Red BA321

Now this is my second watch by Red, I'm coming to the conclusion that they are a brand for if you want large (and inexpensive) watches.

From its size, this watch looks very impressive. It spans the whole width of my wrist and has a large important looking shiny turquoise button on the side. The reality is that is is just being a show-off, as the button doesn't actually do anything (-you can press it in, but nothing happens). The same goes for the other smaller black button, leaving the watch to just be a large 3 hand dial design.

It has a large metal case which is black metal, but painted with a thin black rubbery layer. This makes it match nicely with the black rubber strap. The numbers on the dial have an interesting effect in that is some light they look a shiny black, but when the light hits them right, they are shiny turquoise to match the hands and button. It has the Red logo on the face which is the word red across the front of 3 horizontal lines, and this has the same colour effect as the numbers. The bottom line of the logo on this model also says "made in New York", but I'm still convinced that this is not actually true.

The back shows this model has a model number of BA321, but not much more. I still think this is a modern fashion watch line, and my guess is that it is from after 2010.

Red yellow skull watch

It seems like the Swiss watch brand Tendence has made an impact on watch designs since it was started in 2007. This is the second watch I've blogged which isn't Tendence, but bears more than a passing resemblance.

This watch is by a brand called Red, which is another of the small fashion brands from the Far East which makes cheap but cheerful watches. As seems to be the normal situation for these brands, there doesn't seem to be much of a Web presence, except for sightings on sales sites. I've seen a few watches by Red, and their speciality seems to be extra large watches. The logo features the name Red in front of 3 lines, with the phrase "Made in New York" in the bottom line (although I'm pretty sure that the watch isn't actually made there).

This model is a very large watch with a 3 hand dial set deep into the body. Around the edge of the dial are the hour numbers in 3D which protrude from the sloped sides (and are influenced in style by the Tendence watches). On the face is a yellow skull design with silver sparkly spots on a black background, and the 12, 4, and 8 numbers are in a matching yellow. The thick rubbery strap is also in a matching yellow, and is custom fitted for the watch design.

The back doesn't give any more clues as it just says it is stainless steel, and has the logo engraved in the centre.

For the date of the watch, I'm guessing that this is from after the Tendence brand was started, and as they seem to have become more popular in recent years, it makes me think that this is a post-2010 watch.