Citizen Trans Continents Trans Solar E001

There was just a hint of sun today, which was welcome as I'm wearing one of my solar powered watches.
This is another one of the Trans Solar watches by Citizen under the Trans Continents range.

Trans Solar is the the name for Eco-Drive watches under the Trans Continents range, and so does not need batteries.

This watch was made in 2005, and is a three hand dial watch with day and date. The solar panel is on the watch face (rather than being incorporated into the glass). It is a very lightweight watch as the case is made of Aluminum.

It uses an E001 module (the instructions can be found at link), and has a full model number of E001-S027764.

EleeNo Orbit Elite White ART004A

I'm back to the EleeNo brand again today. EleeNo is a subbrand of SeaHope watches, and produces what they call "handless time". They are usually sold in the West by Tokyoflash, and more information about the SeaHope watches can be found in my overview page.
This watch is designated ART004A, and is part of the Elite line of watches. The watch is called "orbit" due to the markers for hours and minutes showing in windows mimicking an elliptical orbit around the centre of the watch. It is made from a stainless steel case, inlaid with white resin (-there was also a black version). The strap is the same mixture of steel and resin, and is fastened with a butterfly clasp so it looks like a continuous loop when fastened.
The watch is actually powered by a Citizen movement (a Super 2035), and should last 4 years between battery changes. It was released in early 2007 and cost around £75.

Citizen Independent 1481010 C351 Ana-Digi black

I've already posted many from the Citizen Independent 1481010 collection that Citizen released in the late 90s. But, I still have a few more styles to blog :-). You can find out more about the 1481010 range in my overview page (link).

The range had quite a few ana-digi watches, and this one is based on the C351 module. The other difference with this version is that it has a very rounded case. It has two LCD displays, and an electronic dial display. The top LCD has the time (6 digits over two lines), along with the mode marker. The LCD digits are designed to be wider at the bottom so that they look like they head off into the distance. The other LCD has 10 blocks which fill and empty with the seconds.
The watch has dual alarms, chronograph, and timer, and an el-backlight.
The model was released in 1998 near the start of the 1481010 era, and was sold until 2000. It came in two basic colours which affected the centre of the dial and the plastic trim between the case and strap.
The full model number is C351-L17131, and the catalogue number is IT21-4082S. It was one of the most expensive 1481010 watches with an original sale price of 22,000 yen.

Deadman Red Jump Hour GV4008

Today's watch is back to the 60s/70s in style, but made after the late 90s.

The watch is by Deadman who released watches in the hayday of fashion watches - the end of the 20th century! Not much can be found about the brand, and their watches aren't common, although in the Japanese watch magazines they are quite popular.

It is a jump hour watch with a quartz movement (so it actually has rotating discs rather than truly jumping for the hour), and has 3 dials. It's also another watch which is wider than it is tall, just like yesterday's! The case is imprinted with the Deadman logo, and it comes with a dark red patent leather strap. The back only has the brand name, model number, and a statement that the back us stainless steel.

The model number is GV4008.

Seiko Wired XYZ W770 short wide watch

Today's Seiko seems to have been set up the wrong way round - the watch is twice as wide as it is tall, and the buttons are all along the bottom. But, as the digits showing the time are wider than they are tall, maybe it isn't too strange after all!

The watch has two displays, an inverse dot matrix LCD with 5x5 dots per digit, and a wave pattern display which counts up to 10 seconds in 1/4 second increments. When the time is after 12, the display also says 'afternoon' rather than the usual pm marker.

It uses a W770 module, and has multi-alarms. The right button shows the date, the left button changes the mode, and the middle button, when on alarm mode, switches between hourly chime (with the quote 'time signal' on the LCD) and alarm on/off (with 2 exclamation marks). There is also a button on the front to activate the el-backlight.

This watch was made in 2004 as part of the Wired range of watches (which Seiko started in 2000). The XYZ line is one part of the Wired range.

The full model number is W770-0AA0. The Japanese manual can be found here.

Casio AE-1000W World Time

Second Casio in a row today!
This one is one I found at a flea market, and was attracted to it based on the text across the bottom which seemed to say 'party' (which you can see in the wrist shot).

The reason for the 'party' watch is the fact that the watch can set 4 different  times, each with its own time zone. So party is actually Par (Paris) t4 (time number 4).

The display is an LCD with 4 sections; a time section (6 digit time, day, and date), an LCD dial, a display for whether alarms are on, and a world map showing which time zone is in use. Overall, the LCD display has 248 segments!

It uses a 3198 module which has a massive 4 times, 5 alarms, timer, and stopwatch. The watch is also an illuminator, is 10 bar water resistant, and has a 10 year battery life.

This particular dark grey and black variation is the AE1000W-1BV, and is one of two that seems to have been released. It is still available from the Casio website for $24.95.

The manual can be found here.

Casio Cyber Max Shock Sensor JG-300

Today's watch has been a bit of a mystery about what it does, so I may try to update this post as I find more information.

The watch is by Casio, and is one of a range they released in the late 90s called Cyber. The Cyber watches were quite unusual game watches and this one, the Cyber Max Shock Sensor, follows that trend.

It uses a 1456 module and has both a normal LCD display at the bottom, with a 5x10 dot matrix, and two 5 high bars across the middle. The watch has time and alarm modes, as well as two more unusual options; power and game.

There are 3 power options when you press the mode button, shown as P-1, P-2, and P-3 on the dot matrix panel. When one of these is selected, and the shock sensor button is pressed, a countdown starts (numbers and beeps). At the end of the countdown, if you punch something, the watch shows a graph of the shock on the dot matrix, and gives you a power (up to 9999?) and speed (up to 99 as it uses the seconds digits). The 3 different options are just there to give you 3 slots to save data in.

The game mode, I've not yet been able to decipher. It has 3 rounds where I think you have to punch harder than the computer (maybe multiple times), and you can deplete the bars at either side. After 3 rounds, it displays a score and your rank, which I guess gets better if you win.

The original sale price was 9,800 yen.