designs, and as normal is slightly unusual. The EleeNo watches are from the Japanese company SeaHope, and were normally distributed in the west by Tokyoflash (or Intelligent Design). I have a bit more about SeaHope in my overview page.

This watch is called the Bingo, and so far I've not been able to find the ARTxxx model number. The display is made up of 16 circles laid out in a square grid pattern on a mirrored face. Behind the circles are two rotating discs which cover the hours and minutes. The hours are covered by the outer 12 circles, but as it's a square grid, the 12 o'clock is in the top right corner. Minutes only get the inner 4 circles, so it's much harder to be exact. On the hours disc, there is a shape which fills the current hour, but is shaped such that it will part fill the coming hour. For the minutes disc, there is a circle with an orange line through, so the circle fits the circular window on the quarter hour, with the line acting as a regular hand.

The EleeNo Bingo came out in 2006 and had an rrp of €79.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I've decided on blogging a Swatch watch today, and this is the first of a different line of Swatch I've not covered so far.

This is one of the Swatch Irony range of watches. The Irony range are similar to the Originals, but come with a metal case rather than the normal plastic. This gives them a bit more luxurious and less playful feel, especially the shiny stainless steel models.

This model is the Mahagany Flip, and was one of several Mahagany versions that came out in 2000 and 2001. This model has a different strap than the others, and was the release in the 2001 Spring Summer collection. It has a 3 hand dial design, and includes two little windows in the face - at the 9 o'clock position for the day, and 3 o'clock position for the date. Surrounding the grey face is a black ring with the Swatch name repeated round it. The case is a silver stainless steel design, and has a matching silver and grey metal strap with a Swatch clasp.

This Mahagany Flip has a model number of YGS717GX, and for the other variations on the Mahagany design, the last letters change with the different strap designs (and release dates).

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I like mysterious watches, and so have gained a fascination with the Casio Meta range. The Meta range seems to have been released sometime in the 90s, and most of the watches I've seen have been special editions with some sort of collaboration. The Meta range came in 3 watch designs, and had quite a sci-fi feel.

This watch is a collaboration with Matsuri Productions, and is the second Meta watch I've got with that collaboration. The other is a ME-120M.

Matsuri Productions were a psychedelic trance record label from the UK, who were founded in 1994. The label was founded by John Perloff and Japan's most famous trance DJ of the era, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, but no longer exists.

The watch itself has the same shape as the other ME-110 Meta watches, a this one is the ME-110M. The difference comes in the decoration which is specific to this model. The square LCD panel is surrounded by red, white, and blue (probably magenta, cyan, and white) concentric squares, and the LCD backlight also displays a pattern of concentric squares, but with a circle in the middle. The start link on the strap is also engraved with a stylized smoke cloud, and the back has the Matsuri Productions logo. The strap matches the body, and has a part number of S-717L.

It uses a 1828 module which powers a 3 line LCD display with a combination of digits (top two lines), and dot matrix array. For the modes, it has alarm, data bank (30 slot), dual time, world time, and stopwatch.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Today it's another Casio, from another relatively obscure line that they made.

This watch is the TIC-130 by Casio, and is a member of a line of Casio watches called Timber Cruiser. The Timber Cruiser watches seem to be a line of watches released in the Far East only (maybe only for the Japanese domestic market). They appear to be a set of quite chunky and robust watches designed for outdoor life, but having metal cases sets them apart from most of the other outdoor models. There isn't much firm information about the range online, but the speculation is that they are from the 90s.

This TIC-130 model is a standard 3 hand dial design and uses a Casio 1783 module. It has a window at the 3 o'clock position to cover both day and date, with the day in Japanese or English. The watch is 20 bar (200m) water resistant, and has a screw down crown. Above the crown (at about the 2 o'clock position) is a small button which activates the Illuminator backlight, and the numbers and hands are also glow in the dark. Around the face is a thick rotating bezel with compass markings. This version came with a stainless steel strap (to match the body), and the clasp has the same Timber Cruiser logo as on the watch back (which looks like a line drawing of a knife with the Timber Cruiser text as the back line of the knife).

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Today I'm wearing quite a normal looking and cheap watch that just happened to catch my eye. This was because of the way that the case has been made to taper from the centre of the back to a very thin edge with a low profile dial and glass. This make the thicker part of the back press against you wrist, hiding it and making the watch look like it's incredibly thin.

