Casio's new watch is worn as a ring

The watch manufacturer Casio does not want to stray too far from its core business in the production of rings. The ring with the product name CRW-001-1JR therefore looks like a wristwatch. It will go on sale in Japan, where it will cost the equivalent of a good 120 euros.

Casio is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the watch ring. As The Verge reports, Casio already designed rings last year that were modeled on classic watches from its own range. However, these rings did not have a functional display – unlike the CRW-001-1JR, which shows the time on its small LCD screen.

The display can be rudimentarily configured using three buttons. For example, you can also display the date and alternative time zones. Even a stopwatch is integrated into the small Casio ring. However, the functions do not go beyond this: Casio's ring is not connected to the network or cell phone and has no sensors. It is therefore not a smart ring in the style of Samsung's Galaxy Ring, but simply a ring with a display. A battery is required to operate it. Casio states that the battery should last for 2 years. According to Casio, the ring is waterproof enough to wash your hands with.

Watch ring in standard size

In terms of size, the CRW-001-1JR is inflexible: it comes in a single version with US size 10.5. Buyers with smaller fingers can use spacers to fix the ring to their fingers. However, there is no option to enlarge the Casio watch ring.

Timex had the idea of a ring with a display before Casio, reports The Verge. The Timex x MM6 is also a ring based on the design of a wristwatch. The Timex model costs 180 US dollars.

(dahe)