MoMA Design Store is listing a $135 Casio G-Shock that borrows its colors from a pocket calculator rather than a fitness app. The US listing, checked September 22, 2026, identifies the collaboration as a worldwide edition of 1,000 watches and shows it in stock. Members are quoted $121.50.
This is a design-led digital watch release, not a new smartwatch platform. Notebookcheck covered the edition on September 22; that reporting date should not be confused with a confirmed first-sale date.
A calculator-inspired face
According to MoMA’s official product listing, the red, cyan and chartreuse accents reference Casio’s Film Card Solar Calculator. The calculator’s rear design also appears on the strap loop. A MoMA-logo backlight, engraved caseback and themed packaging complete the treatment.
The visual appeal is easy to understand: bright markings break up the otherwise black watch without replacing its legible digital layout. For collectors of everyday electronics, the connection to calculator design is more distinctive than another color swap with no story behind it.
What the hardware listing confirms
MoMA specifies Japanese manufacture, a resin case and strap, mineral glass and 200-meter water resistance. The case measures 48.9 × 42.8 × 13.4mm. Those are supplier specifications, not results from our testing.
What remains unclear
The official listing does not identify the underlying module or establish a first-sale date. We therefore are not assigning a base-model number from its appearance, promising a battery runtime, or calling this a launch that happened today. Nor should the calculator inspiration be read as a claim that the watch itself is solar-powered.
The stock label is a snapshot, not a reservation or delivery guarantee. Buyers outside the US should confirm destination-specific ordering and costs before treating the US price as their final total. A limited production count also says nothing certain about future resale value.
Featured image: official MoMA Design Store product image, used to illustrate the watch discussed here. This article was prepared with AI assistance and checked against the linked sources. No hands-on testing is claimed.