Gabriel S

Excellent watch! Band lasted 1.5 years; can be replaced w/an 18mm nato strap! (read here carefully)

Last updated: 7 Aug. 2019, 3 yrs. 9 months after original purchase.I purchased this watch Nov 2015, and the band broke June 2017. The band lasted just over 1.5 years. Note that I wore it 24/7 the *entire* 1.5 years! I literally only took it off to switch wrists probably 4 times over that period. It was on all day, all night, in the shower, in the pool, at the beach, in sports, etc etc you get the point. I love this watch because it is super cheap (~$15) yet it has multiple alarms and a countdown timer instead of just a stopwatch timer. It's basically a G-shock quality watch for $15 instead of $45.When the band did break, it broke very suddenly! I didn't see any cracks on it or anything, but I literally rubbed my wrist across an object while turning and the band tore in two and the whole watch fell right off my wrist. Upon closer inspection, I saw cracks all along the inside of the band against my wrist, and if I bent the band hard it would break in other locations too.So, replaced the band with a nice durable nylon nato strap! I used this one (Replacement 18mm nato strap nylon watch band - Black, 5 ring Black PVD Buckle). It cost me < $10 and is an excellent watch strap! It (luckily) came with 2 pcs 18mm x 1.4mm spring bars instead of 18mm x 1.8mm diameter spring bars, which would have been too thick for this watch since there is so little space between the bars and the watch. This Casio watch comes originally with 2 pcs 18mm x 1.8mm diam spring bars, which are too thick when used with this nato strap.For the 18mm x 1.4mm bars, with a little work and a flathead screwdriver used to press the bar down hard against the strap (first to make an indentation in the band, with the bar not placed yet, and 2nd to press the bar into place), I was able to make this strap with the 1.4mm diam bars fit this watch!If you want to use a nato strap, expect it to be a very tight fit, and MAKE SURE TO GET A STRAP THAT IS 1.4~1.5mm thick max, and spring bars that are 18mm x 1.3~1.5mm MAX DIAMETER, *NOT* 1.8mm diameter. Otherwise it will be impossible to make it fit I think. I also used a spring bar tool (Ritche Professional 360pc Watch Band Stainless Steel Link Pins,spring Bars+remover Repair Tool (8-25mm)), which helped remove the old bars and situate the new bars, and I used a large flathead screwdriver with quite a bit of pressure to press the spring bar into place, indenting it against the watch, once the band was in place.Awesome watch! Awesome 18mm nato strap I've linked to above! Great combo together! I expect this combo to last me many more years than the original resin strap did.Update 7 Aug. 2019:I've had the watch now for 3.75 years. I've worn it 24/7 during this entire time: all day, all night, in the shower every day for nearly 4 years, while exercising, etc. I've only taken it off about a dozen times to switch wrists is all. I've had the 18mm nato strap on it for > 2 years (from June 2017 to today, Aug 2019). Somewhere around 10 months to a year ago, one of the the spring bars broke out of the plastic hole on the watch due to excessive pressure since the nato strap was such a tight fit. So, I simply drilled 2 tiny holes in the watch and ran some 50 lb fishing line through and tied it off. Problem solved! That lasted about another year until the watch got water inside it just last week while swimming. I wonder if it was due to those holes I drilled somehow letting water in. I should have drilled sideways through the plastic tabs in the same holes where the spring bar used to connect instead of drilling down through the side of the plastic case like I did. Lesson learned: I'll do that next time.Anyway, time for another watch. Buying this same one would be a good buy.My only complaints about this watch are:1. It's bigger than preferred (I'd prefer a women's size watch honestly due to carpal tunnel wrist pain caused by doing pushups for decades and typing all day--the larger mens watches like this jam up into my wrist while doing pushups and exacerbate the situation)2. The time zone gets changed randomly sometimes while exercising or doing pushups, since a button accidentally gets pressed.3. The countdown timer has second-resolution (yaaay!, that's good!) but does *not* have the auto-repeat feature the G-Shock I had years ago had, which means I have to manually restart the watch after each countdown. I liked having the option to make it auto-restart the countdown when doing things like running laps or doing repetitive drills where I want to switch the activity every X seconds or minutes.That's all, folks. It's a good watch at a good price. 4 years 24/7 is highly respectable. And the nato strap? It's still in great shape. Good for another 6 years or so I bet (10 years total).Ver más

