Are you aware of the first watches with digital displays that first appeared in stores during the nineteen-seventies? They had screens that were blacked out, and you need to press a button to read the time, that was usually shown in red. It is interesting to note that these weren’t necessarily the first watches with digital displays.
The first commercially accessible digital watch was launched by Hamilton, and it came with a jaw-dropping price of $2100. However, the price of digital watches quickly started to fall. In the midst of this, it was possible to buy cheap electronic watches for as little as $10.00, and by the late 1980’s and the 90’s, you could find watches being offered at no cost. Even today, if travel to countries such as Thailand for instance there are electronic watches at less than a dollar. But these watches usually aren’t long-lasting, and many of them are discarded once the battery has died since new batteries cost about similar to the watches.
Casio – The Undisputed King of Digital Watches
It is a known truth it is the case that Casio remains the undeniable king when is concerned with the electronic/digital watch market. It wasn’t all smooth sailing at the time for Casio at the time when it initially made the decision to diversify and start making watches, rather than just calculators. Japanese watchmakers of the time weren’t eager to allow other brands in, however when Casio released their first timepiece, the Casiotron in the month of October 1974, they revolutionized the world of watchmaking for the last time.
Even today, Casio is still the most popular manufacturer of digital clocks, and some of their designs have included all kinds of items, from calculators and watches. Nowadays, their G-Shock and the Baby-G watch are among the most sought-after Casio wristwatches in the market.
Digital Watch Technology
In 2000, a large number of people believed that wristwatches that were digitally produced were at the end of the road. Many of the people who were wearing digital watches had returned to mechanical watches. The majority of the time, it was due to the feeling that digital watches did not have the same level of personality that traditional watches do.
But, several manufacturers of wristwatches like Casio did not want to abandon such an industry that is so lucrative. Instead they decided to even the playing field by introducing new technologies. This resulted in the creation of digital cum analog watches and they have grown extremely sought-after.
As a youngster, I can remember my brother purchasing an automatic watch. However, in the past, watches that were automatic did not seem to be taking off. A few years later, Seiko introduced their now highly well-known Kinetic watches. Other watch makers also sell automated watches, and it’s evident that watches with automatic functions are in high demand at present.
Digitally designed watches needed something to make them competitive. With wristwatches that are automatic, there is no interruption. Electronic or digital watches however there is an recurring issue that requires you to regularly change the batteries. Again, technology was able to help, and nowadays, you can purchase digital or electronic watches that do not require new batteries since they’re powered by solar energy.
Personally, I think that the future of electronic and digital watches is extremely promising. We’re already seeing watches with some very useful technologies, and we are also seeing increasing the quantity of smart watches that are coming on the market. As technology continues to advance digital watches could become wearable devices that a lot of people will never be able live without.
In everything from health monitoring from personal health monitoring to GPS navigation, digital or electronic watches are fast becoming the best choice for those who are constantly on the move. And we should not overlook the fact that extremely high-end digitally designed watches are affordable when compared with high-end mechanically driven watches.
