Casio’s fully-functioning Ring Watch has a mechanism that is 10-times smaller than its wrist-worn equivalent.
Watches that are small enough to wear as rings on fingers are nothing new, but there is something deeply satisfying to every miniature version of a timekeeper that we originally love in its full size form for the wrist.
Casio’s CRW-001 Ring Watch, which goes on sale on Boxing Day, is a perfect example as a shrunken version of a 5000 Series piece.
It is being launched as a final launch in Casio’s anniversary celebrating 50 years of watchmaking.
Nothing is compromised in the ring. It is a water-resistant, rugged, full-metal digital watch with an LCD screen displaying hours, minutes, and seconds, along with calendar data, dual time zones, and stopwatch capabilities.
It even has a backlight to make it readable in the dark, all running from a module that is 10-times smaller than a related wristwatch.
The ring has an inner diameter of 20 mm (US size 10.5) and comes with two spacers to accommodate sizes 16 and 19.
Casio says the inspiration for the Ring Watch is a “yubiwa pipe” made in 1966 by Toshio Kashio, one of three founding brothers and an inventor who went on to develop its calculators, watches, and electronic musical instruments.
A yubiwa pipe is a ring with a pipe mounted on top that made it easier for people to smoke cigarettes right down to their butts.
