Nike Cross Training VG72-5000

Today's watch is one of the sporty models in my collection.

It is one of the Nike sports watches which I think were first released in the 90s, but don't appear to exist anymore. There are many different ranges within the Nike watch line, and this is a Cross Training model which I think it aimed at women, but I think is more of a unisex design. These watches have become harder to research now that the watch repair site, which I'd refer to because of its extensive list of models, has disappeared.

This particular model is an analogue design with a quartz movement. It has the model number on the back which states VG72-5000, and is one of many different models with the VG72 module. The main distinctive feature of this variation is the shape, which has an oval shaped face, but with a flattened top (which is similar to other Nike watches). It has a 3 hand dial design, and there is an additional button, above the crown, which operates an el-backlight function.

Not much is written on the dial about the model, but it states the watch is a "Sports analogue H2O resist 100m". The back repeats the water resistance and says the watch is made of stainless steel and performance plastics. It also informs that the movement is Japanese, but the case is from China.

There is no date information on the model, but if the serial number works the same watch as the similarly numbered Seiko watches, it would suggest this is from 2000.

Nike WR0105 Imara Keeva watch

I'm wearing a sporty model today with a watch from Nike (which technically is a ladies watch).

The watch is the WR0105 and appears to be called the Imara Keeva. I've tried to find the name Imara Keeva to see if it means anything, but I only found references to the watch in my search. The Nike watches seem to have started in the late 90s and are now discontinued.

This model keeps with the Nike tradition of a large and easy to read LCD display. It is an inverse style LCD with two lines of numbers. The time (4 digits) takes up about 2/3 of the display, with the day and date as the default display below. When changing mode, the watch shows the name of the mode in the bottom line before that mode starts. The modes covered by the watch are alarm, dual time and chronograph. The design in unusual with a small rounded rectangular face, but in a quite deep case. It has a very narrow rubbery strap which mounts into the back of the case.

There is also a lot of information about the watch on the back. It is copyright to Nike USA, and covered by US patents D528439 and D528441. The watch is made in China from a mixture of stainless steel and performance polymers, and is 5atm water resistant.

For the date, the main hint I'm working from is the start date for the watch module. This begins at 2005, and as the Nike watches haven't been active for a while, I'd assume this was first released in the late 2000s.

Nike Surf watch WG53 with Harmonix Technology

I'm going to be going to a surf and music festival tonight, so thought I'd wear a surf watch for the occasion.

The watch I chose is one of my Nike watches, but this model has been a challenge to investigate.

It is a Nike watch, but only has a small reference to it being a Nike - a little Nike swoosh symbol on one part of the strap, and a tiny one in the middle of the back plate. The rest of the symbols (on the face and large on the back plate) seem to be for something called Harmonix Technology. I've only found reference to this model online on auction sites, so unfortunately I've not been able to get much on its history or timing, or the catalogue number. The model number on the back is WG53-4000.

It is quite a complicated model with lots of information on the LCD. The main part of the display is the time in 4 digits in a special curvy font. Above that is the day and date, which is shown on a small dot matrix array. Below the time are the seconds, and this sits over the unusual part - the surf display. The surf display shows a sweeping curve that fills from fest to right. There are two parts to this with a downwards curve on the left and an upwards curve peaking on the right. This display shows the status of the tide, indicating whether it is rising or falling, and how close to high or low tide you are. For the tide calculation there is a surf mode where you can set the region and then beach, selecting among many locations (for Europe, it covers UK, Ireland, Spain, and Italian beaches). Then you can see the tide status, the high and low tide times, a stopwatch scroll back and forward through the days to see when the high and low tides that were/will be.

The watch has  a very rounded case which is in one piece with the strap and made of a rubbery plastic. It has a metal clip across the face which frames the LCD display. All of buttons are hidden inside the plastic of the case, presumably to improve the waterproof level so this can be used in the sea.

For modes, this watch has the surf mode, a heat timer (for competitions), chronograph, and multiple alarms. Ahead of each mode, text appears explaining which mode is next, and there is a battery level display which is also shown at that time. There is also an el-backlight triggered by a button on the front.

The back shows the usual details, telling this is 100m water resistant and made in China, but also the phrase "Get it when its firing".

Nike ACG Aqua Series - WW0002 Tempest

Today, I'm wearing another of my Nike watches, and this time it's a unisex model. I almost didn't have too much to say about this model as my normal website for finding Nike models wasn't there anymore, but luckily I ended up finding it as it seems to have been moved (or archived).

