The Casio Ring Watch is extremely silly, and that’s why I love it
Casio made the CRW001-1 as a limited-edition collectible to celebrate its 50th anniversary.I am the last person on earth who needs another watch. As The Vergeas resident wearables reviewer, Iam always double-wristing the latest smartwatches. I am also the last person who needs another ring after spending a whole summer wearing six of them like a high-tech mafia wife. But I never said I had good sense, so Iave spent the last few weeks wearing the $120 Casio CRW001-1 a or perhaps more aptly named, the Casio Ring Watch.
There is no pretense here. This is a tiny Casio watch that sits on your finger. Casio made it to celebrate its 50th anniversary and to cash in on your retro design nostalgia for the halcyon age of our collective youth. It harkens back to the vintage watch rings of the a80s and a90s, which you can find on Etsy for $10. This particular one just happens to be fully functional.
Unboxing it, my first thought as a reasonable person is that no one should buy this. For starters, itas currently unavailable on Casioas site and is going for upward of $300 on eBay. (Such is the fate of limited-edition gadgety baubles.) In an age when eggs cost $5 a carton a $7, if you live in my neck of the woods a your money can be spent on more practical things, …