It's been a long time since I blogged one of this brand of watches, so I thought it was about time for another.

The watch is by DJ Honda and is the 3rd from this brand I've featured here. DJ Honda is otherwise known as Katsuhiro Honda and is a famous Japanese hip hop DJ and producer. In the 90s, he started a clothing and accessories line using his 'h'  logo for the products. As part of this clothing line, he released a series of watches, and if there was one for every model number I've seen, there are at lease 8 different designs.

This model is DJ002 and is a rotating disc style of watch. It has a common shape of case, with a round centre where the face sits. The face is grey with a black stripe down the middle where the 'h' logo lies. At the bottom of the face is a small window where the time discs can be seen. This is a 2 disc design, and so there is no seconds display. It has a metal link strap which is fastened by a 'h' branded clasp.

The back has the brand name and logo, as well as the normal info (water resistant 5bar, stainless steel back, base metal bezel).

The watch was originally sold for ¥18,900, but isn't available anymore (and it seems that is the case for all of the DJ Honda watches).

It was only a couple of days ago I blogged a Benetton by Bulova watch, but today is the first part of a blog from the United Colors of Benetton range.

The Benetton brand started in 1965 producing bright colourful clothing. The United Colors line of products began in the 80s, and is probably the most known range of products. As part of the line, they produced watches which seem to follow the colourful and fashionable theme.

Today's watch is definitely bright and colourful. It has a wide strap/cuff strap design in a bright yellow patent leather (but back of the leather is soft). The strap fastens with a clip which just presses on the strap making it adjustable to any size without the limitation of holes or notches.

The watch is a rectangular 3 hand dial design in a matching colour. It runs with a quartz movement, unusually with the crown at the 12 o'clock position.

There is also another unusual feature to this watch, and it is the reason for this being a 'part 1'. To find out what, you'll need to pop back for part 2 tomorrow!

Today's watch links directly to yesterday's, so I've named this part 2. It is a different watch though, even though you may be puzzled if you've looked at the pictures already.

There are many watches out there which come with a variety of straps or attachments which you can change to modify the look of your watch. This watch is different, in that it is the strap which stays the same, but you replace the entire head of the watch.

Today's model is the red version of the 3 hand dial watch head, while yesterday it was light green. The back of the watch head has a single large screw which can be taken off to release the watch from the strap. The screw can be unfastened with a coin, and there is a small metal peg next to the screw to make sure the watch is orientated the right way. Inside is a standard Miyota movement which is powered by an AG4 battery.

Each head has a different registered design number. Today's is 7451 104 035, while yesterday's was 7451 104 015.

The watch was originally sold for €66, but I don't know if that included the second head.

It may be cheating on my blog to post this twice, but as there are two separate watch heads, I am still posting a different watch each day!

It's back to normal today with a completely different watch!

This time it's one of the Citizen Vagary watches. The Vagary line are a range of normally colourful, but still elegant watches by Citizen which are still going today. I can normally only find them in the Far East, but the website links them to Citizen's Italian arm...

This model is the FF00 and is a chronograph model. It has a 3 hand dial design with 3 smaller dials, but the hands are mixed. The main dial has the minutes and hours hands, while the seconds hand is on the bottom small dial. The chronograph uses the seconds hand on the main dial, and the left of the small dials for the minutes, while the last small dial (top right) covers the 24 hr hours). There is also a date window at the 4 o'clock position.

This particular version is one of the less colourful Vagary watches but there are hints of colour with the small dials, the seconds hand, and the trim around the date window.

The full model number is FF00-S030005, and from the model number, I think it is from 2005. The number in the dial is slightly different (which I've found with quite a few Citizen watches, but don't know why) and reads FF00-S051075.

Today, it's time for one of my sillier watches.

The watch is a Naughty Naughty Pets (or NNP) watch and is covered in cartoon characters. Naughty Naughty Pets was a set of stories made into a cartoon series from 2006 about a range of unusual household pets, and also had a range of toys and accessories. The series was written by Scary Stories Inc founder Wendy Ann Gardner. She founded the company in 1997, and was inspired to write stories inspired by her quirky pets, leading to the Naughty Naughty Pets series.

