Casio Watches
CASIO was founded in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan, by Kashio Tadao. It started its journey by making calculators and gradually ventured into other areas like wristwatches, electronic dictionary, digital diaries, digital cameras, televisions, mobile phones, musical instruments, and various other electronics products. It's probably best known for its calculators, cash registers, and wristwatches. It was in 1974 when CASIO released its first wristwatch named as CASIOTRON. An impressive looking quartz watch that got CASIO speeding in the wristwatch business. This was the time when wristwatches were evolving from being mechanical to digital. While building calculators for decades CASIO had built strong LSI technology that it could easily leverage in manufacturing digital watches. The company got into watch business beating all odds and haven't looked back. It became one of the early manufacturers to offer quartz wristwatches. A digital or quartz watch utilizes an electronic counter mechanism to measure the pulses of a quartz crystal oscillator. Unlike mechanical watches, it's powered by a small battery that can last for years. (Learn more about analog vs. digital wristwatches). From a humble beginning in Tokyo, CASIO wristwatches have managed to carve a niche for themselves worldwide. They cater to the whole spectrum of watches - be it for men, women, or kids; sports enthusiasts or professionals.CASIO was among the first brands to offer watches that showed worldtime and included calculator. It also introduced the concept of illuminated watches. Popular CASIO watch models include G-Shock (for men), Sheen (for women), and Baby-G (for women). It offers a huge variety of watches under each of the brand names.
CASIO G-SHOCK WRISTWATCHES G-Shock is the leading Casio wristwatch. The primary highlight of G-Shock Casio Watches is their robustness. As the name suggests these watches are designed to sustain rough and tough conditions.
A shock absorbing technology ensures that even if you accidentally drop the wristwatch, it will not get damaged. It's designed to handle an impact from 10 meter height. G-Shock wristwatches use multi-layer cushion guards to absorb vibrations that can impact the accuracy of the time. Casio G-Shock watches are also water resistant. You can dive deep into the water with your watch on - it will still show you the correct time when you emerge from the depths of the water. You can almost feel the power in the dial of the watch. It wears a strong masculine look. Some of the common features of a G-Shock Casio Wristwatch include world time, shock resistant, stopwatch, daily alarm, low battery alert, power saving, full auto calendar, and 5-26 months of rechargeable battery life. They generally include three hands - hours, minutes, and seconds. Weigh in the range of 74g to 148g. You can buy a CASIO G-Shock Wristwatch in many flavors. There are over 30 versions of G-Shock wristwatches which can be categorized as below:
This wristwatch is designed specifically for pilots. Casio Gravity Defier is also known as Aviation Concept Line. Since pilots may fly across various time-zones, the Gravity Defier feature world time covering 29 timezones. They also offer daylight saving on/off feature. You can switch between home/city time and universal time modes. The wristwatch comes with a full calendar upto 2099 and 3 dials for wordtime, 24 hrs, and day.
Gravity Defier wristwatches are solar powered. And they come in two series - Casio G-1200 Series and Casio G-1500 Series.The 1500 series watches include hours time signal, full auto LED light, and countdown timer. [Compare Casio Gravity Defier Watches | Buy Casio Gravity Defier] Casio G-Shock Professional Series This series of Casio wristwatches inlcude Mudman, Gulfman, Riseman, and Frogman line of watches. Apart from sharing the standard G-Shock features, the professional series watches are mud or rust resistant. They can withstand very low temperatures (up to -20 degree Celcius). They come with multi-function alarm systems. You can have upto 5 alarms simultaneously. These wristwatches also feature backlight - you can control the duration of the illumination. You'll love the fact that the battery life of G-Shock Professional series wristwatches can be up to 3 years.
Casio Mudman (Mud-Resistant) Watches
Casio Gulfman (Rust-Resistant) Watches
Casio Riseman (Twin Sensor) Watches
Casio Frogman (ISO 200 M WR) Watches
Casio G-Shock Standard Digital Wristwatch Casio standard digital wristwatches are the most popular among masses. They sport very simple dials and come in a variety of colors. Affordable prices and plain design make these watches popular. The common features of Standard digital wristwatches include illuminated time, countdown timer, alarm, hourly signal, flash alert and regular time-keeping.
