Already one of the world ’ s largest producers of environmentally friendly light-powered watches , Casio launches new Pro Trek PRW61 , its first watch made with renewable materials . With the new model , the Japanese watchmaker appropriately extends its green profile within Casio ’ s line of affordable outdoor adventure watches . The new Pro Trek PRW61 is made from biomass plastics sourced from renewable organic substances . In addition to the new model launch , Casio is also shifting from plastic to recycled paper in packaging for this watch , and will expand its use of sustainable materials in the design of other watch models .
“ For the first time in any Casio watch , the PRW61 uses biomass plastics , produced using materials derived from castor seeds and corn , as well as other raw materials , in the case , band and case back ” said Tadashi Shibuya , Vice President of Casio ’ s Timepiece Division . “ We are incredibly proud of this new material application for our line of outdoor watches , Pro Trek , for nature lovers .”
As an outdoor-focused design , the new model is equipped with Casio ’ s own Tough Solar light-power technology , a digital compass , barometer / altimeter and thermometer ( Triple Sensor ), as well as Multi-Band 6 radio wave reception .
The watch ’ s sensors project readings to the easy-to-read dial , which offers wide bar indexes to quickly check time , direction and other indicators . Compass direction is particularly easy to determine with a glance as the yellow seconds hand .
Additional features include 100 meters of water resistance , low-temperature resistance to 14 degrees Fahrenheit , five independent daily alarms , a 1 / 100-second stopwatch and a countdown timer . The Pro Trek PRW61-1A features a black dial and band with silver accents . Price : $ 420 .
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