Casio Twincept World Time Data Bank ABX-58

I tend to have a liking for high tech looking LCD watches, and the Casio Twincept range fits the bill.

The Casio Twincept watches from the ABX series have a nice arrangement with a normal electronic dial but an LCD display built into the glass. Thus allows them to show a range of data superimposed over the dial. The basic display has a combination of normal and dot matrix digits showing day (using the dots), date, and time (6 digits on the bottom row) . You can then change the mode and switch the LCD to show the other modes which are Data Bank, world time, alarm and stopwatch. In the world time mode, the LCD displays a world map with the selected zone flashing.

Today's model is the ABX-58 and it uses the same 1326 module as the ABX-53 watch that I blogged a while back, but has a different styling. This model has a more angular body (octagonal rather than round), and comes with a fabric and leather strap (which may not be original, but matches well). There is also a number on the bottom of the dial saying 701A2-067.