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.