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After decades of reign on quartz watches, Casio creates surprise by launching the Casio EFK-100his very first automatic watch. Available in five references under the banner Casio Edifice, this novelty marks a historic turning point in the DNA of the Japanese brand. A Casio watch Without battery, with a sport-chic design and the mechanical heart signed Seiko? We never thought we were writing it … and yet.
Casio goes to mechanics: its unprecedented automatic watch
With the Casio EFK-100the Japanese giant signs his first Men’s automatic watchbreaking with a 100 % quartz tradition. For this big jump, Casio relies on a Automatic movement proven : THE Caliber 5755based on the famous Seiko NH35A. This mechanism offers a 41 hour power reservea Stop-Second function, a date window and a frequency of 21,600 alternations per hour.
Reliability, simplicity of maintenance and accessibility: an intelligent choice for a First Automatic Casiodesigned to seduce both beginners and informed amateurs.
A design faithful to the Casio Edifice line
On the aesthetic side, this new Casio watch keeps the Casio Edifice spirit: tense lines, compact housing of 39 mmtransparent screwed background and anti -reflective sapphire glass. The collection is available in 5 versions:
The blue, green and white models use a dial made by electroForming, offering a textured effect close to carbon fiber. For their part, the two references with a black dial, higher, integrate forged carbon At the dial and/or housing, strengthening the technical and sporting aspect of this Casio Edifice automatic watch.
Comfort, precision and accessibility
With its 12.5 mm contained thickness and a weight less than 90 g (87 g for the EFK-100XPB-1Aer), this new Casio adapts to all wrists. Waterproof to 100 meterswell proportioned, it checks all the boxes for an automatic everyday man watch.
Its Seiko automatic movement is already well known to micro-marchs and watchrship DIY enthusiasts: it is renowned for its robustness, its easy maintenance, and its excellent value for money. It is a reassuring choice for a first foray into the world of automatic watches.
A symbolic watch … and promised success
The release of Casio EFK-100 is an event. Not only does it inaugurate a new era for Casio Edifice, but it also offers a affordable automatic watch, well finished, and visually successful. The five references-EFK-100D-2AER, EFK-100D-3AER, EFK-100D-7AER, EFK-100CD-1AER and EFK-100XPB-1AER-are aimed at a large audience: neophytes, collectors or simple curious people attracted by a slightly different Casio watch.
Verdict: an automatic casio well thought out!
Casio does not reinvent the automatic watch, but it adopts it with accuracy. The Casio EFK-100 is a promise held … Design Edifice, a reliable mechanical movement, surprisingly neat finishes, and above all … A price that remains faithful to the Casio spirit. Enough to seduce a new audience, while strengthening the brand’s watchmaking legitimacy.