The watch itself is a cheap brand watch called Vitaroso. The Vitaroso brand can be found all over the Japanese sales sites making all manner of designs for a low price. As with most of these brands that I find, all you find online are watches for sale, and it's extremely difficult to trace the original manufacturer.

Overall, the watch is a 3 hand dial design with a large thin (4cm diameter) dial and Japanese quartz movement. It has an expanding bracelet strap which is colour matched to the watch face.

I don't know when this was released, but it could be anything from late 90s to now, although it looks old enough that I'd guess pre-2010.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

It's quite a simple but classic design watch for me today.

The watch I chose to wear today is called The Quatro and is by the American brand Nixon. Nixon are a lifestyle accessory brand started in California in 1998.

The Quatro is a square 3 hand dial watch which comes in a variety of colours (-9 different combinations). This model is the Sanded Steel /White model, and has a stainless steel case with a brushed steel face. The face is split into 9 squares with the 4 squares at 12, 3, 6, and 9 brushed one way, and the other squares brushed the other meaning they reflect light differently and so the pattern shifts as the watch moves.

As with all of the Nixon watches, there is a tag line on the back which this time is "Full Throttle". The website also says that this is "First in its class and first of its kind" and the watch has "rips with the controlled grace that comes from knowing what you have and when to use it".

Inside, there is a Japanese Miyota (Citizen) movement, and the watch is 100m water resistant.

The watch is still available from Nixon at $125.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm blogging another of the Citizen Trans Continents watches today. This range was a collaboration between Citizen and the Japanese clothing brand that has been going since the 90s.

This model is one of the smaller watches (maybe ladies range) in a stainless steel design.

The watch has a 6320 module which is running a 3 hand dial watch. The watch has day and date as well but these are usually dials at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions. The dial has no hour numbers, but the hour markers have the minutes numbers next to them. The Trans Continents name is printed on the dial, and also engraved on the back.

The full model number is 6320-H33147, and it looks to have been made in 2001.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Yet again, I've managed to find a brand of watches that are a mystery and hard to research.

Today's mystery brand is called Deep, and the only thing I know about them is that their watches are made in China. During the research, I did find out that lots of websites use the word deep, and that a lot of things have the same model number as this. The Deep watches have a logo on the back which is the word DEEP in capital letters split over two lines of 2 characters in a square, but with the first E (top right) turned by 30° so it looks like it's in the process of being removed or falling off.

The watch is the DT-040 by Deep, and was quite a surprise when I put the battery in as I didn't expect it to be so high tech. The screen is a backlit multi coloured LCD screen with the ability to show yellow, red and green. The screen is made up of lots of tall thin pixels which are used to form animated blocky numbers and letters (normally up to 4 characters which fills the screen). You can tell it is a backlit LCD rather than LED as in certain light and from a certain angle you can see the time without it being illuminated. Pressing the mode button reveals the time with a shutter type animation, before that scrolls up the screen showing the date (day and month followed by year), finally returning back to the time.

The watch also has a good range of modes which are indicated by symbols at the top of the screen, with symbols at the bottom revealing whether the alarm or chime is on and whether it is in 24hr display. The modes are alarm (x3), chronograph, timer, and dual time. The modes also use the multicolour display, for example, the stopwatch shows green when running, but red when stopped. The front states it is water resistant, but there is no information as to how much.

I haven't found any hint of a date, but based on the style and technology, I'd guess it's from the 2000s.

Originally, I'd thought that this brand was one of the many that made simple and cheap mass market watches, but the technology level with the multicolour screen and number of modes makes me think that this brand has a little more behind the name than most.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Today, I'm back on the Spoon watches with a special limited edition model.

The Spoon watches came out in the mid 90s, and we're some of the earlier unusual fashion watches in the 90s /early 2000s peak that also included the AKA and the 1481010. They were made by Seiko, but all under the sub brands Alba or Pulsar. The Spoon models tend to be curvy and shiny which probably lead to the Spoon name.

This model is a special edition and may have been a promotional item as it is a commemoration for an event (and has only a 3 digit serial number). It was made (or customised) for the tyre manufacturer Bridgestone, and the back states 1998 Bridgestone the Victory. This likely refers to their participation in making tyres for the Formula 1 racing which started full time in 1997 (-they had done one-offs before then). In 1998, they had their first victory in the Formula 1 race at Monaco with Mika Häkkinen taking his MaClaren-Mercedes to victory. This watch commemorates that event, and as well as the text on the back, it has the Bridgestone name across the display.

