With the launch of the company’s first watch in 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market during a period in which the watch industry had recently discovered digital watch technologies. Being a company with technologically advanced digital technologies that used calculators, Casio came to this industry with the certainty that it would create wristwatches that could lead the market.
When creating a unique wristwatch, Casio began to consider the basic theme: “What makes a clock perfect?” Instead of simply creating a digital model of the traditional mechanical wristwatch, Casio believed that the perfect wristwatch should be something that shows all aspects of time from a constant focus. According to this, Casio managed to produce a wrist watch that exhibited the exact time incorporating seconds, minutes, hours and the date, in addition to a.m. and p.m.
Even the day of the week was included. It was the first clock on earth that has an automated digital calendar function that eliminated the task of resetting the date due to the variation in the duration of the month. Instead of using a traditional clock face with hands, a digital LCD was used to better display all the data. This was joined during the launch in 1974 of the Casiotron watch, the world’s first digital wristwatch with automatic calendar. The Casiotron watch received great recognition for being a revolutionary element that symbolized a complete deviation from the traditional clock.
In 1983, Casio launched the rugged G shock watch. This model shattered the idea that the watch is usually a fragile element that must be handled with care, and emerged as a result of Casio’s technicians accepting the challenge of developing the toughest watch known to man. Using a multiple protection design on the parts, the module and the housing, the shock absorber G provided a significant new type of watch that is not affected by powerful shocks or blows.
Its functionality was instantly recognized, and the distinctive appearance, which embodied its functionality, grew to become very popular, which led to large sales in the early 1990s. The G shock quickly adopted numerous innovative sensors, technologies operated by solar radio and different components for even greater resistance. By constantly using modern technologies and moving beyond traditional thinking regarding this wristwatch, the G shock brand is becoming Casio’s number one watch product.
