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Stylish and ridiculous priceI am an avid watch fan and love all things horology. In the past 5 years I have owned in excess of 40 watches ranging from £50-£1500, Swiss, Japanese, German Russian and Chinese.This Casio is in my opinion the perfect watch.Lets get the bad stuff out of the way:1. the bracelet has folded links and hollow end links. However, it totally suits the watch as it makes it so lightweight and comfortable and absolutely does not detract from the look (you can't tell).2. The crystal is mineral, it will scratch if you bash it about.3. The lume is average, but I can read the time all night.But what really makes this watch is the fact its £60, look utterly amazing and is all the watch I ever need. Keep that £8,000 you were going to drop on a Rolex Sub and invest it, your kids will thank you.Its the perfect balance between sporty and dressy that means it will go with any outfit except a very smart suit (although many would wear this with a suit also, I think a white dial dress watch with black leather strap is the only watch you should ever wear with a suit).So enamored with this watch am I that it now is the only watch I wear and there exists only 1 other in my collection, my dress watch, that I wear maybe 2 or 3 times per year.I know this is a very subjective review but seriously, after years of agonising over the best Swiss movements, complications, sapphire crystals, solid bracelets, end links and milled clasps, COSC certifications, in house calibres, this has made me realise what is important in a wrist watch, its pulled me out of the rabbit hole of watch obsession:Legibility - the dial is so so legible without being a sterile fliegerComfort - some of the Swiss automatic divers I owned were positively uncomfortably heavy, I mistook weight for quality and pretended I liked the heft.Uncomplicated - I have owned chronographs and tachometers, but I dont race, I owned ISO certified diving watches, I don't SCUBA dive, I have had watches rated to 1000m, wtf, I swim in my local baths, I have had GMT complications, I fly once or twice a year, usually in Europe. I've contemplated a Rolex Milgauss, but this quartz movement can be kept next to a powerful magnet and still work fine (I actually own a de-mangetiser which I've had to use on more than one occasion on my automatics)Accuracy - this watch is more accurate than any COSC certified watch I've owned, it keeps -2 seconds every couple of weeks.There's no solar, no kinetic, no automatic movement, no handwinding, but the battery lasts 3 years and can be replaced, watch seal replaced and re pressure tested all for about £5 DIY or £25-30 in a shop. Failing that you could buy a new one!As for the good specs, well...Case 40mm, with crown 42mm, lug to lug 48mm, thickness 11mm, lug width 20mm, clasp 18mm, weight 125gScrew in (signed) crown, screw in case back, 100m Water resistance (enough to swim and snorkel with)This watch is designed for telling the time an date for people who work in an office, shop, factory, warehouse, play sports, go swimming, go out to dinner, to be pub and generally live a normal life!This watch is everything you need, and nothing you don't. Its not luxury jewelry, its not a professional instrument, its not a status symbol, its not a conversation starter at a dinner party, its a watch!!This watch gets a lot of love from a lot of watch channels on YouTube. Price was good at £53 so I thought I'd pick one up and see what the fuss was all about.The first thing I noticed is that it appears larger than the stated 40mm case size. Larger watches are something I've been trying to get away from recently so I'm not in love off the bat. I won't go into the bracelet as all has been said about that although it does suit the watch. Casios legendary ability for the second hand appears to have bypassed this one as it misses the first 15 seconds after the 12 o'clock mark. On the plus side the screw down caseback and crown are a real bonus on a watch at this price. The Duro has the same but I found that to be too big. The dial is quite nicely done and is extremely legible but it is a bit large. Oddly for a Casio the lume is okay and, dare I say it, is better than my £500 Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic. The case finish is very good with brushed polished, brushed polished sides and conforms perfectly to the wrist like a Seiko sarb. It's a good watch but I'm not blown away, it's cheap and it some respects it shows. The marker issue is making my teeth itch so I will probably return it. My advice if you are looking at a watch of this type would be to spend a little more. I recently bought a Seiko 5 snkl45 and while a little more expensive it's a classier product.A very good watch for the price (£64.95). Took me a couple of days to get used to it but very clear legible and good looking budget quartz watch. The bracelet & screw down crown could be better and perhaps just a little big at 40mm for my 6.75 inch wrist, but overall am happy to have purchased. Some worthwhile reviews on youtube including from the slender wrist reviewing the 35mm version if you're thinking of buying. Could do a lot worse for the price.Ignore all the petty complaints about the bracelet. I think its fine, fits the watch perfectly and for a hollow link rattler its pretty decent. Not everyone wants a 150g solid link anchor weight on their wrist, this a dressy sports watch so needs to be light. Love it for what it is, no need whatsoever to change the band. Its so easy to size the bracelet with a £2 tool, the pins come out and tap in with ease, so no need to take to a jeweller either. The watch itself is superb.This is the easiest watch to read that I have owned. A modest price combined with superb quality puts in the amazing value for money league. Looks great, accurate, nice strap. Only possible improvement would be a bigger date window but apart from that of my collection of 5 watches this is my daily driver.
