While many Swiss watch manufacturers have been in existence for 100 years or more, Casio is a relative newcomer to the watch industry. The very first Casio watch, the "Casiotron", made a big splash on the watch scene when it was introduced in October 1974.
While the features offered are an afterthought today, this watch was on the leading edge of technology because not only did it show the hours, minutes, and seconds, but also had a "unique" function that could automatically determine the number of days in a month and whether or not the current year was a leap year.
Prior to 1974, Casio had developed their success and reputation in the electronic calculator industry. At the same time, the watch industry was undergoing a technological revolution from mechanical to quartz mechanisms.
Quartz watches are in essence electronic calculators that measure pulses from a crystal oscillator and converts those measurements into increments of time. Considering this, it was only natural for Casio to branch out into the watch business.
Over the last thirty years Casio has been a major global innovator of watch design and advancement. They introduced the toughest watch in the world, the Casio G-Shock Watch.
In addition, they have pioneered the development of solar powered watches, atomic time watches and watches with barometers, altimeters, heart monitors and even remote controls for all your other electronic equipment!
Today, Casio offers several different watch collections:
The following Casio watches are currently available for sale from various selected sellers. To check the details of any of these listings simply click on the links below. Please be sure to read the details of each listing and take some time to check out the seller's reputation and background. We do not endorse or support any of the specific sellers.
Casio Pathfinder Watches - Casio Pathfinder watches, Casio Protrek and Casio Sea Pathfinder are rapidly growing in popularity, offering such features as a digital barometer, altimeter, thermometer, compass, depth meter, solar power and atomic timekeeping - making this collection ideal for the outdoor enthusiast.
Casio Pathfinder PAW1200 Multi-Band Atomic Solar Triple Sensor Watch - Casio recently introduced the first multi-band atomic time watch - the Casio Pathfinder PAW1200 Atomic Solar Triple Sensor Watch - a big name for a big watch, literally! This watch is the ultimate timepiece for the continent-hopping outdoor enthusiast.