Saturday 23 February 2013

Kamen Rider Fourze Watch by Bandai

I've had a few Kamen Rider watches before (also known as Masked Rider) - which can be found by looking for the Masked Rider tag. All of those have been modelled on belts, but this one is actually the helmet.

The watch is made by Japanese toymaker Bandai in China. It is a promotional item from 2011 for the Kamen Rider Fourze series, which is the 22nd series overall, and commemorates both the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series and the 50th anniversary of manned space flight.

The story features a bad boy transfer student who uses strange devices found by other students at a lunar base to fight monsters called Zodiarts. This series is from Japan only, and there is no Masked Rider equivalent.

The watch follows the normal tradition for these watches. The case is modelled on the character, and pressing a button at the bottom causes the lid to slide up and reveal a basic LCD display (with the usual time, date, and seconds options). It also has a small velcro strap, which is only for children, as it doesn't properly go round my small wrist!

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