Casio Watches

Casio Electronic Technology

Casio applied its cutting-edge electronic technology originally developed for pocket calculators to the new market of digital watches that would lead the market for years to come.

Watches Display All Aspects of Date and Time

Instead of just building digital version of the conventional spring-driven mechanical watch, Casio decided to create a wristwatch to display all aspects of date and time in an attractive, compact and durable fashion accessory. Casio created a watch that displayed the precise time with the display of month, day, hour, minute and even seconds.

It was the first watch ever with an automatic calendar function that obviated the need to reset the calendar based on different number of days in months. Instead of a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was used to show all the information.

Long Lasting Watch Battery

The first model was the 1974 model CASIOTRON, the first digital watch with an automatic calendar powered by a tiny watch battery lasting well over a year.

Alternatives to Watch Batteries

In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch to overcome the old-fashioned concept that watches have to be considered fragile pieces of jewelry needing to be handled with care. The G-SHOCK also adopted various new sensors, solar-powered technology, lower power demand to offer longer lasting watch batteries. By employing the latest technology and components Casio has become the leader in digital time-piece designs.

Batteries Replace Spring Drives

Casio is leading the industry in time-keeping technology just as it has done decades ago when it applied digital quartz technology powered by a tiny watch battery to replace spring-driven, delicate time-pieces with durable solid state devices.