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Casio has released a ring in the form of its iconic watch
- schneems 2y agoIn Japan. The price is high but I still like it.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 2y ago$128 is really pushing the limit for what seems like a kitsch novelty. Were it a third of the price, I could see myself picking it up for my watch aficionado friend.
- sss111 2y agoBlame Inflation :/ That said, Casio novelties do hold their value surprisingly well. For example, just by wearing my Gravitymaster, I’ve already “earned” $130 as the resell value has shot up.
- Cumpiler69 2y ago>Blame Inflation :/ N'ah mate, I feel Casio is also quite cheeky with their pricing for what is essentially mass produced budget commodity 80's tech made in China from cheap plastics. Here in Europe most of their basic watches (excluding the F91W) are over 40+ Euros and all they do is show time/date on a cheap LCD display with poor viewing angles in a plastic resin shell who's paint rubs off after a couple of years. Meanwhile for that price you can get an Xiaomi smart band with OLED display, gorilla glass, Bluetooth, vibration, heart-rate sensor, and it even tells time. Casio's profits must be crazy good on those watches. I wish they would sell more models in metal casings like in the 80's and with updated internals with more functionality.
- GeoAtreides 2y ago> kitsch novelty you mean limited release collectable?
- michelb 2y agoYou should see what the Timex limited edition ring goes for now. I bet you can flip this Casio for a nice multiple as well.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 2y agoThen you are playing the limited edition collection game. Which is a game of no interest to me.
- awelxtr 2y ago> The ring watch’s screen even has a light, and an alarm function that will flash the display instead of playing an audible sound That is a bit... Underwhelming isn't it?
- kijin 2y agoA vibration motor would have been even better, but I suppose there wasn't enough space inside for that. Nor for a speaker. This is Casio, though. If they really want to, the next version could very well contain all of that and a solar battery.
- dylan604 2y ago> A vibration motor would have been even better, The best alarm clock I've ever had is a smartwatch that does this vibrating. No more stupid digital screaming. Just a nice gentle tapping pattern on my wrist, and then a fading bit of music. I'm usually awake and hitting stop before the music really starts.
- schwarzrules 2y agoSame, except I wear this: https://www.amazon.com/Timex-T49950-Expedition-Shock-Vibrating/dp/B09Q99S7LK https://www.amazon.com/Timex-T49950-Expedition-Shock-Vibrati... It's a "dumb" Timex watch, but also vibrates. So you get that same nice gentle vibrating without any "smart" alerts.
- Cumpiler69 2y agoI have the smaller older variant of the Timex Explorer and is still my most worn out of my whole collection despite its ugliness since it's by far the most useful due to the vibration alarms, great UX and features. Shame they don't make it anymore and has only been replaces with this gigantor edition.
- Rendello 2y agoA vibration motor on the index finger could make it... multifunctional.
- myself248 2y agoSix digit, not six segment. Each digit has seven segments. I've seen this a LOT lately, when did everyone forget what segments were?
- ok_dad 2y agoYoung people may not have ever seen a display like that.
- meowster 2y agoThey most likely see displays like that on microwaves.
- nefrix 2y agoIn grandma’s kitchen.
- saltcured 2y agoI understand a grandma could have had a microwave. After all, I remember radar ranges with mechanical timers that were already relics when I was a child. But, now you've got me wondering what kind of VR/holographic microwaves kids are buying. My latest bought a couple years ago still has a 7-segment vacuum fluorescent display. And a digital encoder knob and buttons rather than membrane controls. And a "cyclonic" inverter, which from the marketing diagrams, you would think can bend reality to your whims.
- dmd 2y agoI'm 46 and my grandma had a microwave by the time I was cooking in her kitchen in 1984.
- SoftTalker 2y ago> radar ranges with mechanical timers Those were the best. Dead simple to operate. That said I still have the Goldstar microwave I bought over 30 years ago, which has a keypad and digital timer.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoHaha, I love it! I wear the gold calculator watch because it's fun and peculiar. I'd love to get a gold casio ring.
