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I'm 76 years old and bought this watch, I love it. Since it has a ten year battery there's a good chance it may outlive me. I did buy a green canvas band to go with the green watch. I love the fact that I don't have to change batteries for the rest of my life.😁

To be fair...I think it's hard to argue against Casio being the best budget watch maker...They're the king

I sometimes worked at Casio's Hamura R&D Center. When the one of the Casio brothers would leave, everyone would remain in a deep bow until his car was out of sight. It was as if a shogun had left the building.

I just picked one up. I went into Wal-Mart and saw it. It was marked for $28. They rang it up and the cashier got a funny look on her face. "Wow. Your lucky day". Apparently on clearance for 5 bucks.

FINALLY! Somebody else shares my love for this watch. I've had many watches in my lifetime but I have always fallen back to this one. It's survived with me being homeless for years, and years more after. It's been to the top of mountains and the lowest basins with me, under water and in the air. I love this damn watch and I'll carry it with me everywhere I go

I'm a dress watch kind of fellow but I definitely respect what Casio has done over the years making multifunction watches affordable to the masses.

I'm a watch guy, had a few expensive Swiss timepieces ... but Casio has a special place in my heart, my first watch was a Casio ae-30w, still working today after more than 30 years, only the band had to be changed after it fell apart.

Comparing a twenty buck watch to a $300,000 watch. Got to love this guy.

I use it as a GMT. I’m a British guy living in Japan, so I set the home time for London which locks the analogue on British time, and then set the digital for the Tokyo time zone. I have the silver version, and although the bracelet is obviously jangly cheap, I find it amazingly comfortable and even wear it bed (to take advantage of that backlight) without losing any arm hairs!

Never been a watch guy, but I have one of these and I love it. Picked it up just because I got sick of reaching into my pocket to grab my phone to check the time, but I've become so accustomed to having it that at this point I feel vulnerable when I'm not wearing it lol. I've honestly considered hoarding a few of them just in case they ever become scarce somehow.

I always gave those Casio Royales away as gifts. And yes any quartz watch is infinitely more accurate than a fully mechanical watch

I got this one, the price has gone up a little, but still. You are absolutely right. I love mechanical watches, I even own a luxury watch, but this truly makes everything else feel obsolete by comparison. This watch is comfortable and staggeringly functional.

Hey Dave! Solution for DST in other time zones. Just scroll over to whichever one you want DST on and hit adjust. You can toggle DST on and off this way just as would with your main time zone. The adjust feature works the same way in different time zones that you set.

this might be the first advertisement that has ever worked on me. Watched and ten minutes later was putting in an order. Thanks for the video.

I had a Casio that had the calculator function, with all the little number buttons on the front. I liked that I could use it to make earthwork volume calculations in the field with it. And balance my check book.

My first actual watch not counting the Apple Watch I don't use anymore was a Casio CA-53W, the Databank Calculator watch. That thing is awesome, being able to quickly calculate things without needing to pull out my phone is so nice.

My wife bought me the 1200WH for Christmas after me dropping MASSIVE hints for ages. I thought she'd stopped paying attention, so when I opened my present just over a year ago, she was astonished about how made up I was! I'm wearing it as I'm watching you're video. I always wanted the calculator casio when I was a younger chap, but I love this piece. My £500 Tissot chronograph, my Dan Henry, my Seiko 5 blue dial... And my Casio AE. Watches for life. So glad you've shone a light on this budget masterpiece! Love your channel, by the way! 👍🏿

Thrilled to have discovered your channel Dave! Been using Casio for as long as I can remember and only ever ventured into a G-SHOCK once! Can't agree with you more that Casio has the best bang for a budget buck! Thank you for your great reviews!

Before smart watches are invented, I've been wearing casio watches since I was 10. Now mykids are wearing Casio watches too. They really love them. We my daughter lost her watch, she was devastated. Luckily we went back to the beach where she lost it, we found the it.

Just under 2mins of this video, I already knew that this is a high quality video review for the casio watch out there. Thank you so much for making & sharing this with us. Really appreciate it!

Great review. The Vario straps made all the difference for me with the Royale. I still have mine on one, and I don't even remember where I put the stock strap.

just bought this today and got this video in my recc, its in my hand and is exactly what ive looked for in a classy watch. hella happy!!

Watched this, ordered on Amazon immediately to take on a Cruise to the Bahamas tomorrow, I just love and enjoy Dave's content and his honest reviews. Thanks, Dave. Shout-out from NY.

Damn, sincere, straight to the point yet thorough. This is how a review is done, thank you! Greetings from México! Going for a W-217h now hehe

Just got mine in the mail today. I absolutely love this watch. It has the retro look I love. In terms of aesthetics it reminds me of that Gundam show and a bunch of other70s & 80s Japanese Anime I used to watch as a kid (some of them I still watch). Since this is a Japanese watch that makes total sense. I think I'll keep this one stock but I'll probably go ahead and 3 to 4 more for modding. I just found my new daily driver.

I love Casio watches! My first one was given to me on Christmas 1979 in Japan from my then Japanese girlfriend. I have two G-Shock solar powered watches. One I had for 11 years and still going strong! Thanks for the video and I'm going to buy one of your shirts!

