Despite their ludicrously tiny buttons and small LCD screens, clever calculator watches were all the rage back in the 80s. Many of us spent hours trying to bash out sums on our wrists or take a sneaky look during school maths tests. Now they are making another comeback thanks to an update from Casio.
The watch firm is releasing a new timepiece that’s been inspired by Hollywood legend Marty McFly and Back to the Future.
The CA-500WEBF digital watch (which is based on the best-selling class CA-500) not only features special packaging designed to look like a vintage videotape but it also gets the famous flux capacitor engraved into its metal strap and Back to the Future logo on its buckle.
Pop it on your wrist and you’ll get a design that features buttons which look just like those inside Dr. Emmett Brown’s DeLorean time machine.
It will, of course, tell you the day of the week, hours, minutes and seconds along with offering an alarm and stopwatch function.
The CA-500WEBF also gets some other neat touches including time machine taillights and an OUTATIME license plate.
So how much is this retro tech going to set you back? Sadly, it’s not as cheap as you might think, with prices starting from £115.
Speaking about the watch, the firm said: “Casio has created a singular timepiece that brings the playful Back to the Future spirit and storyline to everyday life today, evoking memories of this masterpiece film with every passing second.
“CA-500WEBF brings together a timeless Casio classic and the equally classic futuristic adventure film, Back to the Future.
“The base model, the CA-500 with its distinctive calculator function, has been an enduring best seller since the 1980s.”
It’s expected to go on sale very soon.