The watch itself is a Spoon running on the W671 module. It has a shiny LCD screen with the time only visible when the red LED backlight is activated. It has a 2 line display with date and day at the top and time below. Other modes are stopwatch, timer, and alarm.

The full model number is W671-4210, and it was made in 1998.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Today's watch is a funny looking model, and definitely has a retro appeal.

The watch is by the Japanese clothing company Beams. The Beams brand was started in 1976 in Harajuku, Tokyo, and now has offices in the major fashion centres of the world. Their stores contain all manner of lifestyle products, and they often have a bright or cartoon-like feel.

The watch has the phrase "Time can't stop you", so I've decided thats what I will name it. The case is made from silicone and is shaped like an old Nintendo GameBoy (but with subtle differences on the design to not be a copy) with the Beams name on the front. The strap is a bendy wraparound rubber coated metal design which snaps around your wrist, and is printed with the Beams logo.

The watch part is a simple unit with a 4 digit LCD display. It can show time, date, and seconds, with the button hidden under the gameboy button design below the screen.

These only appeared in my searches recently, so I guess they have been released n the last year or so, and may have been a magazine promotional item.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Super Lovers watches seem to come in all shapes and sizes, but may well have been produced in only limited numbers. I've seen many different designs now, but it's very rare that I've seen the same design twice, and I've never seen one 3 times!

The Super Lovers watches come from the Harajuku Super Lovers brand which is based in Harajuku, Tokyo. They produce all manner of cutting edge unusual fashion designs popular with the Harajuku Girls who spend their Sundays on Harajuku Bridge showing off their style. The products seem to come from 3 lines, Super Lovers, Lovers House, and Lovers Rock.

This is a Super Lovers watch and is called the 60s Model. The watch comes with a square transparent case with a round face in the middle. The plastic strap is also a transparent design in a matching blue colour. On the front is the Super Lovers logo (a heart in a diamond shape like the superman logo), along with the brand and watch name.

Time is shown on the left side with 3 rotating discs visible through a bottle shaped window. The design is like the early jump-hour watches, but the discs here are continuously rotating.

Inside is a Japanese Miyota (Citizen) quartz movement which can be seen through the watch's transparent back.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Late last year, I mentioned a brand called Metro who produced interesting designs, but were pretty anonymous on the web.

Today's watch is another from the Metro brand, and on the back it calls it the Digital System. It also has the name Huntingdon on the back which may also be the models name (as the other model was also named after a place).

This model has the same large round design of the previously blogged model, but this is an LED watch. Across the centre of the red coloured face are a series of dots in an 18x5 grid. These dots are a dot matrix array of small red LEDs which are used to tell the time. The watch is simple with regards to functions as you can only see time (4 digits) and date but nothing else (not even seconds).

Pressing the large top right button activates the display which starts the scrolling message METRO DELIGHT before the time is revealed. If you are in a hurry you can double press the button to skip the message and jump straight to the time. The bottom right button is the setting button and activates when you hold that in for a few seconds.

I don't know exact dates for the Metro watches, but I think the brand has probably been around since the late 90s.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Today's watch is one with a brittle strap which was a promotional item for the Japanese J-League.

Judging by the watches I've seen, Citizen watches have produced many watches for the Japanese football (soccer) league.  This model is one that is designed for one of the J-League teams, and I guess would be part of a range from the 2000s.

This model is for the team Tokyo Verdy. The team was founded in 1969 and was at its peak in the early 90s when it was the J-League champions. The watch comes in the teams colours, and the face has a picture of the team mascot Verdy Kun.

The watch itself is an ana-digi model with a C180 movement. It has a 3 hand dial, with a curved LCD running around the bottom of the dial. The dial is an electronic model which is set by the buttons rather than a crown. The digital part is where the modes lie. The modes are alarm, chronograph, and timer (but I can't confirm that as it is currently not working), and I'd guess it has dual time too.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I was with some small kids today so wore a kiddy watch.

The watch is one of my Pokemon watches, but a Japanese model. I can tell that this is not a European or American model due to the name on the face. This model is one for the Pokemon Emolga, but it is showing with the Japanese name Emonga. The face has the name and a picture of the Pokemon, while the strap has the Pokémon's face, lightning flashes, and Pokeballs.

Emolga /Emonga is an Electric Flying Pokemon which first appeared in Pokemon Black and White. Because of this typing, the Pokémon is an electric Pokemon which can't be damaged by Ground attacks.

