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Top interesting facts about Casio

1. Casio makes much more than just watches

Today, Casio is most known for its watches but did you know that Casio also produces a wide array of other products? Casio’s other products are also highly popular and appreciated around the world because of their performance, functionality, and affordability. The company primarily focuses on electronics in different forms, and this also includes watches, which explains why most of Casio’s watches are digital.

Some of the main items that Casio produces include calculators, digital cameras, musical instruments, cash registers, laptops, mobile phones, electronic keyboards, computer printers, clocks, and much more.

Casio has great expertise when it comes to manufacturing electronics and this also explains why Casio’s watches are so successful and popular.

2. Casio is a company of a Japanese origin

Today, Casio has operations all over the world due to its large market presence but its head office is still located in Japan.

Casio was established in Japan in 1946 and was named Kashio Keisanki. The company was co. founded by Kazuo Kashio who was the CEO of Casio Computer Co since 1988. Keisanki died in 2018. It was also co-founded by Tadao Kashio who was an engineer specializing in fabrication technology.

In 1957, the holding name was changed to Casio, which is the name we know today.

3. Casio didn’t start out making watches

Whilst the company is certainly most known for its watches today, that is not how it started out.

In fact, the first product that the company made was, interestingly enough, a finger ring for holding cigarettes, known as the yubiwa pipe. The benefit of this invention was that it allowed smokers to smoke the cigarette down to its nub and also left their hands free which was important for workers. The invention came after the end of World War 2 which had been tough on Japan, making cigarettes a valuable resource. This invention became a huge success.

4. Only three prototypes exist of the original G-Shock

The first G-Shock ever created was the DW-5000. Casio made five prototypes but only 3 are left. The three of the prototypes that remained were gifted to some of the team members who had developed the G-Shock.

Because of this, the DW-5000 from 1983 is the rarest Casio watch in the world.

5. All digital Casio watches present 10:58 in advertisements 

As you may have noticed, all digital Casio watches present the time 10:58 in advertisements. Why? The reason is that 10:58 is considered the best combination of numbers to make the watch look as good as possible and more importantly, make use of the full watch face to ensure that it doesn’t look empty.

6. Casio was one of the earliest manufacturers of quartz watches

At the end of the 1960s, Seiko released the world’s first quartz watch. The launch of the quartz watch led to the quartz crisis in the Swiss watch industry. Affordable quartz watches competed with more expensive and less accurate mechanical watches and won a lot of market share. Casio was one of the earliest watch companies to start manufacturing quartz watches, both digital and analog.

7. The Casio founders decided to start producing calculators in 1949

After having seen electric calculators at the Business Show in Ginza, Tokyo in 1949, the Casio team decided to start making calculators using some of the profits from the pipe. The original calculators used gears that were operated by hands or with a motor but with some knowledge about electronics, they managed to make a calculator that used solenoids. In 1954, the calculator was done and became the first electro-mechanical calculator in Japan.

8. Casio watches have been worn by many celebrities

Considering the strong presence that Casio has on the market and its recognized brand, it’s not surprising that Casio watches have found themselves on the wrist of celebrities and actors on and off the screen.

Casey Affleck wears a DW-6900MS-1 in the movie Triple 9. Moreover, Celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Clint Eastwood, and many more have been seen wearing Casio watches.

This proves that price isn’t everything and that there is something attractive about Casio’s watches beyond just the price.

9. Casio has many inventions to its name

Over the course of its history, Casio is responsible for having invented many different items. An important invention from Casio is the QV-10 which became the first consumer digital camera to feature an LCD screen.

Casio also invented the first consumer three-megapixel camera, ceramic lens technology, and the first ultra-compact camera model.

10. Casio Illuminator VS Fox Fire

If you look at the dial of a digital Casio watch, you’ll likely be able to spot the word “Illuminator”.

But have you ever seen a Casio with the text “Fox Fire” on the dial? The Fox Fire dial print is reserved for Casio watches that are intended for the Japanese market. The watches with “Illuminator” on the dial are meant for the international market.

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