Casio Computer Co. Ltd celebrates the 50th anniversary of its watches with the release of a new watch, re-creating the Castiotron QW02, the world’s first line of digital watches with an automatic calendar function. There are only 4,000 pieces of the new TRN-50.
UPDATE (14 March 2024) - Casio has restocked due to popular demand and is available for preorder here.
The Casiotron in 1974 was inspired by the insight that “watches simply add up seconds”, where the original digital technologies developed in Casio’s calculator business brought the concept of a fully automatic wristwatch to life. The Casiotron automatically displayed time, and correct month, date and day of the week unless it was a leap year when February had 29 days.
The new TRN-50 incorporates state-of-the-art features, including radio-controlled time adjustment, solar charging, and Mobile Link functions for pairing with a smartphone. The original watch exterior, including its size, is meticulously re-created in a design that meets present-day quality standards. Many details, including the sophisticated textures of the case and band, the dark blue face, and the CASIOTRON logo, are faithfully reproduced.
It also features a super-twisted nematic LCD and Tough Solar charging system. The watch receives time calibration signals from six stations around the world and is equipped with Mobile Link functionality for pairing with a smartphone via Bluetooth to ensure precision timekeeping.
The Casio 50th Anniversary watch TRN-50-2ADR will be available for pre-order at S$699 from 28th February 2024 on https://www.casio.com/sg/watches/casio/casiotron/trn-50-2a
