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waqas - 08 Nov 2004 21:59 GMT

Hi,

Anyone know how Casio model numbers for watches work? For example
PAG50T-7V is different from PAG50-1V because it has "T" in model#
(which means Titanium Bracelet). I want to know what other letters
mean in the model#. What 1V or 7V means. What is difference between
PAG60-1AV or PRG60T-7V? etc

Thanks,
-waqas

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Martin Gofelder - 10 Nov 2004 06:08 GMT

waqasabdul@gmail.com (waqas) wrote in message

> Anyone know how Casio model numbers for watches work?

Gosh, if I had a CASIO watch, made by CASIO, and I had an obscure
question about the model number of my CASIO watch, a number assigned
by the CASIO company that made the CASIO watch in question, like you I
would certainly not know where to turn for information about my CASIO
watch, made by CASIO.

You are correct that you have no choice but to ask total strangers
about the details of CASIO watch model numbers. What organization,
after all, could possibly know anyting about CASIO watches, made by
the CASIO corporation, and sold by official CASIO sales and service
outlets? No one. So you might as well ask anybody. Check with the guys
at your local gas station, or maybe a homeless alcoholic. Asking
strangers on the intenet is good too.

If that fails, try calling Timex, or maybe Swatch. Like all modern
manufatuing companies, they have websites, customer service
representatives, and toll-free numbers. Of course, they may not know
much about CASIO watches, made by CASIO, in which case you are just
out of luck.

-marty

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waqasabdul@gmail.com - 11 Nov 2004 20:22 GMT

I am not sure what to write in response to your silly mail, but I would
like to clear that I tried to find this info through Casio. I did not
received any explanation of how watches are given modle numbers from
them. Only thing they tell you that this watch has these features. So,
I thought I may try asking the people which are most likely to have
such watches.

Thanks,
-waqas

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Grumman-581 - 11 Nov 2004 22:11 GMT

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And exactly what makes you think that there is some pattern associated with
the watch numbers vs the features that the watch in question might have?
Maybe they just liked that number when they assigned it to the watch...
Seems to me that if you can find out what features a watch might have by
looking up its serial number via Casio, you have everything that you really
need...

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Greg Mossman - 12 Nov 2004 03:34 GMT

> Seems to me that if you can find out what features a watch might have by
> looking up its serial number via Casio, you have everything that you
> really
> need...

Yep, everything but food, women, shelter, diving, and a job to pay for it
all. It seems to me I recall overhearing some homeless guys muttering about
Casio serial numbers a while back. Perhaps the OP could take to the streets
and see what the truly enlightened can share with him.

Seriously though, when I was a teen I recall a nice homeless guy who would
ride on the bus on the route I took to school. I don't think he got off the
bus too often. Anyway, I remember the guy wore about 8 or 9 watches on each
arm but I don't know if any of them were Casios. It's a start at least.

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Ezookiel - 23 Nov 2004 08:21 GMT

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> I thought I may try asking the people which are most likely to have
> such watches.

Well, you're right there, I have one. A casio protrek PRG 50YT. But what
that means I have no idea.
Why do you need to know?
Do what I did, look at them all, then pick the one with the features you
want.

Though I must admit, its pretty darned hard to do this.
There's almost no consistency with their models at all.
Example, if you want one with a countdown timer, they make only ONE, and for
some unknown reason it only has 50 metre water resistance.
The one I have doesn't even have a stopwatch, which darn near ANY k-mart
cheapo has, but it had the titanium band, whereas the ones with stopwatches
only had polymer bands.
There IS NO REASON behind their model numbers, because there's IS NO REASON
behind their models features. They are random, irrational, inconsistent,
obscure, and down right bloody incomprehensible. I seriously think they lost
the plot when they made so many versions of the protrek. Just jump on the
net and find the ones that do what you want them to and buy that one.

Ezookiel.

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Michael Hunt - 12 Nov 2004 05:50 GMT

> Hi,
>
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> Thanks,
> -waqas

I'm pretty sure it's a Freemason thing.

-Mike H.

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Greg Mossman - 12 Nov 2004 13:38 GMT

>> Anyone know how Casio model numbers for watches work? For example
>> PAG50T-7V is different from PAG50-1V because it has "T" in model#
>> (which means Titanium Bracelet). I want to know what other letters
>> mean in the model#. What 1V or 7V means. What is difference between
>> PAG60-1AV or PRG60T-7V? etc

> I'm pretty sure it's a Freemason thing.

Especially when you realize that Casio spelled backwards is OISAC.

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