The Casio brand name has distinguished itself when it comes to providing people with high level calculators that can do both simple and complex calculations with ease. This mark of excellence has been extended to the world of watches, too. Casio watches are amongst the best watches in the world. These watches have decades of tradition backing their existence. The popularity of this brand is largely dependent on the many varieties of watches the company has manufactured. No matter the activity you are engaged in or the function you wish to attend, there is a Casio watch for you. As a leader in the world of creativity and innovation, Casio was the first company to introduce high quality quartz watches to consumers. This innovation shook the world of watches as many manufacturers were caught off guard. But for the consumer, quartz based Casio watches were an invention well thought through and executed to perfection. These quartz watches are available in analog and digital formats.

The research and development division of Casio watches has done a lot to ensure that the Casio brand continues to be a global leader. Efforts taken by this department that are worthy of mention include the design and manufacture of the Casio calculator watch. Utilizing its long standing expertise in the manufacture of calculators as well as its proven track record in producing durable watches, the company came out with this product. In it, Casio produced a watch that also served as a portable calculator capable of performing basic mathematical calculations. The Casio calculator watch like any of the Casio watches was very popular but as the company continued to roll out innovative products, consumers were treated with variety of specialized watches that could serve different purposes.

The company has mostly focused on producing watches that can provide a host of other benefits for the wearer aside from the traditional benefit associated with watches which is to provide an indication of time. For this reason, there are watches produced by Casio that are equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS). Some of the most basic dual purpose watches are fitted with compasses or temperature recording sensors. Those who have made hiking, rock climbing and skydiving their hobbies can turn to those dual purpose watches that have altitude and atmospheric pressure recorders attached to them.

One of Casio's most preferred watches which is seen as very durable and has lasted throughout the years with just a few modifications is the G-Shock model. Ever since the G-Shock was manufactured in 1983, it has been modified several times and in 1995, Casio produced the first G-Shock watch that had a full LCD screen. Due to the fact that the company has constantly been trying to produce watches that will serve several purposes, watches made by Casio are usually large compared to other watches. However, the company does well to ensure that these watches remain fashionable. Besides your need to know the time, what else would you want from your watch? Once you give an appropriate answer to this question, you would know which of the watches produced by Casio to choose.