A Classic From Casio
This watch (Casio – LA11WB1A) was around when I worked at K-Mart in the late Eighties. I remember selling one to a nurse who wanted a practical watch that would do everything she needed during her busy day. This one more than filled her bill. All she really needed was the seconds displayed. Casio is still making it in three designs: black (pictured), silver and gold. It’s nearly the perfect digital watch.
Features:
- Time and seconds displayed
- Date
- Stopwatch
- Alarm
- Pre-set countdown timers (1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 minute timers)
- Hourly chime
Tragically Missing Features:
- Light
- Date displayed on different screen instead of with the time
- Cleaner face design (remove the black and writing, leaving more room for the digital screen and maybe a date)
This would be my watch of choice if it had a light. I could overlook the pre-set timers and the lack of the date displayed with the time, but I need to be able to see what time it is when it’s dark. I actually owned the gold version when I was in high school. I broke two bands before I finally lost it to the third band (fell off my arm unnoticed and lost forever).
In my search for the perfect digital women’s watch, Casio has come out ahead of all the other brands. This watch has been gracing the arms of women all over the nation for twenty years. What do they expect us to do at night?