Casio Unisex Watch A120WEST-1AER

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The A120WEST-1A was announced for a June 2023 release in Japan (A120WEST-1AJF, 12,100 yen) and Asia, and is also expected to be released worldwide. Seasons 1-4 of Stranger Things are available to stream on Netflix. My favorite feature is the ’80s-horror-novel-inspired “Stranger Things” font revealed (upside down, natch) after illuminating the watch face. Spooky; (photo/Casio) Stranger Things" is a global hit series a mystery adventure set in the 1980s small town of Hawkins, Indiana. In 1983, a young boy vanishes into thin air from a sleepy midwest town. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl. This iconic series by The Duffer Brothers is a love letter to the 80s classics that captivated a generation, all four seasons are now streaming on Netflix.

The ’80s and Casio are synonymous — so joining forces with Netflix on a Stranger Things collaboration timepiece was a natural fit,” said Tadashi Shibuya, vice president of Casio’s timepiece division, in a press release. “We are thrilled to bring fans a retro timepiece that will not only turn heads but also transcend the upside down.” You can read more about Russian in our Russian watches Watch Brands article, which also talks about Raketa, as well as the watch below.The new watch design was inspired by Stranger Things, a show with plenty of references to 1980s culture. Based on the A120, a watch inspired by digital watches Casio released in the 1980s, the design pays homage to the 'Upside Down', an alternate dimension that exists in parallel to the human world. Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), one of the main characters on the show, wears a classic watch that many kids wore in the 80s—the Casio F-91W. In a Watchuseek discussion, sharp-eyed fans spotted a scene in Season 3 that looks like a watch made by Vostok, a Russian watch brand founded in 1942. The brand became very popular in the years that followed, becoming the supplier of Soviet Union’s Defense Department, as well as producing exclusive military watches.

Watch collaborations are great when they work, and they work when the designers have a keen and good understanding of the party with whom they are collaborating. The A120WEST is based on the A120, which is part of Casio's line of retro vintage-inspired watches. This is perfect because Stranger Things is set in the Eighties and the A120 looks like it could have come from that era. If the awkward phrasing of “transcend the upside down” gives you the impression that this corporate executive has (perhaps) not actually watched “Stranger Things” — be gentle. He’s presumably a busy guy who did not spend most of the pandemic day drinking in his underwear and bingeing Netflix like … some of us. 1980 Called. It Says You Can Have Its Watches

Another highlight is the LED light button. When it is pressed, you are presented with a soft orange glow and the upside-down logo of the show. All in all, this is a thoughtful and well-considered homage to one of Netflix's biggest hits. And because it is also fairly inexpensive, I think fans of the show will find a lot to like about this watch. Another of the popular 1980s watches featured in the show was worn by Will Byers (Noah Schnapp)—the Q*Bert gaming watch by Nelsonic, a now-defunct electronics manufacturing company based in New York City.