As you know, the Casio Edifice brand is positioned as a racing car: such is its aesthetics (for example, the design of the indicators on the dial resembles the dashboard of a car, in some versions the colors of racing teams are used, etc.), such are the functional features (stopwatches, timers, memory for a large number of circles, special possibilities for processing this information in a smartphone synchronized with the clock).
True, the brand contains many series, and not all of them are equipped with such expanded functionality. Casio EF wristwatches of the first series (early and mid-2000s) could be called quite simple, these are three dials and chronographs, and their design, for all their undoubted sportiness, is very reminiscent of a classic mechanical watch.
Subsequent lines, such as the Casio Edifice EFA watch, are already more complicated and, although they remain attractive for wearing "for every day", one cannot fail to notice in the same Casio EFA a significant share of modern technologies, in particular, electronic digital display (along with preservation of the turnout). The strengthening of the sports component is also evidenced by the fact that the Casio EFA watches are equipped with stopwatches with an accuracy not up to 1 sec., But up to 1/100 or even up to / 1000 sec.
Let's add to this the highest accuracy of the Casio Edifice EFA, and many models also have an outstanding battery capacity, which allows such Casio EFAs to achieve autonomy for up to 10 years! In addition, all Casio EFA watches are made in steel cases that are water resistant to 100 meters. Casio EFA watches are equipped with mineral glass, which is sufficiently resistant to mechanical stress, and in some models it is also elegantly convex. But about all this - in more detail.
Entry level, but with "chips": Casio Edifice EFA-110, 112
Indeed, everything seems simple for the Casio EFA 110D (note: the index D denotes a steel bracelet, but what is said below applies, of course, to all versions of this model), and the Casio EFA 112 (also in all versions): a round steel case, the main part of the dial is occupied by the hour and minute hands, in the lower part there is a digital display with the date, day of the week and month. Of course, the automatic calendar is great ... But that's it ?! But no! Press the upper left button - and instead of calendar data, the display shows the current time in digital format, including seconds.
And this watch is also equipped with a world time mode (30 cities, 29 time zones), a countdown timer for 24 hours, and a stopwatch for 24 hours with an accuracy of 1/100 sec. (and even with the ability to register separate time intervals, time with an intermediate result and the time of a double finish), three alarms, a notebook for 30 phone numbers! So, in fact, everything is not so simple, but it will not be a problem to figure it out: Casio always accompanies its products with very detailed instructions, and if for some reason there are no instructions on paper, then they are sure to be on the Internet. The request “casio efa instruction” solves the case.
The battery charge lasts for 10 years. The Casio EFA 110D 1A watch on a steel bracelet and with a black dial is presented in a very moderate case diameter - 38,8 mm. At Casio EFA 112D 1A, it is slightly larger - 40 mm, and the central part of the dial here has a woven texture, vividly reminiscent of the world of supercars.
Siblings - Barrel and Circle: Casio Edifice EFA-120, 121
Casio Edifice EFA 120s are among the most sought after in the extensive EFA family. The reason is simple: Casio Edifice EFA 120 is presented in a barrel-shaped case, which is rare for the Casio Edifice EFA collection. This is really almost a unique feature of Casio Edifice 120. For many years Casio Edifice EFA 120 has been among the top selling watches! And this popularity of the Casio EFA 120 watch is more than justified!
The case and bracelet of the Casio Edifice EFA 120D watch form a single monolithic structure, emphasizing the perfection of the form of this model. Let us remind you that the index D in the article just denotes the presence of a steel bracelet. Versions with a leather strap are marked with an L index, for example: Casio EFA 120L. And the black color of the dial is indicated by the symbols 1A, for example: Casio Edifice EFA 120D 1A or Casio EFA 120L 1A1.
Other (numerous) versions of the Casio Edifice 120 models (and any Casio watches) are marked with other combinations of symbols, mainly differing in dial colors, types of straps and such case features as the presence or absence of coating on steel. But in any design, the Casio Edifice EFA 120 watch will impress fans of modern style and multifunctionality of chronometers.
So, the Casio EFA 120 watch is clad in a barrel-shaped steel case, its dimensions are 43,9 x 38,8 mm, with a thickness of 12,9 mm. The weight of the Casio EFA 120D, i.e. on a steel bracelet is 130 g, which is quite comfortable. And here is the brother of the Casio EFA 120 watch - the Casio EFA 121 line, they are Casio Edifice 121, they are Casio Edifice 121, they are Casio Edifice 121 (which, we remind you, is more correct), they are, if simply, Casio EFA 121. Brother is a brother, but outwardly, at first glance, it is unlikely, because its case is traditionally round (diameter 44,9 mm, thickness 13,1 mm). But everything else is in common, so they are almost twins with the Casio EFA 120 ...
The rectangular dial of the Edifice 120 watch, as well as the round dial of the Edifice 121, looks interesting due to the combination of hands on the display, typical for classic models, and digital indicators, which give the watch a special charm. The hands indicate only the current time (hours and minutes), all other functions, the number of which will impress even the most sophisticated watch connoisseur, are presented in electronic form.
There is an automatic calendar, and world time, and a timer for 100 hours, and a stopwatch, also for 100 hours, with an accuracy of 1/100 sec., And an alarm clock, and a memory for 50 laps, which includes the date of training or race and lap time. And, which is quite unusual, both brothers are equipped with a thermometer operating in the range from -10 to + 60 ° C. Another touchingly common feature is the convex glass. The same battery lasts for three whole years.
Casio EFA 120D and Casio Edifice 121D watches are held on the wrist by a steel bracelet. The main color of the dials of Casio EFA 120D 1A and Casio EFA 121D 1A watches is black. At the same time, there are differences in color accents: for the round Casio Edifice EFA 121D 1A they are red, for the barrel-shaped Casio Edifice 120D they are blue.
Another difference is that the bezel of the Casio EFA 121D watch is digitized, like the periphery of the dial, while the Casio EFA 120D 1A watch (and indeed Casio EFA 120B, as well as without the D index) does not have such digitization. Maybe that's why the Casio Edifice EFA 121D is a little more expensive.
Super Accuracy: Casio Edifice EFA-131
Still, Casio Edifice is a racing car watch, and the Casio Edifice EFA 131 line reminds of this in the most direct way. Before us is a real racing chronograph, in a massive (but not oversized) steel case: diameter 46 mm, thickness 12,5 mm. Like the other models discussed above, the Casio Edifice 131 has two main, powerfully illuminated central hands, hour and minute. But this, perhaps, is all that makes them related to the age-old watch classics.
The rest of the Casio EFA 131 is pure hi-end, and high-speed. First of all, a stopwatch - its accuracy reaches 1/1000 sec.! Of course, there is an automatic calendar, world time, countdown timer, split chronograph. Alarm clocks - 5 pieces. And the most interesting feature is the speedometer. In terms of its structure, it is similar to the tachymeter scale, which, accordingly, does not exist in the Casio EFA 131. But it works purely electronically, the stopwatch itself measures the speed on the selected section of the path, and it does it in a range of up to 498 km / h. How it happens specifically - to help the instruction or the request "Casio Edifice efa 131 instructions".
Another undoubtedly automotive feature of the Casio Edifice 131 is the carbon dial. And there are several versions of these watches, in steel with black PVD-coating and without it, with a similar bracelet, on a rubber strap, on a plastic strap, with different color accents on the dial.
