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Unfortunately Casio QA is garbage today. And don’t expect competency from their customer service
Still consistently better quality than 99% of the clones out there.
I don't know about their customer service but I have bought a few of their watches recently and they seem as good as ever. (Which is the reason I don’t know about their customer service, of course)
Could the 80s Data Bank watches be considered one of the first PDAs?
According to this their most recent innovation was in 2023 with a "virtual community where people can co-create and interact with one another via digital platforms like NFTs and the metaverse."
From the 2000s section:

“The debut of the GW-300J introduced a new line — The G — driven by a passion for creating the ultimate wristwatch: one that would never break, never stop, and never fail to keep precise time.”

I have worn the same GShock GW-6900 continuously, all day and night, every day for 15+ years.

I wore it in war, diving in the pacific, skydiving, on stage pitching, on TV shows and am currently wearing it

I’ve replaced the band ONCE and it keeps perfect time and the backlight is a handy light in a pinch.

Probably the best purchase I’ve ever made

Some of cool and the wild ones:

> The TM-100 was a highly unique wristwatch with the ability to transmit speech via radio. Outfitted with an FM transmitter and microphone, the watch allowed users to wirelessly broadcast their voice to a radio tuned to the right frequency simply by speaking toward the watch

> The unique CMD-10 delivered remote control functionality for TVs and VCRs. Its function-minded layout of large remote control buttons ensured intuitive operability. Users could turn their TV or VCR on or off, change channels, adjust the volume, and more using the watch on their wrist.

And then there is the sad one, too:

> The ever-innovative G-SHOCK brand takes a new step, launching a virtual community where people can co-create and interact with one another via digital platforms like NFTs and the metaverse.

I always had Casio watch when I was a kid. Nowadays, I prefer having none on my wrist. As a developer, it hinders my hand movement when typing.
Very cool! I've had a F91-W for years and never knew the history. I thought it was way older than '89.
The incredible Sensor Watch after-market board is really worth a mention on a thread like this:

https://www.sensorwatch.net/

Joey et al.’s work ports the SPICE astronavigation library to the on board ARM m0 giving you a complete orrery in a classic F91W “Terrorist” watch. It is fantastic!

I really love being able to get an estimate of when and where The Moon will rise, or where Saturn is right now. Timekeeping and astronomy are two of the oldest forms of science we have and I love being in constant touch with them via the newest science we have: computers! (The source is all open and available for you to hack on, including a nifty emulator.)

Casio should release one of their "game and watch" products again, or create a new one based on the old models. Production cost cannot be higher than that of a normal watch, and a lot of people would love to own one.

I am always disappointed when I see products like their pac man watches that just have a print on it without any game related functionality. This has damaged the brand a lot already, and tbh, after many years being a hard core Casio fanboy I have moved on. But one more gaming watch...

> 2016 - First Casio outdoor watch to run Android Wear OS

Could you imagine the situation they were in as the most high-tech watch company in the world? For mainstream relevance you now have to anchor yourself to a smartphone platform that is either a) hostile to your very existence or b) completely abandons their platform and leaves you and your customers out to dry.

I know people complain about car manufacturers being hostile to CarPlay and Android Auto. But I think in the long run, the executives are being smart. Looking down the history of other companies that turned over responsibility of their user experience to tech companies - there's not a good track record of long-term successes.

I still think about the way the CEO of Nokia back in 2010 described what it would be like for them to abandon their in-house OS for Android: "Peeing yourself to stay warm".

It's interesting to see how the analog display remained dominant and kept the scope for being artistic and rich, while the digital display appeared exhausted of it's curiosity and awe of 70's and can no longer be made to look trendy.
I wish there were more watches like the IA-1000.

A flip watch goes so hard. Would be a cool flex

Love my G-shock GW-6900. Only weak point is the resin strap, which needs replacing every few years. I do not want a 'smart' watch that needs to be regularly charged and is bleating at me all the time.
I was having such a nice time reading all that until the final entry in 2023. Yuck.
I really would like some official casio faces on my apple watch.
I used to have the W-520U and it was the best watch I've ever owned ...also the only watch/thing I ever lost in my life, I left it at the gym class in school and the next day boom, gone.

http://www.digital-watch.com/DWL/1work/casio-w-520u

My favorite series since 10-20+ years ago is the ProTrek, which I guess it's part of G-Shock but I don't see them in the site. (I guess the PRT-1GPJ is there at 1999).

https://www.casio.com/us/watches/protrek

https://www.casio.com/europe/watches/protrek/brand/collectio...

https://www.casio.com/intl/watches/protrek/30th/history

Memories. I had first Casio sometime in 1980s at age 8 or so, and it was solar fueled. I put it under desk lamp which was probably 100W back then to charge it faster, I guess, and then the plastic deformed. Little I knew putting it into a refrigerator will not make it back to be nice and square. 8 year old. And there has been so many styles, every year to release new catalog and for so many region/countries there are different styles. I can imagine there is one person out there, a real boss-level-type dude, who has a basketball-size room with all brand new Casio watches, each one style, still unopened.
I wish Casio would release Databank with updated specs and LoRa Meshtastic
Will we get a Casio AI watch in the 2030s?
It’s a shame that Casio are relentlessly pushing the g-shock watches upmarket. Part of their appeal was that they were affordable and tough. I still put on a g-shock if I absolutely have to know the time and couldn’t be faffed winding an automatic.

The GB-800 is pretty cool, has a step counter and the time can be kept by using the g-shock app including adjusting for daylight saving. The 5600 is my favourite though.

I'm wearing a ~$4000 MR-G today and I'm really happy with my choice. IMO the best thing about Casio as a brand is that they sell $15 watches and $8000 watches that do basically do the same things but appeal to different people. The existence of the higher end models doesn't diminish the utility or value of the classics. There's really something for everyone.
What happened in the 90s? So many ugly watches!
> https://www.casio.com/us/watches/50th/Heritage/1980s/:

> 1981, J-100, Jogging watch with pace-setting function

> 1982, AQ-500 (Janus) First Casio analog-digital combination watch with three hands

Interesting how they don't have a picture of these, they just have a black placeholder. I was able to Google a J-100 in seconds, including eBay listings for one for ~$390 and another for ~$520. There's an AQ-500 on Etsy. You'd think Casio could just buy one if their archives are missing an example.