Casio DBC32 Brings Geek Chic to Databank Watches

Looking at the models of Casio DBC32 took me back to my school days. The days when Casio’s Databank calculator watches were hot, even 25 years back digital technology was cheap, I got my digital watch (no calculator) for half a dollar. That said, these watches are a little on the expensive side.

Anyway, wonder what’s made Casio come out with these watches. The Japanese are gadget freaks and weirder the gadget more likely they are to go for it. The element of “chic”, though I can’t put my finger on it, makes these watches expensive in my opinion. (Is it the checkerboard keyboard plus the color combination?) Or it could be the number of functions packed into the watch – stopwatch, 13-language display, auto calendar, and much more.

The DBC32-1A costs $69.95, this black piece is the most expensive one in the lot. It has a 25-page databank, 8-digit calculator and 5 multi-function alarms. The battery is guaranteed to last you 10 years. The remaining 4 models are limited edition pieces meant to remind you that life is not always black and white. They cost $59 a piece. For me, any guy who can walk into office with either the orange or green model on his wrist is either a real free spirit or has no sense of what looks cool and what looks hideous.