calculator watch

Wrist computing device

A calculator watch is a digital wristwatch with a built-in calculator, typically featuring a grid of tiny buttons on the face for number entry and basic arithmetic.

Popular in the 1980s as a novelty item, it became associated with nerdy or unfashionable style: He still wears his old calculator watch from high school.

Related

number crunching · 1980s · Marty McFly · nerdy · LCD · liquid crystal · beep · tiny · keypad · retro · gadget · arithmetic · math class · timepiece · geeky · plastic · battery · display

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Opposites
technological sophistication

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Shadow-based timekeeper

smartphone · smartwatch · Apple Watch · analog watch · mechanical watch

functionality/complexity

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Elegant, slim wristwatch

field watch · smartwatch

aesthetic/cultural positioning

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Swiss luxury watchmaker

luxury watch · dress watch · Swiss watch · statement jewelry · gold watch

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G