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Rare Vintage Casio Alarm Chrono DW-280 Digital Sports Watch JDM 80s Module 1000
■ STATUS: SOLD
THIS TIMEPIECE HAS FOUND A NEW HOME
► SELLER'S DESCRIPTION
Up for sale is a rare vintage Casio Alarm Chrono DW-280 men’s digital sports watch from the 1980s, produced for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) and powered by Module 1000. This classic early Casio sports model features the bold rugged styling that defined the brand’s digital lineup during the 1980s and remains a highly collectible piece among vintage Casio enthusiasts today.
The watch is being sold for parts and repair due to one of the lugs being broken, which prevents a band from being properly attached to the watch. Beyond this issue, the watch is in full working condition, and all confirmed features and functions of the watch are working properly.
All parts of the watch are original.
The watch shows signs of use and age, and the photos best describe its physical condition and should be reviewed carefully by interested buyers.
This is a rare vintage Casio and presents an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a fully working original module, replacement parts, or a possible lug repair restoration project.
Key Details:
• Brand: Casio
• Model: Alarm Chrono DW-280
• Module: 1000
• Era: 1980s
• Market: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
• Type: Vintage Digital Sports Watch
• Condition: Being sold for parts and repair due to broken lug; all confirmed functions working properly beyond this issue
• Originality: All parts original
A desirable vintage Casio sports model and a great addition for collectors of early Casio digital watches.
Ships carefully. Feel free to message me with any questions.
► ARCHIVE FILE: CASIO — BRAND HISTORY
Casio began not with watches but with calculation. Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo in Tokyo in 1946, and with his three brothers developed the 14-A in 1957, the world's first compact all-electric relay calculator, incorporating the business as Casio Computer Co. that same year. The move into watchmaking came in November 1974 with the Casiotron, a digital watch whose claim to fame was an automatic calendar that knew how many days each month had, a small feat of logic that announced how an electronics firm would approach timekeeping.
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