Casio AW-80 Ana-Digi Black

Back to the Casios again today with this ana-digi model.

This watch is the AW-80 by Casio and is a watch designed for either the sporty or travelling user. It has both an analogue and digital display on a black face in a silver case. The design is completed with a black resin strap (with a part number of 626 FU2 18). This combination of colours is the AW80-1V and the AW-80 has been released in various combinations of dial, case, and strap colours/styles.

The analogue display is a 2 hand dial which is electronically controlled and adjusted through the watch hand setting mode. The numbers for the hands are around the outside of the dial and appear to be on the glass rather than the face.

The LCD is a 2 line display taking up the bottom 1/3 of the face. It has a combination of normal digits and a dot matrix array which normally show time and seconds respectively. It is powered by the 2747 module, and is a relatively feature packed watch. It is an illuminator model with telememo 30 (data bank). It can show dual times and has a world time feature. There are also 3 alarms, a timer, and a stopwatch mode.

I'm not sure how long this design has been out for, but it is still show on the Casio website.

Casio Data Bank Calculator DBC-610

There's something about a calculator watch that makes you think geek, and Casio made many different styles of smart geeky models.

Today's model is the DBC-610 and is a silver metal data bank model first released in 1989, but a DBC-610A was also released in 2005. Based on this using a micro bulb light (and not having an A in the back), this is an original 1989 model. It uses a 676 module which is a generation 1 DBC module. It has a 50 slot data bank memory with secret password protected memo option, and had memory protection so you don't loose your data if you change battery within 5 minutes.

It has many different modes with the data bank, schedule, calculator, world time, alarm, timer, and stopwatch. It uses a 2 line LCD display. The main line (time) can ultimately show 8 digits, and the smaller line has a 6 character dot matrix and a 5 digit standard display. Above those is a display showing days of the week and upcoming schedule events. Input is through the calculator keypad with numbers and letter capabilities (two letters per key). When adjusting the time, you also type the new time into the keypad rather than cycling through the numbers.

The watch has a bent case so that it curves around your wrist. It has a matching stainless steel strap with a part number of S-470N.

Casio DBC-63 Cognit Schema Telememo 50

There is nothing that looks as geeky on your wrist as a watch with a calculator pad.

This is especially true for this watch which has the words Cognit Schema on the front and the strap. Cognit Schema is the organisation of knowledge about a particular concept.

The watch is by Casio and is one of their telememo 50 models with the designation DBC-63. This particular model has been done in collaboration with the Archeological Institute of America (AIA) and features their crest engraved on the back. The AIA was founded in 1879 and is America's largest and oldest archeological organization with over 250,000 members.

The watch has a two line LCD display with 6 digits for time (in an 8 digit line) along the bottom and a mixed display for day and full date above (a small dot matrix array and a 4 digit basic display). Above those is a set of printed boxes to show when you have events set up in this week and next.

The front of the watch has the most buttons with a 4x4 arrangement for the calculator and memo input, and a button in the middle of the watch which activates the electro luminescent backlight.

It uses a Casio 1276 module and has a data bank (telememo with 50 slots), schedule, calculator, world time, alarm, and stopwatch modes.

This particular one was the DB-63-CS-9T, and features a stylized bird picture in the backlight. It was released in 1997 and was a limited edition model.

Casio DBC-63 Dino Zone - Pterodactyl

Super geeky watch alert! 

This is a Dinozone Casio Telememo watch, called the DBC-63. The watch has been done in conjunction with the Dinosaur Society, and the only group called this that I can find are one that aims to increase knowledge about dinosaurs (www.dinosaursociety.com).
It is a Telememo with 50 slots for phone numbers, and the 1276 module used also has schedule, calculator, world time, alarm, and stopwatch.

The backlight has a picture of a pterosaur (and i think it is a pterodactyl), and on the back is a picture of a person and a dinosaur looking like they are shaking hands. The strap and the back also have The Dinosaur Society written on them. These models were limited editions with only a small release. 

I think this model is the DBC-63-NS-9T, and was released in November 1997.