CASIO手錶是否日本制

Casio used to have its timepiece products all made in Japan but since some ten years ago, some of its lower rank lineups have been manufactured elsewhere.

I have had a few Data Bank models (those with two buttoms below the display). The very old, late 89-ish model was made in Japan, but the newer Data Bank 150 acquired in 1998 was made in somewhere. I wasn't aware of Casio's Thailand manufacturing plant back then, so I assume it was made in China (but it could be Malaysia too since Casio has some calculators manufactured there).

To determine If the timepiece is made elsewhere, just look at the back casing. If "JAPAN X" is engraved then then the entire timepiece (casing and module) is made in Japan. If only "X" shows up, then it could be made in China, Thailand, etc. If it says something like "THAILAND CASING MOVEMENT MADE IN JAPAN" or "MADE IN THAILAND" then the obvious is clear.

> 我講係香港買到既,行貨,正貨都是made in japan
NO! These days, most G-shock models are manufactured in Thailand. Even the latest model and (even worse) some radio-controlled models are made in Thailand. Only those top-of-the-line models (G-shock Frogman, Pro-Trek series etc.) and those involving precision sensor units are probably made in Japan.

Hope that helps.

2007-12-05 14:15:07 補充：
The "X" in "JAPAN X" is a random alphabet which varies depending on model.

世界名表中有著一席之地, 卡西歐手錶（Casio）是日本三大知名手錶品牌之一

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呢兩隻casio 都睇到背面..好似係有寫made in japan