agnès b - Sport, Vent, Eau, Soleil watch by Seiko

Today I'm wearing another designer watch made in conjunction with one of the major producers.

This watch is designed by agnès b (the lack of capitals is part of the brand name), who is a French fashion designer releasing products under the self named label. The agnès b label was started in 1973, and the first shop was opened in Paris in 1975. They aim to make timeless designs, and now have over 100 stores worldwide.

In 1989, they branched out into watches with a collaboration with Seiko, and this partnership continues today.

This particular watch is a 3 hand dial design using a Japanese Seiko V721 module. Numbers are shown in a handwriting font in raised characters on the (fixed) bezel area. This bezel and it's surround are fixed into the brushed silver case giving it the impression of a silver border. The watch face has 4 words in French - Eau (water), Vent (wind), Soleil (sun), and Sport (sport), and has the curly b from the brand logo. The back also has the agnès b name engraved on the case, and the name is also moulded into the strap.

The full model number is V721-6080, the product code is FANT018, and the strap part number is EB77AB 18. It was released in either 1996 or 2006, and had a retail price of 23,000 yen.