An upscale Japanese watch collection that's restricted to its domestic borders and overshadowed by a mass market sibling. Sound familiar? Despite distribution limitations, this collection of watches developed an impressive international following of inveterate watch enthusiasts who were wooed by tales of mirror-like Zaratsu/Sallaz case finishing and a nearly unheard-of degree of precision in timekeeping.
The company and the line of watches I'm describing is the Casio OCEANUS. This is the high-end, limited-production sibling of Casio's better-known international watch brands, such as G-SHOCK, Edifice, and Pro Trek. Other than certain watches in G-SHOCK's MT-G and MR-G sub-collections, the OCEANUS line represents the highest average price point within Casio's timepiece division. And despite the affordable two- and three-figure nature of many Casio timepieces, the OCEANUS watches feature a level of quality that might even surpass their factory price tags.
The Oceanus line incorporates all of Casio's latest technical innovations within each watch – Multi-Band 6 radio-controlled time correction, a Bluetooth smartphone link, and Tough Solar charging; all features that many will recognize as borrowed from the upper echelon of G-SHOCK watches. But that's not all. Casio also brings in premium materials and exclusive decorative techniques to lavish on OCEANUS watches that you generally won't find elsewhere at the Japanese company.
Every current-gen OCEANUS chronograph does, however, share a very specific set of attributes. All OCEANUS watches feature analog displays with zero digital indicators. Each watch utilizes a five-motor drive system with independent internal motors that control individual functions, such as time display, stopwatch, day, date, seconds, and hours. And finally, every OCEANUS watch utilizes a sapphire crystal.
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