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Bill Gates has been photographed wearing the Casio Duro MDV106-1A, including during a 2019 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It is a striking choice for one of the technology industry’s best-known founders: a straightforward, accessible quartz watch rather than a conspicuous luxury piece.
Casio’s official specifications describe the MDV106-1A as a stainless-steel, black-dial model with an anti-reverse bezel, screw-lock crown, resin strap, date display and 200-metre water resistance. The model was introduced in 2011 and has developed a strong following among enthusiasts for delivering practical dive-watch styling without luxury-watch pricing.
The interest in Gates’s watch is not its monetary value. It is the contrast between extraordinary resources and an ordinary, functional object chosen for everyday wear.
Sources
- Casio — guide to divers’ watches and the MDV-106
- Casio — MDV106-1A specifications
- Hodinkee — Hands-On With the Casio Duro MDV106-1A
- Two Broke Watch Snobs — Gates wearing the MDV106-1A on The Late Show
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