Casio

Casio Women's LQ139B-1B Classic Round Analog Watch

• Quartz movement
• Protective mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
• Case diameter: 25.2 mm
• Resin case; white dial

Product Description

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The Classic Watch #LQ139B-1B from Casio is all about understated elegance, from its slender circular case to its black-and-white color palette. A bright white, streamlined dial features black-tone Arabic numeral hour markers, and looks lovely offset by a smooth black resin band. Ideal for work or play, this versatile timepiece is also splash resistant, and offers the precision and accuracy of quartz movement.

The Casio Story

With the launch of its first watch in November 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market at a time when the watch industry had just discovered digital technology. As a company with cutting-edge electronic technology developed for pocket calculators, Casio entered this field confident that it could develop timepieces that would lead the market.

In developing its own wristwatches Casio began with the basic question, ""What is a wristwatch?"" Rather than simply making a digital version of the conventional mechanical watch, we thought that the ideal wristwatch should be something that shows all facets of time in a consistent way. Based on this, Casio was able to create a watch that displayed the precise time including the second, minute, hour, day, and month — not to mention a.m. or p.m., and the day of the week. It was the first watch in the world with a digital automatic calendar function that eliminated the need to reset the calendar due the variation in month length. Rather than using a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was adopted to better show all the information. This culminated in the 1974 launch of the CASIOTRON, the world’s first digital watch with automatic calendar. The CASIOTRON won acclaim as a groundbreaking product that represented a complete departure from the conventional wristwatch.

Casio transformed the concept of the watch — from a mere timepiece to an information device for the wrist — and undertook product planning based on this innovative idea. We developed not only time functions such as global time zone watches, but also other radical new functions using Casio’s own digital technology, including calculator and dictionary functions, as well as a phonebook feature based on memory technology, and even a thermometer function using a built-in sensor. The memory-function watches became our DATA BANK product series, while the sensor watches developed into two unique Casio product lines of today: the Pathfinder series displaying altitude, atmospheric pressure, and compass readings.

In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch. This product shattered the notion that a watch is a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care, and was the result of Casio engineers taking on the challenge of creating the world’s toughest watch. Using a triple-protection design for the parts, module, and case, the G-SHOCK offered a radical new type of watch that was unaffected by strong impacts or shaking. Its practicality was immediately recognized, and its unique look, which embodied its functionality, became wildly popular, resulting in explosive sales in the early 1990s. The G-SHOCK soon adopted various new sensors, solar-powered radio-controlled technology (described below), and new materials for even better durability. By always employing the latest technology, and continuing to transcend conventional thinking about the watch, the G-SHOCK brand has become Casio’s flagship timepiece product.

Today, Casio is focusing its efforts on solar-powered radio-controlled watches: the built-in solar battery eliminates the nuisance of replacing batteries, and the radio-controlled function means users never have to reset the time. In particular, the radio-controlled function represents a revolution in time-keeping technology similar to the impact created when mechanical watches gave way to quartz technology. Through the further development of high radio-wave sensitivity, miniaturization, and improved energy efficiency, Casio continues to produce a whole range of radio-controlled models.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GB0G5M
• Item model number: LQ139B-1B
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,980 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to email home about, September 20, 2007

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bridget (Somersworth, NH United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Casio Women's LQ139B-1B Classic Round Analog Watch (Watch)

I purchased this casio watch because my other watch had died and I needed a simple watch and I didn't want to spend much money. It was very inexpensive and that's what I was looking for.

It does what it's supposed to, which is to keep basic time. I wish I had gotten a watch with the calendar function because I never realized how frequently I looked to my old watch for the date. I felt I wouldn't need it, but a lifetime of looking for the date on one's wrist is hard to break.

My biggest complaint with the watch is the texture of the wristband. It's some sort of rubbery plastic material. I hate how it feels on my skin and it's a little too short for my wrist. I've actually purchased a replacement watch band for it and that helps a lot.

If you want a basic cheap watch that holds time and is easily readable, this watch would be fine. And if you lose it, no big deal because it only cost $11 or $12 dollars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Amazon shipped it with a dead battery, February 20, 2008

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E. Lindstrom - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Women's LQ139B-1B Classic Round Analog Watch (Watch)

The watch is attractive and seems like a good deal. Unfortunately, Amazon shipped it with a dead battery. Be warned - you may have to go and buy a new battery for it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice little watch, April 25, 2011

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tori - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio Women's LQ139B-1B Classic Round Analog Watch (Watch)

Was inexpensive (I have no idea why american apparel sells the exact same watch for over twice as much, but I tried it on there to make sure it'd fit.) Very lightweight, quiet, lots of different sizing options. Holds up to water well (I know you're not supposed to, but the first day I had it, forgot it was on and took a shower..still works!) I haven't worn a watch in years, but decided to get one since I've been running late to things a lot recently, and now, I am timely (sounds dumb, but I'm just saying, this thing met my main expectation for it, which is a crucial part of product reviewing). Also, even though the band is plastic, it's not like the plastic in kids watches that's all shiny and cuts into your skin and makes your wrists sweat. Overall, I'm happy with it.