The watch part is a basic LCD watch with a 4 digit LCD display. It has just time, date, and seconds displays.

The back states the watch was made in China by T-Arts (who have made all manner of Nintendo watches), and the front has the usual copyright marks (Nintendo, CR-GF-TX-SP-GK, and Pokemon). It looks like this was from a UFO catcher machine or a Gachapon dispenser. The back is transparent, so you can see the module and battery through, but the back has been glued in place, so the watch is meant to be disposable.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Today's watch is most likely a cheap brand watch, judging by the lack of internet presence, but it looked interesting enough for me to include here.

The watch is by IME who I've been trying to research, but just get all manner of spelling/typing mistakes of the word time instead.

The only text on the face are the words Swiss made at the bottom of the dial, although, I'm not sure I completely trust that...

The watch is a two hand dial design, in a simple, but effective design. It has a large round case, but only the middle is filled with a plain black stripe (with a fine ribbed pattern). The quartz movement is hidden behind the black stripe, as well as the crown, making it feel more sophisticated than it really is. The simple look is completed with a plain black leather strap.

As I don't have any knowledge of the brand, I don't know when this was made, but I'd guess sometime in the 2000s.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

After a few newer watches, I'm taking it back to the 90s with today's watch.

The watch is one of the Twin Sensor range of watches by the Seiko brand Alba. The watches were released in the 90s to be high tech watches for outdoor use, with sensors designed to help with your outdoor activities.

This model is the W750 and comes from 1995. It is a smaller design than some of the Twin Sensor designs, but still has a barometer /altimeter, and a thermometer.

The LCD display is quite packed with 3 lines of information. Along the top is the altitude and barometric pressure display and the bottom line covers the time. The middle line has a dot matrix array and additional digits which normally shows the date and day. The dot matrix can also show a graph of your altitude over time as well as some text. As well as these, there is a set to do markers down the right side of the watch which show the trend of air pressure, and uses that to predict the weather.

The modes I'm this model are aimed at climbing and hiking. As well as the altimeter and barometer and temperature sensor, the watch has a memory recall (for altitude), alarm, and an Alti-Chr. The Alti-Chr is like a stopwatch, but it also measures your altitude and rate of climb, and is controlled by the front button. As needed for an outdoor watch, it is also 10 bar water resistant. The time adjust is unusual on this model in that you pull out the mode button to activate.

The full model number is W750-4A00. It has an Alba strap with the part number FA89FE 20. The catalogue number was ADQB003, and it originally sold  ¥14,000.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm going mechanical today with this small and mysterious watch.

The watch is a 3 hand dial design in a small bulbous case, and with a date marker at the 3 o'clock position. It uses an automatic mechanical movement, and the centre of the back plate is glass so you can see the rotating weight as well as the mechanism inside. It has quite a smooth movement running at around 14,400 bph.

On the front, the watch says 1964 The Clock House. From my research, it seems that The Clock House is a watch store chain based in Japan which now has around 250 stores. The chain was founded in 1984 (according to the Japanese wiki), which leaves the 1964 date a bit of a mystery (-there are some forums which state the shop/brand started in 1964, but this contradicts the wiki entry). The back also has the name imprinted on the glass, and the clasp on the strap has the initials TCH.

On the back there is also a model number, which is 0K9009-00. Inside, there is a number on the weight which is 0K9 21J and it is marked Japan.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

It seems I'm on a roll with quite a few random watch makers/brands recently, so here's another one.

Today's watch is by Nicola Valentino. The watch suggests that this is a Milan based company (is the dial says Nicola Valentino Milano), but I think that it may really be one of the Japanese Italian watches. Over the years I've found a few supposed Italian watch designers (for example CoGu) which report to be Italian, but there is no sign of them outside the Far East. When I've searched for Nicola Valentino, I only find Japanese and Thai links which are either from users or shops (where the watches are pretty cheap). So far, I've not found any Italian link to the brand, so I think it is just made to sound Italian.

The watch itself has a model number of NVG-1215, and is a 3 hand dial design. There is also a date marker at the 3 o'clock position with a magnifying bulb of glass over it. It is a very shiny and noticeable watch being in gold and black with sparkling jewels on the face (one for every minute marker, and an additional one for each hour marker too). The back has the maker and model number, and the clasp also have the maker's V logo.

I'm not sure when the watch was out, but a lot of the other hits were from around 2010, so I'd guess this was similar.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.