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Rare Vintage Casio Casiotron 38CR-12A Men’s Digital Sports Watch JDM 1970s

■ STATUS: SOLD
THIS TIMEPIECE HAS FOUND A NEW HOME
LAST PRICE
$185.00
BRAND:
Casio
UNIT CONDITION:
Pre-owned - Good
► SELLER'S DESCRIPTION
Up for sale is a Rare Vintage Casio Casiotron 38CR-12A Men’s Digital Sports Watch, produced for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) during the 1970s. The Casiotron line represents Casio’s earliest generation of digital watches and helped define the brand’s place in quartz history. Early models like this are becoming increasingly difficult to find in original, fully functioning condition. This watch is in full working condition, and all features and functions are operating properly, including time display, chronograph, calendar, and light functions. All parts of the watch are original, including the case, dial, and Casio-signed bracelet. The watch is in very good physical condition for its age, showing signs of use and age. The photos best describe its physical condition and should be reviewed carefully. The 38CR-12A features the classic early Casiotron layout with a clean digital display, chronograph capability, and integrated stainless steel case and bracelet design that perfectly captures late-1970s digital styling. Key Details • Brand: Casio • Model: Casiotron • Reference: 38CR-12A • Era: 1970s • Market: Japan Domestic Market (JDM) • Movement: Digital quartz • Functions: Time, chronograph, calendar, light • Condition: Fully functional • Originality: All parts original A true early Casio digital with strong collector appeal and historical significance within the Casiotron lineage. 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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