This watch is from the Nike ACG series which is their range for outdoor activities and are more rugged than the pure running ranges. This model is from a series they called the ACG Aqua Series which have rubbery designs to promote water resistance, and this model is 100m water resistant. The watch itself is called the Tempest and was one of many designs in the Aqua series. There are also nearly identical models called Tempest Flow and Tempest III, but those seemed to be more brightly coloured variants.

The watch has a 2 line LCD (which seems to be failing a little on my watch) with a 6 digit top line (time) and month & day on the bottom. Inside is a WG51 module running the modes which are chronograph, timer, alarm, and dual time.

The full model number is WG51-4000, which looks like a Seiko number. From the date setting mode, it seems like it was made in or shortly after 1998.

Nike Cross Training Covert Sports Chronograph

Today's watch is a sporty one and is one of my collection of Nike watches (and is slightly late for my one post every day plan).

This model is part of the Nike Cross Training range of watches and is either the XTR Covert or Covert II model. Looking at the designs, I think it may be the I model, just because of the engraved text below the display, but that is just based on some pictures I've found online (and there seems to be very little other difference).

The Covert and Covert II watches were designed by a San Francisco based company called Astro Studios who have been a design partner of Nike for over 15 years. They designed these models along with the similar Reveal design, and were responsible for the unique 'zigzag' case and strap style of the Nike Triax watches.

The Covert is an ana-digi model with a distinctive hood covering a little of the top of the analogue dial. The dial is a crown set 3 hand dial design which takes up a little over half of the face. The digi part is a shaped LCD display with 2 sections. The main time is shown on the bottom 6 digit section, but the numbers aren't in one line - they are in 3 pairs which follow the bottom curve of the case. Above that is an eye shaped dot matrix array showing the day, or a scrolling message with the type of mode being displayed. The watch has the usual complement of display modes - date, chronograph, timer, and alarm, and can be used for dual time as the dial and LCD are not linked.

The model number depends on whether this is a Covert or Covert II. The Covert has a model number of WX0016, and the Covert II is WC0004.

Umbro U887A Ana-Digi Watch

I'm wearing a sporty watch today, but have been lazy most of the day...

So far, I've blogged some of the main sports brands like Adidas, Nike, and Converse, but today it's the first from another. This time it's a watch by British brand Umbro.

Umbro are a sportswear and football equipment supplier from Manchester, but are now a subsidiary of the American company Iconix Brand Group (since 2012) after earlier being owned by Nike. This watch came out in 2011 (maybe a little earlier), so was during the Nike owned era.

The watch is a model U887A and is an ana-digi design. The dial is a 3 hand dial with a red seconds hand. The digital display is split into 3 areas with a main time display at the bottom. In the top to right is a round display which fills over a minute (with 30 segments that flash twice before the next one comes on). The top left has a 2 line display with day and date.
It is 5 bar water resistant, and has a stopwatch, alarm, and timer. Between each mode, the round display shows a spinning animation before the new mode appears. There is an el-backlight with three colours - blue for the time, green for the date, and red for the circle.

Nike Presto Cee Small - WT0001

Today's watch is from Nike, but is probably the smallest Nike digital watch i have.

The watch is from the Presto series, and called the Presto Cee Small. The Presto name is on the battery cover on the back along with a letter S in a circle which I assume stands for small. The watch is an LCD design with a 4 digit dot matrix display (with round dots). It has only two buttons, one on each side with the left changing modes, and the right triggering the el-backlight (or setting mode if held). Changing modes shows text explaining what the mode is before the mode starts, and the options are date and stopwatch.

The design is using a one piece transparent hard strap with a gap where you squeeze your wrists in, and rubber ends either side of the gap. The particular model is WT0001-601 with the colour description of Trans Coral Rose and White with Grey Stone tips. It is a small watch so just fits on my wrist.

On the back it shows a model number W990-4010 which reads like a Seiko code. It is 30m water resistant, and made in China.

Nike Merge Transit WC0033

Today I'm wearing one of the Nike range of watches, but one with quite a different style than the more common Nike angled had design.

This watch is part of the Nike Merge series, and is called the Merge Transit. The series was mainly aimed at women and included 7 models, each with it's own range of designs, and the Merge Transit watches have a model number of WC0033. For the Merge Transit watches, the main difference was in the strap design, and this model (the WC0033-02), has a laser etched leather coated strap with a pattern of lines and what maybe looks like leaves. It is a wide strap watch with a wide narrow case which is the same width as the strap. The display is in a black band across the middle with a polished steel band between this and the strap pieces.

