Special delivery fresh from overseas...
The 50th Anniversary Casio book showed up at my door. I was quietly waiting for a couple weeks and thumbing through it, I'd say it was worth the wait. 100 pages chock full of juicy photos from a few early Casio models up to the latest and greatest...
It starts out with a page devoted to the 50th anniversary Casiotron
Followed by a shortlist of iconic models from each range
Then it dives right into their company history while highlighting some other notable pieces
They also discuss the technology aspect of their approach to watch design
Included are also some shots of their advertising media alongside some of the coolest gadgets
Of course there's a huge section devoted to G-Shock - past and current models, interviews with the design team, details about their production process and facilities, etc. etc.
There's even a section about G-shocks in popular media (movies, music, collabs, etc.)
Not to be overlooked, they also talk about their most popular core models
Rounding it out, they have a few sections also devoted to MR-G, Pro-Treks, Oceanus and Edifice lines.
While they call it a "Complete Book" it's hardly an exhaustive compendium. You'd need many volumes to have a complete list of all the watches they cranked out. But it's a very good snippet of their most interesting and popular designs. And you'll surely find stuff in here you've never seen before, to say nothing of the stories and interviews - which unlike previous Casio books - is in both Japanese and English this time. For the ¥2000/$14 price point plus shipping it's a worthwhile addition to any Casio/G-shock watch collection.
Quartz crisis gang. Grew up in the digital era so I've always had an affinity for Casios and the like. Now I consider myself more of a Casio watch historian, cataloging many of their pivotal timepiece...
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I'd love to get my paws on a copy but didn't see them on the Casio site. Where did you order yours?
I'm definitely going to pick this one up on Amazon, thanks for sharing.👍 While my fascination with Casio continues, this would be an excellent summary encompassing all the Casio product lines, and I'm open to discussing it further.👍
Nice! I’m gonna try and grab one for me also! 👍
Incredible resource with tons of history ! I’d love to pick one up one day Thanks for sharing
Can’t find a US source. Overpay on eBay?
I really hope they make a series production version of the Casiotron. Such a cool watch, and unfortunately, I missed out when it was released.
I'd love to get my paws on a copy but didn't see them on the Casio site. Where did you order yours?
You can grab one from Amazon Japan!
https://amzn.asia/d/dlTpkZe
Can’t find a US source. Overpay on eBay?
Amazon Japan will ship overseas.
https://amzn.asia/d/dlTpkZe
I really hope they make a series production version of the Casiotron. Such a cool watch, and unfortunately, I missed out when it was released.
There's another one coming out this year with blue/gold accents.
There's another one coming out this year with blue/gold accents.
Cool, where’d you see that?
Cool, where’d you see that?
Check here
https://www.watchcrunch.com/Drowning_in_Digitals/posts/new-leaked-casios-i-guess-that-casiotron-was-not-a-one-off-348163
You can grab one from Amazon Japan!
https://amzn.asia/d/dlTpkZe
Thank you! I've also emailed Casio customer service to see what they have to say. Figured it couldn't hurt.
Check here
https://www.watchcrunch.com/Drowning_in_Digitals/posts/new-leaked-casios-i-guess-that-casiotron-was-not-a-one-off-348163
Thanks! I missed that post.
That blue/gold Casiotron is pretty awesome looking.
Got mine few weeks ago and it's great! 👌
Honestly I'd be interested in that. As it stands the book seems pretty cool. Recently getting pretty interested in Casio. Thanks for showcasing this 👍
You can grab one from Amazon Japan!
https://amzn.asia/d/dlTpkZe
I was guided by your wisdom. Got mine last week-easy peasy. Thanks again for the information!