Casio super-sized a classic digital watch to create this retro desk clock

Oct 09, 2024 08:18 PM - 4 months ago 151762

Casio Japan is releasing a caller table timepiece that will beryllium acquainted to those who’ve eschewed smartwatches successful favour of simpler integer timepieces. It’s a supersized version of the Casio A158W integer watch that could make for a awesome nightstand siren clock, though you whitethorn not want to hide its retro charm successful your bedroom.

Officially called the DQD-851J-8JF, the timepiece will beryllium exclusively disposable successful Japan starting connected October 25th for 4,378 yen (around $29). That’s moreover cheaper than the Casio A158W watch because the timepiece is made from integrative alternatively of stainless steel.

The table timepiece besides lacks a stopwatch and a chime that rings astatine the apical of each hr but adds features not recovered connected Casio’s basal integer watches for illustration a thermometer and a humidity sensor. Its surface illuminates pinch amber LEDs that are easier connected the eyes successful the dark, and it tin beryllium utilized arsenic an siren timepiece pinch snooze functionality and 5 levels of sound.

A brace of AA batteries should powerfulness the timepiece for astatine slightest a year, and it has a afloat automatic almanac pinch a time and period show supra the time. For those really utilizing it successful Japan, the timepiece will automatically group and set its clip utilizing section power broadcasts but is not compatible pinch akin transmissions utilized successful different countries.

If you scheme to import and usage it extracurricular of Japan, the timepiece will request to beryllium manually group and occasionally adjusted to support it accurate.

The Casio A158WA-1 vintage integer watch propped up adjacent to a java mug.

Casio precocious revived the A158WA-1 integer watch that inspired this caller table clock.

Image: Casio

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