Back to the future x Casio

[cookie1600]

Is it a gimmick, or a nice nod to nostalgia on your wrist?



https://www.casio.com/uk/collaborations/backtothef...

[Miguel Alvarez]

Vote for nostalgia.

[OFORBES]

I'd be voting nostalgia also. I quite like it, it's a bit of fun.

[toastybase]

What’s wrong with the original? CA-50

[Geertsen]

When I read the thread title I thought, “this’ll be interesting”, but I think they went too safe and subtle. They should have gone MORE gimmicky and it would’ve been even better.

[Bob_Defly]

Geertsen said:

When I read the thread title I thought, this ll be interesting , but I think they went too safe and subtle. They should have gone MORE gimmicky and it would ve been even better.

I agree.

[ambuletz]

Will be interesting to see what they will price it. All they've changed is just the fascia around the calculator and around the time. It doesn't really stand apart much from a normal metal steel version.

[joropug]

You can click on shop now, £115

Bit much for what it is i agree more gimmicky would have been cool

[InitialDave]

I'll probably get one, unless the launch results in scalper nonsense making them unobtainable.

Already have a CA-53, and I'd maybe have liked it if they'd reissued a CA-50 as the BTTF special, but either way, it's a fun thing and I'm a big fan of the films, so will try to nab one.

[BrokenSkunk]

toastybase said:

What s wrong with the original? CA-50

Wasn't the original the HP-01?
I'd love to add one ot the collection, but they're a bit pricey.

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

joropug said:

You can click on shop now, £115

Bit much for what it is i agree more gimmicky would have been cool

If you keep clicking on things, eventually you will get a pop up offering you 10% off.

[InitialDave]

BrokenSkunk said:

Wasn't the original the HP-01?
I'd love to add one ot the collection, but they're a bit pricey.

The original calculator watch was the HP-01, but the original watch worn by Marty McFly in the first film was the CA-50, its a 53 in the second and third films.

I believe Doc wears an Armitron Wrist Comp 101 on one arm, and a Seiko A826 on the other.

Edited by InitialDave on Thursday 16th October 10:52

[Supersam83]

Looks good but could have been much better as others have said:



Comes in a VHS box tho...

[InitialDave]

Have received an email indicating availability is from 10am tomorrow.

[InitialDave]

InitialDave said:

Have received an email indicating availability is from 10am tomorrow.

Well, despite this email (the timer in which is still running), they actually opened sales at midnight GMT, and now there's none left.

But it does say "more available soon".

I guess at 10am we find out if this was just an extra early release thing, or if they've bungled the launch.

[MadCaptainJack]

10am in which timezone?

[CSR Performance]

Having had a strong drive for a nostalgic Casio recently, I was all set to light the fuse on a DBC32 but now I'm reconsidering that and ordering one of these instead!

[InitialDave]

MadCaptainJack said:

10am in which timezone?

UK BST, as reflected by the countdown timer.

[MadCaptainJack]

I don't see "BST" anywhere in that picture.

ETA: I bet that countdown timer is getting the local time from your computer/phone/whatever (you can test this by setting your location/timezone to somewhere further west, e.g. New York or EDT).

I didn't get a countdown email. I received an email at 1:02am BST to let me know it was available.

Edited by MadCaptainJack on Tuesday 21st October 09:22

[InitialDave]

MadCaptainJack said:

I don't see "BST" anywhere in that picture.

I am in the BST timezone, that's the live countdown from the email i received.