You’d be forgiven for doing a double-take. CASIO, long synonymous with digital innovation and atomic clock accuracy, has decided to throw its hat into the mechanical ring with the CASIO EDIFICE EFK-100.
The EDIFICE EFK-100 series is the brand’s first-ever foray into mechanical movements, wrapped in forged carbon, and brimming with automotive attitude.
For the uninitiated, EDIFICE is CASIO’s adrenaline-fuelled sub-brand that borrows liberally from the world of motorsports. That same energy pulses through the new EFK-100XPB and EFK-100CD models, which debut not only CASIO’s first mechanical calibre under the EDIFICE badge, but also the use of forged carbon.
The EFK-100XPB wears its racing DNA proudly, with forged carbon featured both on the dial and the case. Its sibling, the EFK-100CD, opts for a subtler execution, with the carbon dressing only the dial.
The forged carbon is not just a gimmick either. Milled from carbon fibres mixed with resin and compressed into marbled sheets, each dial and case bears a unique pattern. No two watches are the same.
Gone are the quartz movements that made CASIO a household name; in comes a mechanical movement that is powered by gears, springs, and a 40-hour power reserve.
For those wanting the look without going full forged-carbon, CASIO has also unveiled the EFK-100D range, a trio of watches (available in blue, green, and silver) that replicate the marbled effect of forged carbon using electroforming techniques. It’s clever, it’s cost-effective, and at S$379 a piece, it’s the kind of gateway drug into mechanical watchmaking that won’t require you to sell your golf clubs.
Meanwhile, the flagship EFK-100XPB, draped in carbon and wrapped in black and red racing accents, is available exclusively online for S$599. The EFK-100CD and EFK-100D variants can be found both online and at G-SHOCK stores located at ION Orchard and Takashimaya.
For more details, visit: casio.com/sg/watches/edifice/products/collection/automatic/efk-100
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