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Casio Vintage LA670WEGA-9EF Digital Bracelet Watch - W59166
Ref. LA670WEGA-9EF
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The LA670 has been part of Casio's line since the 1980s, one of those small gold-toned digitals that sat on wrists through the decade and never quite left. This version continues that read faithfully: the all-gold tone runs from case through bracelet without interruption, and the sapphire crystal — unusual at this end of the quartz digital market — means the surface stays clear rather than collecting the fine scratches that dull a mineral glass over time. At 24.5mm it wears small in the way that suits a wrist that does not want a watch announcing itself, and the bracelet lies flat enough to disappear under a cuff or beside a bangle without snagging. The folding clasp adjusts conventionally and holds the fit without fuss.
- Reference
- LA670WEGA-9EF
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Vintage
- Case size
- 24.6mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Tonneau
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Solar
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Day-date, Small seconds, Moonphase, Power reserve indicator, Tachymeter, Skeleton dial, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time, Perpetual calendar, Solar powered, Radio controlled, Bluetooth, Step counter, Heart rate, GPS, Compass, Thermometer, Altimeter, Tide graph, Dual display
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Mesh bracelet
- Strap colour
- Bronze
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Casio
Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo in Tokyo in 1946 as a machine shop. The company's first success was a finger ring that held a cigarette, and its second was the 14-A of 1957 — the world's first all-electric compact calculator, which used solenoids rather than gears.
Casio entered watchmaking in 1974 with the Casiotron, a digital watch with an automatic calendar that knew the varying lengths of months. The company approached watches as an electronics manufacturer rather than a horological one, and that difference produced the G-Shock.
The G-Shock came from a single engineer, Kikuo Ibe, who broke a watch his father had given him and set out to build one that could not break. The specification was three tens: survive a ten-metre drop, ten bars of water pressure, and ten years of battery life. It took over two hundred prototypes, and the solution was suspending the module inside the case on a cushioned internal structure rather than mounting it rigidly. The DW-5000C shipped in 1983.
It became one of the most durable product designs in any category, adopted by militaries, emergency services, and skateboarders alike, and Casio has since added solar charging, radio and GPS timekeeping, Bluetooth, and full-metal and carbon variants.
Casio also produces the Edifice, Pro Trek, and Oceanus lines, and remains an independent Japanese public company.
- 1946
- Tadao Kashio founds the company in Tokyo.
- 1974
- The Casiotron is Casio's first digital watch.
- 1983
- The G-Shock DW-5000C survives Kikuo Ibe's three-tens brief.
- 1994
- The Frogman extends G-Shock to ISO dive certification.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Watches Under 37mm (1,656), Women's Watches (1,575), Chronograph Watches (1,258), Watches Under £100 (652), Mesh Bracelet Watches (242) and Skeleton Watches (220).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 24.6mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- Sits in the lower half of Casio's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | LA670WEGA-9EF | RY21872A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £50 | £63 |
| Case size | 24.6mm | 27mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Solar | Solar |
| Strap | Mesh bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £50. There is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are F.Hinds?
F.Hinds has been run by the same family since 1856 and is now in its fifth generation, with more than 115 shops across England and Wales. They are a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council and an Authorised Diamond Dealer.
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