Hashu Backlit Dial Watch

Last time I blogged one of these watches by the mystery brand Hashu, I thought I'd had a breakthrough, but it didn't help in the end. I got more information with today's Hashu too,  but it's still not helped too much in the search.

The watch is a quartz analogue model with a 3 hand dial design. Above the crown there is also a small button which activates an el-backlight on the face where the numbers are printed. The dial is pretty colourful in bright green and orangy red, and the surround is sloping and mirrored which makes it look a little like the dial is floating inside the watch. The case is moulded stainless steel with a curved finish, and it has a matching stainless steel strap (which reminds me of the Seiko Alba AKA watches), and is overall 3 atm water resistant.

There is more information on the back, as the watch says the Hashu brand name, but also states that they have been around since 1970. It also has the statement 'Nostalgic New York design' which is confusing as it suggests it is a Far East watch with New York design, and the use of atm not bar suggests it was aimed at the European market! I've tried searching online with this information, but the only thing I found out was that the information was used on several watches (and it didn't lead me to any brand info).

The is also a number on the back, 20/520-K which I guess is a model number. Date-wise, I don't know, but guess late 90s or early 00s.

Hashu GX-Lite S26GH

Today is the 3rd watch I've blogged from the Hashu brand, and the 3rd different style.

The Hashu brand are a bit of a mystery as they have a few watches I've seen for sale, with interesting designs, but the relevant web search hits mainly link back to this blog. With today's watch, I thought I'd have a breakthrough as there is a patent number on the back. Unfortunately, patent 5313141 is actually a patent for the el-backlight titled "Three terminal inverter for electroluminescent lamps", so doesn't give any insights into the brand. So therefore I need to keep looking.

This model is the S26GH and has a name on the front of GX-Lite. It is an LCD model with a pretty standard display - 6 digit time, and day markers across the top. It has a roundish plastic case which is a little reminiscent of a G-Shock shape but simpler and less chunky. The watch does have other modes which are alarm and stopwatch.

I've seen reference to the Hashu watches from the late 90s, and there are some references through to the mid 2000s, so I think that is when this will be from. The watches were pretty low cost, but I don't have an rrp for this model.

Hashu Dual Time

I've been travelling again today and so a dual dial watch was my choice to cover the two time zones.

This watch is the Hashu Dual Time. The Hashu brand has been featured on my blog before with the Hashu Electronvolt. Unfortunately, they seem to be another of the brands with interesting watches (and some normal ones) but virtually no internet presence.

This model is the HD-119 and is a dual dial watch. It has two separate dials in a normal looking watch case, each powered by their own quartz module. At the bottom of the dial it says quartz, but also New Generation, although I don't know if that refers to the watch or the movement. At a glance, the watch looks like a normal dial watch, and even has minute markers around the edge of the dial, but it only has the two small 3 hand dials, one with numbers and one with just hour markers.

Hashu Electronvolt HD-002

In earlier posts, I've talked about the Spaceman watches by Andre Le Marquand. This watch isn't one of them, but the design seems to have been based on that design. It has the same helmet shaped head, and the same three part strap.

The watch seems to be by Hashu  Electronvolt, and is model HD-002. Several other watches can be found on the web under the Hashu Electronvolt range, but there isn't much about the company.

It is an LED illuminated LCD display which shows 4 digits. The module is only basic with time, date, and seconds.