New Launch: Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch

Since 1974, Casio has been producing watches. As part of an ongoing celebration to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its first timepiece, the Japanese producer has unveiled a hoop watch that emulates the appears of the normal sq. G-Shock. Whereas Casio’s entry-level watches are primarily constructed from resin, the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch is crafted from stainless steel with a mineral glass crystal, and it is powered by a tiny digital quartz movement that provides all the same choices as a result of the mannequin’s full-size wristwatches.

The Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch isn’t the first ring-based produce that the Japanese producer has put forward, and the very first invention by Casio founder Tadao Kashio was the “yubiwa pipe” from 1946, which was a tiny ring-mounted cigarette holder that allowed people to make use of every of their arms whereas smoking. Although Casio is now well-known for each half from calculators to synthesizers, watches are one among many main pillars all through the mannequin’s fashionable portfolio, and the CRW001-1 Ring Watch indirectly pays tribute to Casio’s very first product, whereas solely reimagining the concept to mix with the rest of the mannequin’s fashionable catalog.

From a visual standpoint, the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch mirrors the appears of the G-Shock GMW-B 5000 D-1, which is a full-metal expression of the G-Shock’s distinctive square-shaped silhouette. Crafted from stainless steel, a single half varieties the watch case and band, with the internals of the watch mounted in from the doorway and coated by a flat mineral glass crystal. A specific glass adhesive methodology secures the crystal into the case to create a water-resistant seal, although it moreover presents a serviceable design with a view to facilitate routine battery replacements. With that in ideas, no depth rating is specified for the CRW001-1 Ring Watch, which signifies that it is solely guarded in direction of splashes and incidental contact, barely than being designed to be worn inside the water.

The doorway of the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch measures 19.5mm in diameter by 25.2mm inside the vertical route, and the thickness of its case is accessible in at 6.2mm. The within of the ring half measures 20mm in diameter (62.8mm in circumference), which interprets to a United States/Europe ring dimension of 10.5. With that in ideas, as a result of the band of the ring should not be adjustable, Casio encompasses a pair of spacers with the CRW001 Ring Watch, and every shrinks the within diameter by an extra millimeter to accommodate smaller fingers. Three buttons are positioned alongside the side of the case to provide entry to the movement, whereas the load of CRW001 Ring Watch is accessible in at 16 grams, and surrounding the doorway LCD show display screen is a brick-pattern physique that remembers the appears of the dial plate from the very first Casio G-Shock.

Attributable to its compact dimension and very intricate kind, machining the stainless steel case of the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch wasn’t an opportunity, and the housing of the timepiece is instead manufactured by means of a metallic injection molding (MIM) course of, which is a experience primarily used all through the firearms, electronics, and medical/dental industries. In the midst of the metallic injection molding course of, stainless steel powder is combined with a resin bonding agent after which injected proper right into a mildew. From there, the resin binders are eradicated sooner than the half will get sintered to fuse its metallic molecules collectively, and the highest outcome’s a small and very sophisticated kind made out of secure stainless steel that may in some other case be inconceivable (or in any case cost-prohibitive) to render on a normal CNC machine.

Arguably the one most spectacular ingredient regarding the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch is that it incorporates a fully-fledged digital quartz movement usually often called Module 3573, which presents many of the comparable options that you’ll find on Casio’s full-size wristwatches. Engaged on a single SR621SW vitality cell with a battery lifetime of roughly two years, the miniature quartz movement reveals the hours, minutes, and seconds using its 7-segment LCD show display screen. Nonetheless, the three buttons positioned on the side of the case allow clients to entry completely totally different modes, and this tiny digital movement encompasses a stopwatch, dual-time attribute, computerized calendar, and an LED backlight with a novel hourly flash attribute that briefly emits a refined flashing gentle at set events all through the day.

Most fashionable ring watches are low-quality devices which could be little larger than wearable novelties; nonetheless, the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch makes only some compromises by means of how they stack up subsequent to the mannequin’s full-size wristwatches. Furthermore, because of its stainless steel constructing and mineral glass crystal, Casio’s ring watch presents superior provides than what you get from quite a lot of its entry-level timepieces; nonetheless, with an official retail worth of $120 USDthe Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch moreover costs virtually as rather a lot as a solar-powered G-Shock. Although the concept of a hoop watch is inherently significantly of a novelty, people nonetheless want a secure and well-crafted product, and the Casio’s offering inside this space strikes a nice steadiness of being an accurate feature-packed timepiece, whereas nonetheless sustaining a categorically accessible worth stage. For additional information on the Casio CRW001-1 Ring Watch, please go to the mannequin’s website.