- ThouYS 2y agohillarious
- ezekg 2y agoWhat is this, a watch for ants?
- danans 2y agoWhat kind of monster ants have legs are as thick as human fingers wherever you are? God help you if so.
- p1mrx 2y agoLooks like a mini GMW-B5000D: https://www.casio.com/us/watches/gshock/product.GMW-B5000D-1/ https://www.casio.com/us/watches/gshock/product.GMW-B5000D-1...
- gherkinnn 2y agoNot for me but I love the idea.
- dukeofdoom 2y agoA wrap around display ring would be cool.
- naruhodo 2y ago21st century mood ring!
- stackedinserter 2y agoI hope they included the iconic worst-in-the-world backlight into it.
- wkat4242 2y agoTrue, their EL tech was one of the best in that day and age though. Weird how they pivoted from so bad to so good.
- ycombinatrix 2y agoWhy is this so true for every casio lol
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoThis is the type of thing I would not purchase for myself, but I’m happy to see exist. Brilliant design.
- don-code 2y agoThe original announcement from Casio said they'd be making a ring version of the venerable DBC-611 calculator watch as well: https://www.g-central.com/casio-to-release-casio-watch-ring-collection-capsule-toys/ https://www.g-central.com/casio-to-release-casio-watch-ring-... It looks like they've instead made a ring version of the CA-53W, which - in the staggeringly few times I see someone wearing a calculator watch - is usually the one they're wearing. I still wear a DBC-610 as my daily driver, and I do use the calculator and countdown timer features quite often.
- ajsnigrutin 2y agoThe calculator buttons would probably be too small for a ring.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoTouch screen with graffiti input.
- Fluorescence 2y agoSo you're saying it retains the authentic Casio calculator watch experience? It's 30+ years since I owned one but I recall having to press the buttons with the corner of a nail and cursing if I thoughtlessly cut them!
- faangguyindia 2y agoI am glad I learned abacus method to not rely on these gimmick watches with calculators.
- generalizations 2y agoThat could actually be really useful. I'd love to wear a dumbwatch again, and if it's that much smaller then its that much better. Will be keeping an eye out for one that isn't nostaliga-themed.
- hunter-gatherer 2y agoI have a gshock 5600-e that was passed down from my brother who wore it for uses in a metal fab mill. This watch is amazing. Definitely get a gshock
- hermitcrab 2y agoI love my G-shock GW/6900. It is pretty bulletproof. Apart from the strap - annoyingly I have to replace that once every ~3 years.
- franczesko 2y agoThere are g-shocks with bracelets. I have a model with a plastic one.
- hermitcrab 2y agoI have the plastic/resin strap. They don't last. They crack and the strap holder breaks.
- petesergeant 2y agoThis feels like something you’d win at a carnival
- resoluteteeth 2y agoYeah, I actually got an extremely similar looking (but presumably more cheaply made) digital watch ring as a prize at an arcade type place that had games that spat out tickets that you could redeem for prizes around 30 years ago
- wkat4242 2y agoCool and functional. I hope this comes to Europe too.
- bookofjoe 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42156565 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42156565
- fatfox 2y agoIt looks a bit silly but also a lot of fun!
- xanderlewis 2y agoIt looks utterly stupid. I’ll take three, please.
- Rinzler89 2y agoI want one Casio watch ring for me and each of my friends and with our powers combined we are Captain Nerd.
- bloomingeek 2y agoOMG, put it on a chain and wear it around my neck!
- ycombinatrix 2y agoFlavor Flav walked so you could run
- franczesko 2y agoDigital watches in general have their charm https://youtu.be/mDVmdgao3RE?si=sfpEEkri1mmOvdAV https://youtu.be/mDVmdgao3RE?si=sfpEEkri1mmOvdAV
- laweijfmvo 2y agogorilla glass i hope, otherwise its scratch city for my clumsy hands
- hereme888 2y agoNo....nope. Don't like it. Why would someone spend $128 for that?