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Casio Watches

Casio Watches

Casio is a popular brand of watches which emphasizes affordable technological innovation. The company was primarily known for its calculators until 1874, when it introduced the casitron; a watch which displayed dates automatically - the first watch to do so. In all fields of endeavors, from computers to musical instruments, "if it's not totally original, it's not a Casio."

In the watch market alone this has meant a list of mass market innovations. These include:

Warranty

Most Casio watches come with a full manufacturer's warranty against defect for 2 years.

Casio Product Line

Casio G-Shock Cockpit watch (model G-511-1AVDR) The Casio G-Shock Cockpit watch (model G-511-1AVDR) is a sports size unisex watch with G-shock shock resistance. It offers world time, a 1/100-second stopwatch and an auto-calendar (to 2039). It is listed as $170.
Casio Audio Player watch (model WMP-1FV-8DR) The Casio Audio Player watch (model WMP-1FV-8DR) is a sports size watch with MP3 player and a 32 Megabyte Multi Media Card. It downloads a 4 minute song in less than 2 minutes and comes with play/stop, fast forward, reverse, volume and mode buttons. It also has regular watch features, such as a daily alarm, hourly time signal, auto-calendar (to year 2039) and 12 hour or 24 hour formats. The list price for this Casio innovation is $450.
Casio Protrek watch (model PRG-40T-7VDR) The Casio Protrek watch (model PRG-40T-7VDR) is a multi-faceted watch great for that person who needs to know everything. It has a digital compass, built-in thermometer (from 10 to 60 Celsius) and barometer (can measure between 260 and 1,100 hPa/mb).

It also has standard Casio features such as electro-luminescent backlight and standard time display features. The list price is $300.
Casio Baby-G for Women watch (model BGR-260S-9DR) The Casio Baby-G for Women watch (model BGR-260S-9DR) is a sports size watch with standard Casio features including a 1/100th second countdown timer and auto-calendar (to 2039). This model is in silver metallic and is listed at $130.

Other Casio Series

The Casio Sheen and Casio Futurist are very affordable watches. The Sheen features dual display-- face with hands and digital.