Casio digital quartz wristwatch, model PRT-40E, 1998.

Made:: 1998 in Japan

maker:: Casio Computer Company Limited

Digital watch model PRT-40E, includes altimeter, barometer and thermometer functions, made by Casio Electronics Company Ltd.

Digital watch with compass, altimeter, barometer and thermometer functions made by Casio Electronics Co Ltd. Used by mountaineers or for orienteering where accurate navigation is essential. The development of extremely cheap, relatively accurate quartz liquid crystal display (LCD) digital watch movements in the 1990s prompted watch manufacturers to add extra functions in order to make their watches stand out from the multitude available.

Details

Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1998-210

Materials:: leather, liquid crystal and plastic

Measurements:: overall: 200 x 40 x 20 mm

type:: wrist watch: altimeter, barometer and thermometer

credit:: Casio Computer Company Limited; Casio Computer Company Limited

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Digital watch model PRT-40E, includes altimeter, barometer and thermometer functions, by Casio Computer Company Limited, Japan, 1998.

Measurements:: overall: 18 mm x 257 mm x 56 mm, .045kg

Materials:: textile , metal (unknown) , leather , plastic (unidentified) , stainless steel and electrical components

Object Number:: 1998-210 Pt1

type:: component - object , wrist watch , altimeter , barometer and thermometer

Original box and packing for Digital watch model PRT-40E

Original box and packing for Digital watch model PRT-40E, includes altimeter, barometer and thermometer functions, made by Casio Electronics Company Ltd.