History of the Casio Watch

Radio Control Watch

June 1995: Release of the FKT-100L radio-controlled watch

Radio-controlled timepieces always show the correct time by receiving long-wave radio frequencies transmitting standard time information. In 1995, Casio developed and delivered its first radio-controlled timepiece, the FKT-100L combination watch, to the German market. In June of the following year, Casio released the DQD-10 clock model in Japan

In 1996, when the DQD-10 was released, the standard radio signals being transmitted in Japan were test broadcasts. However, the product gained the spotlight as a clock that never needed to be reset. Then, on June 10, 1999, official broadcasting started and Casio began full-scale development of various radio-controlled timepiece models. In October 2001, another standard radio transmitter began broadcasting. Time signals could then be received with reliability anywhere in Japan, and radio-controlled timepieces were widely adopted

In 1999 in the U.S., standard radio signal outputs were improved and transmission was extended throughout the country. Starting in July 2001, Casio began marketing radio-controlled timepieces in the U.S., as well.