Casio G-Shock G-8000B 3V

It wouldn't be a modern watch collection without at least 1 G-Shock in! So here is the first of mine :-). This particular model is a G-8000 series watch, the G-8000B. The particular watch is the 3V, coming with a black case green & mirror inverse LCD. There appears to be 3 colour variations (the 2V, 3V, and 4V) and these watches were released around November 2005.

The watch has a 2958 module with; world time, stopwatch, timer, and alarm (souls and light), and has an electro-luminescent backlight. This series is also called Shock Resist, and is designed for heavy duty, and have a shock absorbing structure. Technical details can be found at:

Pulsar Alarm Chronograph Y789-5489

It's retro LCD day today! This watch is a Pulsar Alarm Chronograph watch with a Y789 module. It was released in the early 80s under Seiko sub-brand Pulsar. Watches with the same module were also released under another Seiko sub-brand Alba.

The watch has a 2 line display with date (day) and stopwatch features on the top line, and time, alarm, and chronograph on the bottom line. There is also a small day marker at the top of the LCD.

Quiz 2 - Intercrew Peanuts watch

As it's another lazy Sunday, I thought I'd do another time telling quiz.
The watch in question is the Peanuts watch by Intercrew, and has a model code of ic3788. I have also seen it marketed under the name Bacteria. This watch bears more than a passing resemblance to the Tokyoflash Infection, but you can tell the difference if you look closely. The Intercrew watch has matt peanuts on a shiny surface, and a smooth leather strap, whereas the Tokyoflash version face has a matt surround and dark bacteria, and a textured leather strap.
As for telling the time, it uses 27 coloured LEDs - but the rest of the info cones once someone works out "What Time is Displayed???"


[UPDATE] Again, a correct answer came through Facebook. You can tell the time as follows: The red lights are hours, the orange lights are groups of 5min, and the green lights are 1s. So it is 10:8*5 +4 = 10:44

It's quite a challenging watch to tell the time quickly with, as it normally takes a little while to count the orange lights, but after wearing it a while you start to recognise key points and can work from there.

Citizen Independent - ITJ21 cool military style

A lot of my collection is from the Citizen Independent 1481010 line of watches, that were out from 1997 to 2003 in Japan. In around 2007, a new line was released, called just Citizen Independent, and this is one of those watches.

This particular model was part of the Cool Military Style range,and designated ITJ21. It has two separate dial movements; a 5421 movement on the left, and a 5432 movement (with a second hand) on the right.

Citizen Ana-digi temp module 8989 - Independent 1481010 edition

The Citizen Ana-digi temp module has been around for a long while - the first watches were out in the 80s and were several hundred dollars at the time. The type has been released in every major (modern) watch line including today's Independent 1481010.

The 1481010 range included two types of ana-digi temp, but the other has a slightly different module (and will be shown in later posts).

The watch has a lot of features, and 3 displays. The displays are:
Top left dial = time
Top right dial = seconds, alarm, or dual time
Bottom right LCD = time, date + temp, alarm + temp, dual time, or chronograph. There are markers along the top of this LCD that shows which mode the top right dial is showing.

There is also a bottom left LCD showing which function is active on the main LCD screen. All the dials are electronically operated with a stepping motor moving the hands when setting (as opposed to the normal turning crown).

The module - model number is 8989-L19834.

For more info on the 1481010 line, see http://whichwatchtoday.blogspot.com/p/citizen-independent-1481010-overview.html

For more information on the Ana-Digi temp watches, see here.

ODM Mysterious VI - DE01

Another day, another watch :-D
This one is another of the watches that is confusing to tell the time with at a glance.
The watch is by o.d.m and called the Mysterious VI. The model number is DE01.
o.d.m (or just odm) is a Hong Kong brand established in 1999, and stands for "original, dynamic, and minimal". The back of the watch also states they have "the art of experiment........ ".
This watch is indeed minimal, having no buttons for features, instead cycling between the time and date (seemingly only when moved). There are two pen operated buttons on the back for light and time settings.
The time itself a two row LCD, but read in columns, so at a glance it may appear to say 3:78 or 3:79 in the pictures, it is really 7:38 / 7:39.
The lack of buttons also makes it hard to set as you use a button on the back to get the digits flashing, and then the watch slowly cycles through the numbers, increasing in speed the longer you wait, until you press the button again. Pressing too early or late means you have to cycle through the setting process until you get it right. There may be something in the movement sensor that helps, but that is difficult to use while being ready to press a button on the back that requires a pen to press.

GSX 700S sv Zort Fighter

Today, my watch is by the brand GSX, who are known in Japan for their ranges of exclusive watches and collaborations with various films, series, or products.
This watch is one of 13 watches in the 700 series, and the particular colour version is called Zort Fighter, and was released in Japan on the 15th December 1997. The front also shows the name mk5, and the watch is sometimes listed under that name. I've tried to find out what the name means but with no luck - any ideas?
The back of the watch states that it is designed by S. Misono, and produced by N. Ishida.
The module in the watch is a D299 with an inverse LCD and 2-line display. Features include dual time, dual alarm, stopwatch, and countdown timer. On the face, next to the buttons, there is writing imprinted in the body: "change" by the mode button, "hikare" by the light button (Japanese for light/illumination), "let's go" by the start/stop button, and '4 rectangles with dots in' by the split/reset button. From my crude translations, it also seems that the watch strap is special in that it is designed to grow and contract with  heat (presumably for comfort when conditions change).