Another watch for me…

My old Casio watch died at the end of July after 7 years and 2 month of flawless and accurate function to the second, thanks to its ability to pick up atomic time calibration signals transmitted in Germany (Mainflingen), England (Anthorn), the United States (Fort Collins), China (Shangqiu), and Japan (Fukushima, Fukuoka/Saga).

Yet, it all its remarkable precision only cost me 35 dollars! As I have prioritized results as long as they were not nefarious in nature, so why purchase a more expensive mechanical watch that isn’t as precise and for the most part must be regularly rewound or have its batteries changed frequently? 

Founded in 1946 in Japan, Casio Computer Co., makes calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and watches. It launched the first electronic calculator in 1957 (I got a pocket-size one in 1975). Also an early digital camera innovator, during the 1980s and 1990s, it developed numerous affordable home electronic keyboards for musicians along with an impressive selection of mass-produced and well-priced digital watches. 

My relation with watches is complex and is one I explained at length in this blog. 

This said, I still own a smartwatch that I use occasionally when I need to measure distances during my travels outside our home, but I needed a replacement for my old Casio, so I returned to the source and got myself a G-Shock. 

It's Casio’s upscale and sporty brand, this time a bit heavier, still “Atomic” in terms of time-keeping, but now solar-energy powered! It took me one day to keep it going, as its screen arrived totally blank to my house and I had to call Casio to be told what I had to do to bring it up to life. Hopefully that one might last me until I take my last breath. We’ll see...