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Rare Vintage Casio W-47 Men’s Alarm Chronograph Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s
■ STATUS: SOLD
THIS TIMEPIECE HAS FOUND A NEW HOME
► SELLER'S DESCRIPTION
Up for sale is a rare vintage Casio W-47 Men’s Digital Alarm Chronograph Sports Watch from the 1980s. This Japan Domestic Market (JDM) model represents one of Casio’s early water-resistant digital designs, combining practical everyday functions with a clean, squared case layout that’s now iconic among vintage collectors.
The watch is in full working condition, and all features and functions are operating properly, including the alarm, chronograph, and backlight. It is fitted with an aftermarket strap that complements the case design.
Physically, the watch remains in good vintage condition, showing signs of use consistent with age, but overall well preserved for its era. The photos best describe its physical condition.
Key Details:
• Brand: Casio
• Model: W-47
• Module: 549
• Era: 1980s
• Market: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
• Features: Time, Alarm, Chronograph, Light, Water Resistance (5 BAR)
• Strap: Aftermarket replacement strap
• Condition: Fully working; good physical condition with age-related wear (see photos)
This is a hard-to-find vintage Casio digital watch, ideal for collectors seeking classic 1980s JDM models that showcase Casio’s durable design and early chronograph technology.
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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