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Rare Vintage Casio J-30W Men’s Digital Jogging Sports Watch Module 179 JDM 1980s
■ STATUS: SOLD
THIS TIMEPIECE HAS FOUND A NEW HOME
► SELLER'S DESCRIPTION
Up for sale is a rare vintage Casio J-30W men’s digital jogging watch, featuring Module 179 and produced for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) in the 1980s. This sporty model was designed specifically for runners, offering jogging-focused features with a clean, minimalist display that reflects Casio’s classic utilitarian digital design of the era.
The watch is in full working condition — all features and functions operate properly, including timekeeping, jogging mode, timer, alarm, and chronograph. The sound is slightly dim but still audible, and some portions of the LCD display have dead pixels that no longer show. Despite these issues, the watch remains functional and fully usable.
It is fitted with an aftermarket black resin strap that complements the case and provides a comfortable fit.
Cosmetically, the watch is in fantastic condition with very minimal signs of use. The case, lens, and buttons are all very well-preserved, but please refer to the photos for the best assessment of its physical condition.
Key Details:
• Brand: Casio
• Model: J-30W
• Module: 179
• Era: 1980s
• Origin: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
• Water Resistance: 50M
• Functions: Time, Jogging Mode, Timer, Alarm, Chronograph
• Strap: Aftermarket black resin
• Condition: Fully functional; dim sound; some dead LCD pixels; fantastic physical condition with almost no wear
A rarely seen digital jogging watch from Casio’s 1980s JDM lineup — perfect for collectors of vintage fitness timepieces or fans of retro Casio designs.
Ships carefully.
Feel free to message me with any questions.
► ARCHIVE FILE: CASIO — BRAND HISTORY
Casio began not with watches but with calculation. Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo in Tokyo in 1946, and with his three brothers developed the 14-A in 1957, the world's first compact all-electric relay calculator, incorporating the business as Casio Computer Co. that same year. The move into watchmaking came in November 1974 with the Casiotron, a digital watch whose claim to fame was an automatic calendar that knew how many days each month had, a small feat of logic that announced how an electronics firm would approach timekeeping.
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