Casio’s F-B100W smartwatch launches in the US after selling out in Japan

The Casio F-B100W watch has just gone on sale in the US It combines a few smart features with a retro-themed design The device previously sold out in Japan and the UK Not every smartwatch needs to come with an overwhelming array of bells and whistles — sometimes, a simple digital timepiece with a fe

<![CDATA[ <article> <ul><li><strong>The Casio F-B100W watch has just gone on sale in the US</strong></li><li><strong>It combines a few smart features with a retro-themed design</strong></li><li><strong>The device previously sold out in Japan and the UK</strong></li></ul><p>Not every <a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/wearables/best-smart-watches-what-s-the-best-wearable-tech-for-you-1154074">smartwatch</a> needs to come with an overwhelming array of bells and whistles — sometimes, a simple digital timepiece with a few handy extras is all you need. That’s the case with the <a href="https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/a-watch-id-actually-buy-casios-latest-retro-take-on-a-smartwatch-is-the-f-b100w-with-step-counting-included">Casio F-B100W</a>, and after selling well in Japan, this retro-themed ticker has finally gone on sale in the US. </p><p>As spotted by <a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Casio-s-affordable-F-B100W-watches-with-Bluetooth-step-tracking-finally-launch-in-the-US.1411353.0.html" target="_blank">Notebookcheck</a>, the F-B100W is <a href="https://www.casio.com/us/watches/casio/product.F-B100W-1A/" target="_blank">listed for $64.95 on Casio’s website</a>. It’s available in three colors: black with blue highlights (the F-B100W-1A), the all-black F-B100W-1B, and the green F-B100W-3A. </p><p>The Casio F-B100W comes with a smattering of smart features, including basic fitness tracking through its pedometer, a Find My device locator, a timer, a stopwatch, an alarm, and a two-year battery life. And that’s about it. </p><p>It originally went on sale in Japan in August, but sold out within hours of becoming available. Its Japanese price of ¥8,800 includes a 10% tax, making it ¥8,000 before tax. That translates to about $50.95, meaning there’s a $14 premium on the US edition. </p><p>Still, anyone who’s been wanting to get hold of the Casio F-B100W since it went on sale in Japan might not mind that.</p><h2 id="the-39-most-fun-39-watch-we-39-ve-tried-in-2026">The 'most fun' watch we've tried in 2026</h2><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2242px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.29%;"><img id="xd44NLFYaGk4UQ32TdHBJi" name="Casio IMG_0764" alt="Casio F-B100W" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xd44NLFYaGk4UQ32TdHBJi-1920-80.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2242" height="1262" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Future)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The Casio F-B100W hasn’t just been restricted to Japan — it’s also been available in the UK, where TechRadar’s wearables guru Matt Evans snapped one up and <a href="https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/who-needs-the-apple-watch-ultra-4-ive-been-counting-my-steps-and-finding-my-phone-with-this-cheap-retro-casio-digital-watch-and-i-love-it">took it for a spin</a>. </p><p>He was so impressed that he described it as the watch that had provided him with “the most fun this year,” adding: “Reader, I am in love.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s also sold out in many places in the UK. </p><p>One of the things we enjoyed about the F-B100W was how it balanced just enough “smart” features with a simple, rugged design. That helped keep costs down, meaning you got “an absolute belter of a watch for the price.” </p><p>Now that it’s up for sale in the US, American users will get a taste of what it has to offer. Provided they move quickly, that is — with the device selling out in Japan and being increasingly tough to find in the UK, they might not stick around for long.</p><div data-widget-type="multimodelreview" data-widget-title="Today’s best smartwatch deals" data-model-name="Apple Watch Ultra 3,Amazfit Active 2,Apple Watch SE 3,Google Pixel Watch 4,Samsung Galaxy Watch 8"></div> </article> ]]>