"You traded a Rolex for a Casio" has become one of the phrases of the year -rivaling with "a Ferrari for a Twingo" or "women don't cry, women bill"- and the most talked about song is to blame. analyzed the musical history of Shakira. Just a few days ago, the Colombian took a session with the most famous producer of the moment, Bizarrerap, and since then there is no corner of the planet where the hit has not been heard - it has already reached world number 1 on Spotify and has a record number of views on YouTube. Such is the noise generated that the protagonist of the beef, Piqué, it has not taken long to respond in their own way, performing in the straight from the Kings League with a Casio on the wrist. What model is it and how much does it cost?
The Casio del Piqué, the family classic
Not even in his wildest dreams did Casio imagine such a stir with his brand. Bizarrap's 53rd session has been quite a revolution for having Shakira as the protagonist and the singer has not disappointed at all, releasing during the 3: 33 Minutos that lasts all the bile that she had saved towards her ex-husband Gerard Piqué. Among the reproaches that he makes is the metaphor that she changed a Rolex for a Casio, undoubtedly one of the most lapidary and incendiary phrases of her song and that has gone viral in recent days since its premiere.
So much so that the reaction of the ex-soccer player has not been long in coming and with that sense of humor that characterizes him –To Caesar what is Caesar's– has appeared on a Kings League broadcast with a Casio on his wrist. In case you don't know, the kings league is the 7 football league, created by the blaugrana, which can be seen via Twitch and that each day that passes it acquires more and more notoriety to the point that it already handles figures of up to one million three hundred thousand viewers -which is said soon.
And before such an audience, Piqué appeared wearing a Casio while handing out watches among his live colleagues and announcing that the famous and legendary brand had become a new sponsor of the aforementioned league. As for the specific model that the Catalan wears, judging by the images, it is the A158WA-1CR, possibly the most recognizable and popular of the catalog and with a quite affordable price, of 39 euros only on Amazon.
The Casio has a stopwatch, timer and multiple alarm, in addition to being able to withstand splashes of water and has a link strap that you can modify to fit the wrist according to your liking. The same model could also be seen in the broadcast in gold color. you can access this link to see it "live" (from minute 16).
Bizarrap's song, number 1 in the world
The numbers that Bizarrap's 53rd session has reached are going to be hard to beat in future hits from the producer. The fame of the Argentine together with that of Shakira and all the commotion surrounding the singer's divorce with the ex-soccer player has created the perfect breeding ground for the song to be currently number 1 in the world in Spotify and has managed to accumulate in just its first day more than 50 million views on YouTube -At the time of writing these lines, four days after its premiere, it accumulates 123 million. Crazy.
His lyrics have led to all kinds of searches on Twitter, ranging from the Twingo model from Renault to Casio, also being terms that have become a trending topic on social networks.
A true raisin phenomenon of which there are already memes and parodies, proving that this is going long. If the song already has you tired... patience. You're going to need it.