New Casio Pro Trek analog watches officially debut with carabiner strap, preorders now live
Casio has opened preorder sales in Japan for the PRJ-01 series, the first fully analog watches in the Pro Trek lineup. Three variants are now listed on the Japanese Casio store — the PRJ-01-1JF, PRJ-01AE-7JR, and PRJ-01AE-8JR. Essentially, we're getting an official confirmation of a series that first surfaced through leaked images earlier in June.
The PRJ-01 is a big departure for Pro Trek, a line that has been defined for decades by digital readouts, triple sensors, and connected features. The new series ditches all of that in favor of a clean analog dial with wide hour and minute hands and a thin seconds hand. All this is being done to prioritize legibility and to achieve a more conventional watch aesthetic over the feature-heavy approach the range is renowned for.
Despite the whole stripped-back presentation, Casio has kept Tough Solar on board across all three models, along with a low battery alert, calendar function, and 100-meter water resistance. The cases are resin throughout, arriving in black, white/light grey, and dark grey, each with colored accent details — yellow on the black model, orange on the grey/white, and teal on the darker grey variant.
The split in the lineup comes down to the strap. The base PRJ-01-1JF comes in at ¥25,300 (~$156) and ships with a standard rubber strap. The two AE variants — PRJ-01AE-7JR and PRJ-01AE-8JR — go up to ¥31,350 (~$193) each and include a fabric strap with a carabiner attachment. Wearers can clip the watch to a backpack or piece of outdoor gear when not on the wrist. The strap system is also designed for quick swaps between rubber and fabric.
No global release details have been announced yet, though a July 2026 launch window in Japan is happening for sure.
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