Alba Spoon W671 1998 Bridgestone the Victory

Today, I'm back on the Spoon watches with a special limited edition model.

The Spoon watches came out in the mid 90s, and we're some of the earlier unusual fashion watches in the 90s /early 2000s peak that also included the AKA and the 1481010. They were made by Seiko, but all under the sub brands Alba or Pulsar. The Spoon models tend to be curvy and shiny which probably lead to the Spoon name.

This model is a special edition and may have been a promotional item as it is a commemoration for an event (and has only a 3 digit serial number). It was made (or customised) for the tyre manufacturer Bridgestone, and the back states 1998 Bridgestone the Victory. This likely refers to their participation in making tyres for the Formula 1 racing which started full time in 1997 (-they had done one-offs before then). In 1998, they had their first victory in the Formula 1 race at Monaco with Mika Häkkinen taking his MaClaren-Mercedes to victory. This watch commemorates that event, and as well as the text on the back, it has the Bridgestone name across the display.

The watch itself is a Spoon running on the W671 module. It has a shiny LCD screen with the time only visible when the red LED backlight is activated. It has a 2 line display with date and day at the top and time below. Other modes are stopwatch, timer, and alarm.

The full model number is W671-4210, and it was made in 1998.