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The “F-91W,” Casio’s hidden masterpiece that can be purchased for around 2,000 yen, is a gem!

The "F-91W," Casio's hidden masterpiece that can be purchased for around 2,000 yen, is a gem!

CASIO is a Japanese watch manufacturer that has made a name for itself as a developer of highly functional watches, and in addition to its G-Shock lineup, the company also offers a reasonably priced collection called “Cheap Casio. In this issue, we focus on the “F-91W” model, which has been the focus of much attention in recent years due to the return to retro watches, and thoroughly dissect a watch with surprising functionality that is out of proportion, in a good way, to its actual price!

The history of ” CASIO,” Japan’s leading wristwatch manufacturer

CASIO, one of Japan’s leading wristwatch manufacturers, got its start in 1946 when it established ” Kashio Seisakusho ” in Mitaka City, Tokyo. In 1954, the company developed a small, purely electric calculator, and in 1957, it established Casio Computer Co. Casio’s success as the “Casio of calculators” led to its entry into the wristwatch industry. Casio has become known worldwide for its revolutionary timepieces, including the “G-Shock,” which everyone has heard of, and is now the pride of Japan.

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What is the “Cheap Casio” line to which the “F-91W” belongs?

The “F-91W” model introduced here belongs to the “Cheap Casio” category of Casio’s product line. When we hear the name Casio, we think of the G-Shock with its high-tech features, but this category is also a wristwatch that cannot be ignored when talking about Casio. The actual name of the brand is “Casio Standard,” and it is characterized by its reasonable price compared to other watches. Until a few years ago, Casio watches had the image of being affordable watches sold at home improvement stores and other places close to home, but their toughness, functionality, and simple, basic design exceeded their price, and with the help of the retro and normcore trends, they have established a genre as “cheap Casio. The simple, basic design, toughness, functionality, and simplicity over price helped to establish the “Cheap Casio” genre.

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