Some of the models in this series are solar powered. Some are mud resistant but not all. G-7900 series displays world time and moon data. You can see the moon graph and the tide graph in these watches. The battery life varies by model. There are over 30 different versions of Casio Standard Digital watches. Casio GX-56 Series Wristwatches
Casio 5600 Series Wristwatches
Casio 6900 Series Wristwatches
Casio G7900 Series Wristwatches
Casio G-Shock Standard Ana-Digi Wristwatch As the name suggests this is an analog-digital wristwatch which means you can view the time both in analog as well as digital format. The analog display includes two hands - hours and minutes. And digital time is shown in hours, minutes, seconds, pm, month, day and date format. This series of casio wristwatches is also very popular as it gives one the flexibility to view time in both analog and digital form. The design of Ana-Digi wristwatches is very intriguing. At first glance you cannot tell if the watch is digital or analog. They look very elegant and professional. And the choice of colors is mind blowing.
These watches sport all the features of G-Shock line of watches. They are all shock resistant. Some models come with world-time feature, others show regular time. Almost all watches feature alarm and countdown timer. These watches are excellent for just about anyone. Therefore they make a perfect personal gift. The choice is also plenty both in terms of models and colors. You can buy the timepiece of your choice with features that you care about. Some of the models in this category are as follows:
Casio G-Shock Giez wristwatches feature some of the most tresured G-Shock collection. These are high end wristwatches that give you best of both functionality as well as quality. Giez watches are solar powered and include most of the features of Gravity Defier watch series such as world time, 5 independent daily alarms, countdown timer, and hourly time signal. You can swap between the home city and world time display. The Giez watches come with full automatic LED light afterglow. Another nice feature of Casio G-Shock Giez wristwatches is rechargeable battery. They also include a low battery indicator so you know when it's about time to recharge the battery. The lifespan of the battery can fall anywhere between 5 months to 21 months depending upon the usage conditions. These are compact watches with case size 49.8x46.8x15.2. They weigh about 91g. If you like being stylish and don't mind paying a little extra you'll like these watches. They come in two series GS-1001 and GS-1050. Casio GS-1001 Series Watches
Casio GS-1050 Series Watches
Casio G-Shock G-Glide Wristwatch - Sports wristwatches As the name has it this series of casio watches is for sport enthusiasts. The highlight of G-Glide watches is the tide graph and moon graph display. You can view the tide levels for specific date and time. If you like sailing the ocean waves, this watch is an excellent utility. The knowledge of tide levels can help you plan and get the most out of your ocean ventures. G-Glide watches come with a countdown timer with progress beeper, and 1/100 seconds stopwatch. These watches are ultra-light weighing only 52g to 65g. You can set up to 3-5 independent alarms in G-Glide watches depending upon the specific model. Some of the models are low temperature resitant. Standard features include flash alert, shock resistant, and hourly time signal. Casio G-Glide is categorized into two series - GLX Series and GLS Series. Casio GLX Series Watches
Casio GLS Series Watches
Casio G-Shock Tough Solar Limited Models Casio G-Shock Tough Solar Limited includes special purpose wristwatches. Three separate series make up this limited edition segment - Green Series, Collaboration Series, and Special Series. The Collaboration series watches are specially designed for certain groups like submarine crew, surfers, etc. Special series is dedicated to Shiro Nikano, a main member of the Play Set Products design team in Japan. The special series watches are magnet resistant. Some of the models let you select the illumination duration. These watches weigh about 72g. Casio Green Series Watches
Casio Collaboration Series Watches
Casio Special Series Watches
Casio G-Shock C3 represnets three C's - Creative, Conceptual, and Contemporary. Casio G-8000 Series Watches
Casio G-8100 Series Watches
CASIO SHEEN WRISTWATCHES FOR WOMEN Casio Sheen wristwatches are designed for women. They are stylish and come in various choices of design and colors.
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