This watch is for the character Blue Burt the budgie and features his image at various places on the watch. There is also a cat on the dial, which I guess may be Killer Kiwi the Devil Cat (although he doesn't look too devilish, but I guess looks can be deceiving). The face of the watch has a 3 hand dial which is offset towards the top left corner (with a crown at the 13:30 position). The bottom left of the face has a picture of Blue Burt behind a magnifying dome on the glass (but on the inside). The top half of the strap has Blue Burt's name pressed into it, while the bottom half has the Naughty Naughty Pets name (printed except for the 2nd Naughty which is pressed in) and a picture of Blue Burt in a night cap.

The watch seems to be associated with the series as it has a copyright of Scary Stories Inc from 2007 on the back, and there is also a Naughty Naughty Pets hologram sticker to show it's genuine.

The model number is GM-NNP-71, which refers to the style as there are a few other watches of this style but for different characters with the same number.

There was a website for the line of watches (nnpwatch.com) but that doesn't seem to exist anymore. It seems to have been made by Menjiana and is on a type called Mini Miniature Watch. Inside is a Seiko Epson AL21E movement.

I've decided to expand where I show my watches, and have now added an Instagram account where I'll just be posting photos from my collection (including some things not featured here).

It you are interested in seeing a bit more around my collection in photo form, then you can start following @jollycollector on Instagram!

You can also find a link here

Today, I'm with one of the mystery fashion watches from my collection.

This is my third watch from a range called Module. The range has released a wide variety of different designs, as you can see in my posts, and seems to share some common designs with a few other mystery fashion watches (-more of this will be revealed as I post the watches in question). Module watches are produced by Poll Position Ltd Co, who are also a bit of a mystery. There are a few companies online which have very similar names, and the closest option seems to be an Osaka based company which distributes Lip watches and is classed as a precision equipment manufacturer, but I've still not been able to confirm this absolutely. The only English links I found for Poll Position and Module together actually link to this blog...

The watch is a 3 hand dial design watch with a quartz movement. It has a round dial on a rectangular case and a black leather strap with a wide panel of leather across the back of the watch. Looking at the watch, one unusual thing catches your eye - this watch has two crowns, one at the 3 o'clock position, and one at 4 o'clock. The crown at the 3 o'clock position is a normal crown for setting the time, but the lower crown actually rotates the bezel behind the glass. This design of rotating bezel is like a design used by the high-end Citizen world time watches, however on this watch, the bezel only has 5 minute (or second) markers with numbers only for 0, 5, and 10.

I got the watch in a completely new condition recently, so I guess that it isn't so old.

When buying groups of watches, you need to try to recognise things by the photo. Doing this, you realise that there are a lot of watches which look similar at a glance.

Today's watch is another Telva (or テルバ) and has a passing resemblance to one of the G-Shock designs, but actually brings something a little special looking to the design.

The Telva line appear to be a low price range of watches with many different fashion watch designs. You seem to get a lot for your money though, as I've seen this model sell for around ¥1000 new, and it has a good build quality.

The watch is a model TI-136 and seems to have the name TD2 Chronograph, and it is a quartz LCD watch. It has a 6 digit LCD display with digits in different colours - blue for hours, green for minutes, and red for seconds. Above the time are three circular windows with segments in red LCD which show am/pm (left), alarm status (middle), and day of the week (right). The watch has 3 options, time, alarm, and stopwatch. The mode button switches between alarm and stopwatch (and activates settings mode), and the bottom right button shows the alarm setting.

The watch has a clear plastic case with shiny silver trim, and a completely clear strap. This gives the watch a really nice look, making it seem very shiny and luxurious when it catches the light.

The back has the Telva Digital logo, and also says this is a Crepha X design. Crepha are the manufacturer and started in 1989 with the mottos "Smile is extreme energy" and "Share the happiness".

It's back to my strange fashion watches with this model from Deep.

This Deep model is back to following the usual numbering (unlike the last model). It is called the DT009, so is one of the lower numbers I've come across.

