Casio celebrates the 40th anniversary of ‘Back to the Future’ by relaunching the calculator watch worn by Marty McFly

One of the icons of the 80s were watches Casio. Today archaic, but then digital and an example of the best wearable technology, before the term became popular. The Japanese brand brought to the general public ‘futuristic’ watches with digital screens that showed functions such as calculators, stopwatches or multiple alarms, with affordable prices and recognizable designs. Models like the CA-53W They became cultural icons thanks to their presence in films and series, including back to the futurein which the Marty McFly performed by Michael J. Fox He used this model during his time travels.

In 2025 the 40th anniversary of the masterpiece of Robert Zemeckisa science fiction adventure film that produced a Steven Spielberg also in a state of grace and in which all its elements – script, acting, direction and visual effects – work perfectly and continue to be an example of cinematographic excellence four decades later. The cultural impact of the film remains high enough that Casio has decided to recover the Marty McFly model.

There is some difference. In the film, Michael J. Fox wore a Casio CA-53W, with a strap and plastic case, but the new CA-500WEBF-1A It is based on a later model that replaced plastic with metal. Its functions are the same, but it now incorporates design elements inspired by the DeLoreanthe car with which McFly travels to the past.

For example, labels that recall the vehicle’s temporary circuits, the legend Out of time on the dial – in reference to the car’s license plate – and, on the back, an engraving of the flufo capacitor invented by doctor Emmett Brown and that allowed you to travel through time.

The commemorative clock incorporates a 8 digit calculatordigital watch with hour, minutes, seconds, full date and day of the week, 1/100th of a second stopwatch with elapsed and fractional time functions, daily alarm and time signal, as well as full automatic calendar up to the year 2099 and 12 or 24 hour format. It also allows you to mute the button sound and offers an accuracy of ±30 seconds per month.

The case measures 43.2 × 34.4 × 8.2 mm, weighs 53 grams and is made of resin with resin crystal and stainless steel metal strap with adjustable clasp, compatible with wrists from 150 to 205 mm. It is waterproof and runs on a CR2016 battery that has an estimated autonomy of five years.

The Casio CA-500WEBF-1A can be reserved from October 21, 2025 and is already listed on the company’s website by 120 dollars. It will arrive in packaging that imitates a love VHS from the original film, in another nostalgic nod to the era.