Zippo XPC 07

Today's watch is the 3rd watch on my blog by a company known mainly for its lighters.

This watch is by Zippo, or more correctly made for Zippo as part of their watch line. The real manufacturer of the watch isn't shown, but the back states that the watch (or just brand name) is licensed by Zippo Manufacturing Co. Zippo still sell watches, and the line is described as "Updated, contemporary watches designed with simple, yet innovative features, geared for performance, elegance, and sportsmanship."

This model is called the XPC 07 (based on the numbers on the back) and is an LCD design. The watch has a round display with 3 lines of information covering (top to bottom) day/date, time (4 digits), and seconds. The display is set in a chunky round case with external screws (making it look a little more square shaped) which is 10 atm water resistant. The watch has multiple modes which are alarm, dual time, timer, and stopwatch.

For the previous Zippo watches I've blogged, I'd thought they were late 80s or early 90s, but the date setting in the module for this model doesn't start until 91, so this should be a 90s model.

Zippo ZPW001

Today it's another watch by a manufacturer more famous for something other than watches.

The watch is made by (or for)  the well known lighter brand Zippo. The Zippo lighters are famous worldwide, and one of the most recognised lighters I know. Many people are collectors of Zippos, but I've not come across so many collectors of Zippo watches.

This model is the ZPW001, which from the model number could be one of their first. It is a 3 hand dial design and has a styling a little like some of the G-Shock dial designs. The case was assembled in China, and has a 10 bar water resistance rating.

For the date, I'd assumed that the previous Zippo I'd blogged was late 80s or early 90s, and this watch seems an older style. That could also be misleading, so I'd guess this is also a late 80s or early 90s release.

Zippo XPG 06

Today, it's a watch made for a company better known for their lighters (just like the Ronson watch i posted a while back).

The watch is a Zippo watch which I'm guessing is called an XPG 06 (judging by the text on the back which is next to the engraved Zippo name/logo). The Zippo brand is one of the most famous names in the lighter business, and there are many collectors of the various Zippo lighters that have been released over the years. The back says it was licensed by Zippo Manufacturing Ltd, but not who it was licensed to.

I guess that this watch may have been released in the 1980s from the start date on the start of the date setting in the module (1985), but the design and LCD display look like something much more modern.

The LCD display has a dual set-up with standard digits across the top for day and date, and a red pseudo dot matrix display below (as it is made up of dots, but only in the pattern of normal digits). The day letters also explain the mode as you cycle through, and the modes are alarm, dual time, stopwatch, and timer.

It is a very rugged watch design, with a large case, screw fastenings, rubber strap, and 10atm (100m) water resistance.