The watch features an inverse dot matrix LCD display, which by default shows two lines (4 digit time, and 2 digit seconds). Display modes included are time, date, chronograph, timer, and alarm.

The back just states the materials, model number, and place of manufacture (China), along with the H2O resistance level (50 m).

Original retail price was around $130.

Nike ACG Ambient Refresh WA0003

Another from my expanding collection of blogged Nike watches today.

This model is another of the Nike ACG line which covers the more extreme and outdoor end of sports. It is also another from the Alti-Gear range (which are all sensor watches) and a Thermal Gauge model too.

I have blogged one of the Frozen Ambient models, but this is called the Ambient Refresh, so I guess that it wad a later model. This has a model number of WA0003-06 (which covers the model, and the colour variation too). Like the earlier model, it has a temperature sensor which shows on the digital part of the Ana-Digi display (and also has a temperature alarm feature). Other modes are chronograph, timer, alarm, and counter.

The man difference between the Ambient Refresh, and the Frozen Ambient, is that this model has a fabric and velcro strap rather than the original silicone strap.

Nike ACG Alti-Gear Ambient Frozen WA0001 Ana-Digi watch

After careful consideration, I admit I am now a collector of the Nike watches too - they are interesting looking, and often quite high tech, so it seems reasonable...

Today's one is one of the high tech models, and falls under the Nike ACG line of products. The ACG line is the one that covers the more outdoor all-terrain sports, and are usually more rugged than the other sports models.

Various watches were released under the ACG name, and many are sensor watches (like this model).

This particular model comes under the ACG Alti-Gear line where there is a mix of styles of sensor watch. This one is an Ambient Frozen Regular series watch with a model number of WA0001. The colour variant appears to be the WA0001-002 but may be -005 (although this has a green ACG symbol not aquamarine).

I bought this one because I saw it had a temperature sensor, and I have a good few of those due to my Citizen Ana-Digi Temp collection. This  watch is not from that line, but does have an analogue and digital display too! The analogue display is a 3 hand dial with crown for adjusting.

The digital display is a 4 digit LCD panel and shows the rest of the functions (and text when you switch to the function). The display modes are time, date, temperature (in °F by default, but will show °C with a button press), temperature alarm, counter, timer, and normal alarm.

I don't have any date information as the back just has material, location of manufacture (China), and water resistance (50m).

Nike Triax 35 Black & Orange Blaze

Its a very distinctive design of watch today, and you can easily tell the maker by how it's designed.

The watch is by Nike, and you can tell it is one of their timepieces by the angled face and strap which comes from the opposite corners of the display. This model is one of their 35 lap running watches (the Triax 35 Regular line), and is designed for robust use in wet conditions (-it's 100m water resistant). This one has a catalogue number of WR0031-009 (the 009 is this colour combination Black/Orange Blaze)

As with most of the Nike LCD watches, it displays the time in very large easy to read digits (but with small seconds). There are two other lines above and below the time to show which time is used, and the day and date. It has dual time, alarm, chronograph (35 lap with split), lap data recall, and timer modes, along with a counter function (where a button press advances the count).

The back gives the model number as W620-4020, which suggests that the modules may have been made for Nike by Seiko. If that is correct, the serial number would show this as being made in 2003, which fits with the modules date function starting at 2000.

The back also says that this watch is under US patents D394391, D394391, D394391, and D394395.

Nike Triax Swift Wr0090

I'd always seen the Nike watches as one of the more interesting of the normal watches I'd seen in the shops. I think it was the off-centre strap design, the 30 degree rotation of the face, and the lack of symmetry that I found quite eyecatching.

The Triax watches were one of the ranges of watches released by the Nike sportswear company. Nike ventured into the watch business for a period, but seems to have stopped (as I can't find any on the Nike website).

This model is the Wr0090-022, and has a large digit LCD display with two lines, normally showing time, date and day. As this is a sports watch, it has timer and chronograph modes, as well dual alarms and a data mode (for recalling stopwatch data). It also has high water tolerance as it is 100m water resistant, and there is an el-backlight activated by the front button.

The back of the watch shows the model number, material (plastic and stainless steel), manufacturing location (China), and the patents that cover the watch (D394391, D394392, and D394394).