Retro calculator-style watch inspired by Casio Mini, the history-making personal calculator
This trio of CA-53WB watches pays homage to the Casio Mini, the world’s first personal calculator introduced in 1972. We bring the colors and design of this legendary, groundbreaking calculator to the long-selling CA-53 calculator watch, a perennial favorite since its 1980s debut. The band is made of bio-based resin, a material expected to help reduce environmental impact. From the past, to the present, to the future — Casio gives form to timeless value passed down for generations.
Casio Mini, the world’s first personal calculator
In 1972, Casio debuted the world’s first personal calculator. With one-chip large-scale integrated circuits (LSI), a six-digit display, and simple componentry, it was a quarter the size of mainstream models at the time, and at 12,800 yen, it cost just a third of competing products. The Casio Mini became a mega hit, selling one million units in the 10 months after its release and a total of six million units over the course of the series. With the Casio Mini, the calculator moved beyond office equipment, becoming part of everyday life as a personal household item. In 2008, the Caso Mini attained an Essential Historical Materials for Science and Technology (or Future Technology Heritage) designation from the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo.
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Design and colors pay homage to Casio Mini calculators
The unique face design of these watches features a calculator-style combination of LCD and full keypad and incorporates design motifs from the original Casio Mini. The display employs green text on a negative LCD. The keypad features the font used on the original, with each key separated by a grid line. In addition, the use of red for the mode indicator at the upper right evokes the image of the calculator’s power light. Every detail down to the white lines along the top and bottom of the watch face projects retro-modern style. Available in three colors: original Casio Mini black (CA-53WB-1B), CM-606 blue green (CA-53WB-3B), and CM-607 ivory (CA-53WB-8B).
Practical utility helpful for everyday life
In addition to a calculator function that adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides up to eight digits, the watch also comes equipped with dual time, stopwatch, alarm, and more.
Attention to materials: Bio-based resin
Key resin components of the band are made with bio-based resin. Produced using renewable organic resources, this material is expected to help reduce environmental impact.
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SPECIFICATIONS
• Water resistance
• Dual time
• 8-digit calculator
• 1/100-second stopwatch
• Alarm