Casio

The Japanese company, Casio, which is known throughout the world for its enduring and reliable large watches, was founded in 1946, in Tokyo, by an engineer, Tadao Kashio. About thirty years later, Casio became an important part of the global revolution in watchmaking industry, as a manufacturer of a number of iconic timepieces.The Japanese company joined the timepiece market in 1974, with its first model, a digital wristwatch called Casiotron which featured automatic calendar. Casio began making timepieces only after the electronic watch revolution, but its background as a calculator manufacturer provided technical expertise. Nowadays, Casio is one of the most successful brands in more casual style watches, with the G-Shock line, for example, being a best-seller word-widely.