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RyanT2

2 de mayo de 2019

Excellent Value Digital Watch with Great Functionality

This is my favorite Casio watch I think. Even with my small collection of G-Shocks, and a few other Casio models, this is my favorite. This watch is my go to at home functional watch and my watch when I need to be really mindful of the time when I am out.Functions:Excellent backlight for Casio. Casio usually has ok backlights (Never quite as good as Timex), but the low end casio watches are usually lacking...not this one. It has a good backlight that lasts for a second or two when pressed that illuminates the entire time readout. This is a huge win for me as I use a light frequently to check a watch at night and in the early morning.Timer and Stopwatch: These are both on the watch and easy to use. They are effective at what they do and the alarms are load enough to hear them with mild ambient sound. Maybe not so much in a super loud environment, but normally I do not think this would be an issue.World Time: Also very easy to figure out and has an awesome map. I split my time between London and Los Angeles as we have our International office located in the UK and I like to readily know what time it is for my team out there. I also love the map, it makes it easy to tell when you are approaching the right timezone so you don't always blow passed it when searching for your own. Not to mention I just enjoy the aesthetics.Size and Style: This watch is very light for being pretty big. It is true to size and does not wear much bigger that it seems. I have small rests, but it feels comfortable and looks good. It does have some retro styling, this watch has not changed in a long time, and I feel that is a strong positive for it. It looks good. I have both this version and the round one, and this one is way better. The pushers on the round one are not metal. I took the band off and paired it with a Barton Brand green canvas 18mm band and it looks real nice.Some people mod these a little, or at least remove the wording on the case. I left mine alone, and will probably not attempt to mod it. The strap it comes with is comfortable enough, but cheap, so I would recommend another 18mm band. The Barton Brand 18mm quick fitting buckle band looked really good on this.So, for the price of the watch and maybe another 15 bucks, you can get an excellent all around watch that has functionality to perform tons of jobs around the house and even in travels for less than $50. I plan on using this whenever I am abroad for its ease of use, durability, and cost if it is broken or stolen. And yes the watch has good water resistance and has stood up through washing dishes, showers, getting knocked around during yard work, etc. Yes, it will pick up scratches, but the case and plastic crystal hold up pretty well for all of that.I highly recommend this watch.

Ryuichi Mizuno

15 de julio de 2026

The watch.

The greatest Degital watch ever created with great price. If you want something simpler than Apple Watch, but also want a stylish looking one this is it.You could literally take it anyway, and it won’t look out a place.Fell down a cliff once on a hiking trip, it even saved my wrist.Ver más

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David

28 de febrero de 2026

New Favorite

I have a small collection of watches but this quickly became my favorite. It’s not quite as stylish as some of the others I own, but it doesn’t look bad in most environments and its features set it apart. A nifty ability to change time zones easily, a light for night situations, easily readable time and date. It’s just such an easy watch to throw on and go. So far the band and clasp are holding up well and the case itself is fairly durable. I am getting some light scratches on the glass but nothing too bad yet. It’s just the perfect blend of function and “fashion” in that it’s a good watch you can wear at work or in a workshop, playing sports or watching TV. It just works.Ver más

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Q.S.

16 de abril de 2023

Very light, affordable, well made, feature rich, but photos not accurate of actual color received

I was intrigued with the reputation this watch has gained and for such a low price it definitely seemed worth checking out and having in a watch collection. And it is, but not for me unfortunately. It is very feature rich and functional and light in weight. A good travel, swimming (100 meters water resistant), workout, gardening, camping, hiking, carefree watch with a 10 year battery.However, for me it has a few negatives that I found disappointing, even at this price. For some they may be minor.1. The color was not accurate on my watch. In all photos it appears to be a real black color with a silver grey LCD screen. Mine was actually a dark greenish brown, case and band, much like many G Shock watches appear. I was expecting a full deep black like the FW-91 I've seen many times. And the LCD wasn't a sliver grey but more of a dark yellow tone. This didn't help contrast and readability. I didn't know if Casio has changed their resin recipe or if I received a discolored watch but it certainly appeared to be brand new and unopened, sold and shipped by Amazon. But it was definitely not a true black color.2. This is a thick watch. It sits high off the wrist so it could be more likely to be caught and scratched. Which becomes an issue because the crystal is actually acrylic not a mineral crystal glass. If this was just a 3 to 5 mm less high off the wrist it would be perfect.3. The band is comfortable and fine but the dimensions are unusual. 18mm lug width but it flares out to match the case only to taper back down to a thin 18mm around the buckle. This probably makes it feel more comfortable because there's less plastic (and it is a soft plastic not rubber, although feels close). But it looks too thin to me especially when the watch case is more "full sized" at 40mm wide across the middle and 12mm thick.4. It is not exactly easy to read. The time digits seem a little too small, the day and date are thin characters, the circular dial has very thin hands, and the world map timezone display is barely legible because there's not enough contrast between the background map and the current zone displayed (although that's not very important and the map does look cool anyway).It's not an issue of the screen being too cluttered, it's more about character size and there seems to be enough room for them to be more legible. The AE-1300 for instance appears much more readable when it comes to the time and day date displays although with different functionality overall.Really, it comes down to the color for me. I'd still want to keep it for casual use, swimming, times when I wouldn't want to worry about a watch getting damaged, wanted a very accurate time or stopwatch or timer, and travelling when I want to have a very lightweight wristwatch with different timezones. But the world now is full of pure black plastic devices everywhere and this watch was just not black at all and that was very disappointing. And the LCD appearing not silver grey but yellowish also hurt it. Even though it appears that way in pretty much every photo and video I saw about it. It didn't appear that way in person. If it was actually a true black colored resin and had a high contrast light silver grey LCD screen background, I would have liked it very much. Hope this helps.

Carl A. Fletcher

5 de mayo de 2026

My favorite everyday watch that just works perfectly

I am an 80s kid so this old school watch with its style is my favorite of my 22 watches. It has a stopwatch, countdown timers, and world time functions that are easy to use and navigate. It has a low profile on the wrist which makes it nice to wear under long sleeve shirts. The band is comfortable and does not fee like it will crack or split. I most like the amber glow of the backlighting that reminds of the 80s. If you are on the fence about the watch just go for it! Its well worth it.Ver más

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