Casio
Casio Edifice 43 mm Black 18k
Photography on request
Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Casio · Edifice
Casio Edifice 43 mm Black 18k
Reference 71604OR.80
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Edifice
- Model
- Casio Edifice 43 mm Black 18k
- Reference number
- 71604OR.80
- Year / era
- 2015 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- Moon phase
- Movement
- High-accuracy quartz
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Dial type
- Black lacquer
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap with titanium clasp
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 43 mm
- Case thickness
- 10.2 mm
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Bezel
- Octagonal with 8 hexagonal screws
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Black lacquer
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Applied Roman numerals
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap with titanium clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 35F — High-accuracy quartz
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 45 hours
- Number of jewels
- 25 jewels
- Complications
- Moon phase
- Functions
- Perpetual calendar, leap year
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2015 – 2019
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Marc Newson
Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.
Historical significance
Casio Edifice 43 mm Black 18k sits within Casio's Edifice line, introduced in 2015. It carries the house codes established since 1946 — 18k white gold case, black lacquer dial and high-accuracy quartz — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
The House
Casio
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1946
- Founder
- Tadao Kashio
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Tier
- Japanese
- Major collections
- G-Shock, Edifice, Oceanus, Pro Trek, Vintage
- Signature technologies
- In-house hairspring production · Shock-absorbing movement mounting
- Famous movements
- Spring Drive · Eco-Drive solar quartz · Automatic, 24 jewels · High-accuracy quartz
- Notable watches
- Casio G-Shock 39 mm Blue 18k (1998) · Casio G-Shock 42 mm Black Ceramic (2002) · Casio G-Shock 43 mm Salmon 18k (1985) · Casio G-Shock 42 mm Silvered Sapphire (2004)
Brand history
Casio has spent more than 80 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's G-Shock, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Tadao Kashio established Casio in 1946, working from Japan at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Casio calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1946
Tadao Kashio founds Casio in Japan.
1969
The quartz era forces Casio to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Casio enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Casio continues to produce G-Shock, Edifice, Oceanus and other icons in limited numbers.