Casio launches its 50th anniversary watch

Mondo Collection Updated on 2024-02-15

A reproduction of the 1974 Casiotron with updated specifications and features.

TOKYO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Casio Computer Co, ltd.Today it was announced that to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Casio watches, a new watch will be launched that reproduces the Casiotron QW02, the world's first digital watch with an automatic calendar function. **TRN-50 is limited to 4,000 pieces worldwide.

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Casio originally released the Casiotron watch in 1974, a digital watch that pioneered and was inspired by"The watch simply adds up the seconds"This statement. This watch takes full advantage of the original digital technology developed by Casio in the calculator business to bring the concept of a fully automatic watch to life. Casiotron displays not only the time, but also the correct month, date* and day of the week, and automatically adjusts for longer or shorter months with the Auto Calendar feature.

Except on 29 February in leap years.

*The TRN-50 adheres to the design philosophy of Casiotron, a fully automatic Casio watch, and draws on all of Casio's advanced technologies since the original model was introduced half a century ago. While recreating the Casiotron design, the watch also incorporates state-of-the-art features, including radio-controlled time adjustment, solar charging, and Mobile Link functionality that can be paired with a smartphone.

The exterior of the original watch, including the dimensions, has been meticulously recreated and designed to meet today's quality standards. Many details, including the delicate texture of the case and band, the dark blue surface and the Casiotron logo, have been faithfully reproduced.

*The watch is also equipped with a highly readable ultra-twisted nematic (STN) LCD display and a Tough Solar solar charging system, which is very practical. In addition to receiving time calibration signals from six stations around the world, the watch is equipped with a Mobile Link function that can be paired with a smartphone via Bluetooth to ensure precise timekeeping. **TRN-50 inherits the original design concept of Casiotron and adds the function of automatically updating the time difference information of the world time zone.

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