The watch is a gold coloured design with a large dark screen covering most of the front. Pressing the button reveals the lights for the time display. The time is shown in small LED squares, which looks like a dot matrix style, but the LEDs are only in the pattern 18:88. There are no special modes for the watch, with only a time and display possible. The two buttons on the right show the time (top) or date (bottom) and there is an inset button on the left to start setting (based on which mode is showing at the time).

Again, I don't know when the Deep watches were released, but I'm still guessing the 2000s.

I'm off to a dance festival tonight, and I got today's watch off one of the DJs who is playing.

The watch is by the New York based fashion house DKNY. The DKNY brand was started in 1989 by designer Donna Karan as a younger more affordable line compared to her main Donna Karan New York brand. The brand specialises in ready-to-wear fashion goods and accessories for men and women. As part of the brands collection, they have produced many different watch designs over the years.

This model is the NY-6001 and is a ladies/unisex watch with a quartz movement. It is an ana-digi model in big-tic style, meaning that the digital display on the face is to cover the seconds. It has two vertical digits so the tens of seconds are above the centre and the seconds are below. The time is shown on a two hand dial design with a separate movement to the digital display. I mentioned the big-tic style for a reason, as although that is a Fossil watch design, it seems to be the same movement inside here as the Fossil watches (and it even says Fossil on the circuit board).

I'm not sure when the watch came out, but it's not for sale anymore. The original sale price was $75.

Today's watch is one which has all the model number and information which would suggest that it was from a main brand, but I can't find anything about it.

The watch is by a brand, or part of a line called Person's. It is a slim LCD watch with an offset head and a 4 digit inverse LCD watch. The LCD is in the centre of a mirrored section of face and is actually difficult to see without good light. It is a simple watch module, and only has time, date, and seconds views.

The watch head is in a one piece rubbery plastic strap which has the name Person's in raised letters below the face. On the back of the watch is a model number which is P290-A42438, and it is assembled in China. There is also another number, 97 10, but I don't know what this is.

On the cardboard label, there is also another number which I guess is the catalogue number, and is AA95-8681T.

I've tried to search for the watch, the model numbers, and the brand, but have not found anything so far. Because of that, I haven't concluded on the date, but the number on the back of 97 10 could mean October 1997?

Today's watch is part of a range called 'Originals', but something about it makes me think it isn't really.

The watch is one of the Adidas Originals watches and is a large case dial design. The Originals range by Adidas is a range of clothing and accessories which has the styling of the early Adidas clothing and a look which is like a modern take on the 70s and 80s fashion. The range was released in 2008 and uses the Adidas trefoil logo which was used up until 1997. This logo can be found on the dial and the buckle.

This model is a 3 hand dial watch with a quartz movement. It has a large round black face with red hands, and has multicoloured hour markers around the edge of the dial (green, blue, purple, and yellow). The case is made from a hard black plastic, and has a black rubber strap with Adidas buckle. The box shows that the watch was made by Fossil Inc from the US and was made under license from Adidas.

There are a couple of things which make me a little sceptical as to whether this is a genuine model. First is the back of the watch, which has no makers marks or model number, but just a simple Adidas logo and the statement 'stainless steel back'. The other thing is the strap because the holes for the pin from the buckle haven't been punched through completely. These two things don't definitely say this is a copy or fake, but they just don't feel quite right.

I've now blogged a few different XLarge (or X-Large) watches, but today's is one of the big collaborations they did.

This watch is the collaboration between XLarge and Casio to produce a limited edition G-Shock watch. The watch is a G-Shock DW-5600 design which is designated DW-5600VT. The -VT models seem to be the mark for the line of watches where Casio released the limited editions, and there have been many different designs produced over the years.

This limited edition looks to have been released around 2006 or 2007, but I don't have any information on the number of units produced. It was a Japanese market version (as it has the Foxfire name), but was officially sold in one store in the US, the XLarge store in Los Angeles. This isn't a common model, so they seem to command a high price in the second hand market. The model has the same case shape as the regular DW-5600, but has the XLarge name under the glass above the LCD. The strap is also covered by a faint pattern of leaves and flowers. The el-backlight reveals a red image of the XLarge clothing name and Ape logo. The XLarge name is also engraved in the centre of the back plate.

