Edifice are a brand of

watch A watch is a timepiece carried or worn by a person. It is designed to maintain a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or another type of ...

es manufactured by the Japanese electronics company

Casio is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing corporation headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Its products include calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and analogue and digital watches. It ...

. The Edifice watches are designed to attract buyers engaged in professional careers. The watches have multiple functions, ranging from multiple dials to world time and multiple alarms.

Technology

Edifice watches range from basic

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to more advanced models with more computerised movements. Many Edifice watches utilise Tough Solar, Casio's brand name for

solar power Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to c ...

ed batteries. More advanced models are " Waveceptors" which can

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themselves with

atomic clock An atomic clock is a clock that measures time by monitoring the resonant frequency of atoms. It is based on atoms having different energy levels. Electron states in an atom are associated with different energy levels, and in transitions betwee ...

s via

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waves. Some models have Bluetooth connectivity which enable them to be monitored via a smart phone and to share chronograph data. The display of the watches in the Edifice range are variable from a purely analogue display to a display combining analogue and digital displays (also called Ana-Digi).

Sponsorship

Motorsport

Edifice have been an official sponsor of

Scuderia Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso SpA (; ), commonly known as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, was an Italian Formula One constructor. It was one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate company Red Bull, the other being Red B ...

since 2016 and remained with the team as they renamed themselves to

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in 2020. Edifice also sponsor Honda's motorsport division Honda Racing, Nissan's motorsport division

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, TOM's Racing Team and the Japanese Inter Proto Series. The partnership with STR,

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and

Honda commonly known as just Honda, is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda, Honda has bee ...

Racing has resulted in the release o
special edition
watches.

References

External links

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Technology

Sponsorship

Motorsport

See also

References

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