A Brief History Of Casio Wrist Watches
In 1946 a fabrication technology engineer in Japan, named Tadao Kashio, invented the yubiwa pipe, establishing the company soon to be known around the world as Casio. During this time, shortly after World War II, Japan’s economy was in a slump like much of the rest of the world. Kashio’s yubiwa pipe fit around the bottom of a cigarette, allowing a smoker to hold the cigarette and smoke it completely down without burning their fingers.
With the state of Japan’s economy and the commonness of smoking during this era, Kashio’s simple invention gained great popularity. Soon, Casio Computer Co. had originated and began producing a variety of calculators. In 1957, Casio introduced the model 14-A as the first electronic calculator ever used.
Casio continued to expand their product line to include electronic keyboards, a variety of media players, media storage devices, and even digital cameras. The products Casio is most famous for are their unique wrist watches. Casio wrist watches were some of the most advanced wrist time pieces available when they were first introduced.
They featured a newly available design in watches, quartz-crystal, and were available with unusual tools integrated into the watch, including thermometers, altitude readings, and even gauges for determining atmospheric pressure. Casio wrist watches quickly became popular around the world because of their usability and multifunction design.
One favorite line, the Wave Ceptor Casio wrist watches, featured not only the traditional analog clock face, but also a trendy digital display. These dual function Casio wrist watches were loved by millions. Casio continued to change time piece technology by integrating other smart features into their well-loved wrist watches.
Some Casio wrist watches could automatically acquire the time through a radio signal, while others would tell time in various time zones. Casio wrist watches can be found with alarms, timers, stopwatches, and some can even adjust automatically for Daylight Savings Time. One of Casio’s most popular wrist watches was introduced in the 1980’s and was a highly multifunctional time piece.
These Casio wrist watches could tell the time and also featured a built-in calculator for simple computation. Other features included an alarm, a stop watch, and even a small address book. In 1983, Casio G-Shock watches were introduced, giving Casio wrist watches an edge over all competitive watches. The G-Shock set the standards for the future of digital watches with a scratch resistant, shock proof, water proof design that boasted extreme durability. The Casio F91W is another classic Casio wrist watch that has gained a great deal of attention because of its common use by terrorists.
This simple digital watch is best known for its accuracy and features an alarm, as well as a stopwatch. Its ability to tell the time precisely to the second may explain why pieces of this model are often found at bomb scene investigations and why so many of those associated with the Al-Qaeda are found wearing this watch. Casio wrist watches have become world renowned because each model offers so much more than a simple time telling device. Casio wrist watches are unique, dependable, and versatile.