The DW-5600 watch is an LCD design with a 2 line LCD display. The LCD shows day and date along the top, with the 6 digit time along the bottom. The date is shown on a little box in the top left, and during the other modes, the time is shown here. Inside is a 1545 module which gives the watch time, alarm, stopwatch, and timer modes. The module start date is 1995 which shows the design has been around for a while.

I have many gadget watches in my collection, but the range of watches that this one is from must rank amongst the strangest mixture of watch and tool.

The watch is part of a range of watches by Stanley aimed at DIY/home improvement fans. Stanley Works (now Stanley Black & Decker) is an American manufacturer of tools and hardware and is one of the Fortune 500 companies. The Stanley Works company started in the 1920s when two cousins merged their businesses.

In the mid 2000s (around 2005), Stanley released a range of watches in Japan (- I've seen 6) where they combined a wristwatch with a household tool. This model is the STA-2006SV and online it seem to be generally viewed as the coolest of the lot. The watch has a piece fastened to the left side of the case which looks like a rubber coated cylinder with a screw top. But when you take off the rubber piece, it reveals that this watch has a built-in vice (or G clamp).

The watch part is an LCD design with a rectangular 3 line LCD (date, time, seconds from top to bottom). The buttons are all on the right side of the watch, and the modes included are alarm (x2), stopwatch, and timer. The back of the watch shows this is 30m water resistant and powered by a CR1616 battery. It has the name Advance on the back plate, which could be the model (or range) name. There is also the number A126 which I don't know, but could be the watch module. The watch comes with a thick black rubber strap which is a custom design to fit the watch case.

There seems to be quite a lot of fashion brands which are popular in Japan, but relatively unknown to the rest of the world. Today's watch is from one of those brands, and another which I became aware of through the 1481010 watches.

This watch is a retro style LCD made by Journal Standard. The Journal Standard brand has been around in Japan since the 90s and has over 30 stores in Japan and Hong Kong (and also in Paris). They are makers of contemporary casual clothing for men and women, but designed for a modern world. The designs are inspired by American Casual, but with a modern take, and they are focused on creativity and quality rather than trying to follow all of the latest trends. The brand is part of Baycrew's Group which is the Japanese head company.

This watch is a classic design LCD watch which was released as a limited edition, but not numbered so I don't know how many units were produced. It has the same case shape and layout as the Casio F-91W, but with a multicolour design and Journal Standard branding. It has a two line LCD with day and date in small digits at the top and time in larger digits below. As with the 593 module in the F-91W, the watch has a stopwatch and alarm, a button to switch between 12 and 24 hr display, and an LED bulb light.

The printing on the front has the Journal Standard name, a JS logo, and the statement it is a limited edition. The back has an engraved logo with JS in a fancy font, but a different version than is currently used.

I'm not sure on the date, but I'd guess this is likely a 2000s model.

I'm blogging another from my Super Lovers watch collection.

The Super Lovers watches are a range of different watches released by the Japanese Super Lovers fashion brand. The brand started in 1988 and has fashion inspired by the London club scene, with a hint of punk. Their watches have been produced over the years in many different styles and using different manufacturers parts, so they may have been custom ordered, and you don't see many of each style.

This model is a punk/rock style watch with a long studded strap. The strap is so long it wraps several times around your wrist (but it won't wrap as well if your wrist is larger than mine). The watch part is a thin rectangular case with a 3 hand dial. The face has the Super Lovers logo (a heart in a Superman shape) and the text "From Tokyo With Love" and "Super Lovers since 1988". Inside, the watch has a Miyota quartz module, and this is using an AG4 battery for power.

I don't know when this model is from, but it may well be from the 2000s.

I'm blogging another ladies watch today, but one which still works on my smaller wrist.

The watch is a vintage model by the British brand Storm of London. The vintage nature can be seen by the reference to Sun 99 Ltd which was the original company for Storm co-founder Steve Sun. The watch also has a strap design a little different from the normal Storm design, but one which was seen on a few designs in the mid-90s. On that basis, I'd guess this is a mid-90s model too.

This model is a ladies watch with a relatively normal design for a Storm, and there is no model name on the back. It has a 3 hand dial design with a quartz movement, and the special feature of a backlight. The face is a plain white with numbers in a dark grey outline font.

The back has the same registered design number as the last model I blogged,  so it seems that is the Storm number rather than the design of the watch itself. The same goes for the strap registered number, which is the same as the last model, but with a different strap design.

Today's watch is from a brand which I thought was Scandinavian, but turns out to be based in America!

The watch is by Skagen Denmark who was founded in 1989 and named after a Danish fishing village (the Northernmost settlement in Denmark). The founders were Henrik and Charlotte Jorst who had moved from Denmark to New York a few years earlier. They started as US representatives for a Danish manufacturer, but moved on to getting their own watches made through the Hong Kong factory of another Danish company, Comtech Watches, and the Skagen watch brand was born in 1992. The company aim is to bring Danish inspired ideals to the world through design imbued with purpose, honesty and simplicity. Since 2012, the company has been owned by Fossil Inc.

This model is the 656LSLD, and is technically a ladies watch, but I'd consider it to be unisex. The last letter in the model number seems to refer to the colour as there is also a 656LSLB in black. It is a slim feeling watch with a curved rectangular case with a line of jewels at the top and bottom. It has a tan leather strap which matches the case width, and has the Skewen name on the back. It is a 3 hand dial design and has 3 small dials at the 6, 9, and 12 o'clock positions. The small dials cover the day (top), date (bottom), and 24 hr time (left).

The back shows this is a stainless steel watch with a super hardened mineral crystal glass and is 3 atm water resistant. Inside is quoted as being a slim Japanese quartz movement which has a part number of KP1207XE and takes an LR920 battery. The back also has the Skagen Denmark and Skagen Designs Ltd names as well as the Skagen logo (which represents two different bodies of water in the sea meeting at Skagen).

This model had an original list price of $165 and according to Amazon it is a 2011 design.

Today I'm blogging an old LCD which has a familiar logo, but not name.

This watch is a basic rectangular LCD watch with the name St. Moritz on the face. The name St. Moritz is best known as the luxury ski resort in the Swiss alps. It is popular with the jet-set and one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world. There is a St. Moritz Watches brand and a St. Moritz Watch Corporation, but based on their ranges I don't think this is linked to either of those.
The other symbol on the watch is the bunny logo of Playboy. The logo was designed by the Playboy magazine art director Art Paul and has been used on every issue since the 2nd. This logo is slightly different though, being a mirror image of the magazine version so I guess it isn't connected to the magazine either.

Inside is a very old looking LCD module suggesting this is a 1980s watch, and it takes an AG2 battery which is also less common in more modern LCD modules.

The watch has a 4 digit LCD display with time, date, and seconds displays. There is a second button which activates the bulb based light.

It's back to the Swatch watches again with another of the metal models, but this time an earlier version.

The Swatch Irony range came out in 1995 and were a more luxurious metal version of the typical Swatch watches. The designs were normally similar to the Swatch Originals apart from the material of construction for the body.

This model is called Happy Joe Yellow and comes from the 1997 Fall Winter collection. Interestingly, it was designed in 1993, which means it had been originally envisioned before the Swatch Irony range was first released.

The watch is a 3 hand dial design with an ETA quartz movement, and has a date window at the 3 o'clock position (with a small magnifying dome in the glass). It has a yellow design with white hands and a black ring (with minutes markers) around the very edge of the face. The bezel is also engraved with the word Swatch repeated around it.

The Happy Joe Yellow has the model number YGS409 and is one of at least 6 different colours of Happy Joe watches. There are also 3 different variations of Happy Joe Yellow (4 if you include that the metal strap model came in US and EU versions), with this version with a yellow leather strap being YGS409C.