I've had two of these (cracked the crystal at the gym on the first one) and it's easily my most worn watch (mostly due to the fact it was the only one I had for a year). After buying a few watches over $200 I realize even more how amazing this watch is. I wore this on a 2 week trip in a timezone 9 hours away from me and it was invaluable to me when I needed to know the time at the next destination with the click of a button!

Hey Dave, take a look at the Timex Command Urban. You can set three home times (T1, T2, T3) with DST on or off individually for each of them. Plus you can call up a fourth time zone ("World") for querying any time zone ad-hoc while cycling through the functions - which remembers the last timezone displayed. You can make any of the three home times "the" main home time by holding down a button longer while it's being displayed.

This has been my favorite watch for the past 5 years now. Amazingly I still have my second one I use for work daily, though it's a bit rough looking now. So far battery is holding true as well. I loved the design of this Casio watch since I first saw it as a little kid shortly around the similar timeline it was a new kind.

I am falling in love with Casio watches and wearing a different one each day. Almost have a different one for each day of the week now. Might have to pick this Royale up.

My favorite Casio, and daily 24/7 wear watch is the G-Shock GWM5610-1, modified with a 22mm strap adapter and a Bond-style soft ballistic nylon strap. It doesn't compare well to the AE-1200 for value, except that I specifically want the solar and radio control features. However, it'll run closer to $150 after swapping out the strap and it has less total features than the AE-1200, though the ones it has are exactly what I need and I find the display easier to read.

I absolutely love mine. It has been a comfortable, reliable companion for years and I have taken it on almost every holiday. Easy to read at a glance, easy to use as a GMT, its light, its durable enough for 99% of regular users and if it does get lost, broken or stolen big deal, for the cost of going to Starbucks with a friend ($20-30) you can just replace it. In my opinion the only other thing that could improve the AE-1200 is if they did a solar version.

I literally walked around Wal-Mart for an hour last night, with this watch in my shopping cart before finally putting it back on the shelf at the last second. Now I wish I would have bought it. I already own the similar looking AE1300WH, along with several other Casio digital watches, so I just couldn't justify it. Now I'm going to have to go back and get it.

just discovered this video, what a fun video and channel, thank you for making this content!

Been wearing this watch for a few years now so it's cool to see this video pop up on my feed

Love Casio. Making great tech that is also affordable is a real engineering achievement. That has got to be the holy grail for any good engineer; to solve a problem better than before, while also reducing the cost to the consumer.

It has often been said that this watch is the best value for money. But also in my opinion the Casio G-Shock GM5610 is even better. Yes it costs five times more at around $100 but it is far more durable and accurate due to radio controlled time keeping. And it is solar powered. Just a perfect time piece.

I absolutely agree. My AE1300WH-1A2 I estimate to be more than a decade and a half already, more or less. I owned it when I was still a student. Now I'm a dad of two. It has accompanied me in all my vacations - in the sun, sand, and sea. Very tough and reliable, scratches and all.

It's amazing how these things will just keep going. Iconic, affordable, reliable. Absolutely love it. The definition of utilitarian ❤

I love how you actually did the math on the price difference from the PP to the World Timer. I added it up right after you said it, and was like "Damn he's right lol". Great video Dave! I have two new watch reviews up now and am working on the rest of my collection week by week! So I'll have plenty more to come!

Its fantastic! On the bracelet it actuallly works well with a suit and I get a lot of compliments!

I was looking for a new Casio watch after my MW-240, for the first time taking also digital ones into consideration. Loved the AE-1200wh on first sight, bought it after watching your review. Thanks!

This is one of the best videos about watches I’ve seen in the ‘Tube. It’s the most wise and ironic (in the good way) video, lacking any snobbery. Great…! I love this aproach to “the World”. Thanks, 😉

So happy to be Dave complimenting more Casios :)

Another advantage this CASIO has over other digital watches is the simulated analogue clock, which can also be used as a compass.

Great review, and an appreciation of something that's not expensive but a lot of thought has gone into designing and making.

Ur intro is literally me. As a kid i grew up seeing my dad with casio, infatuated with the backlight and my uncle having the casio calculator watch and as i became a teenager i didnt care about watches until i got older and got back into watches because of mechanical watches. Theres not one mechanical watch i own that doesnt have an open back because that was the most important feature for me on a mechanical apart from a beautiful dial. I sticked with seikos other than the presidential rectangle bulova (idk the reference number of the top of my head) but recently have been loving the g shocks i already had and started really realizing how much u can do with casio watches. I love them

I feel the same about my Casio Gshock GW5610 with solar and multi band time setting. I put it on a retro black metal set and find it a perfect "grab and go" watch. If I bang it up, just looks more "retro". True, I have $150 invested but. It is more durable, more water resistant, sets itself daily and is a classic design. Love it!

I love it. I travelled around the world 3 years ago and wouldn't risk an expensive watch despite wanting to take one. Then I found the Casio, programmed it to each time zone for my stop offs and had no worries about being robbed. I love it.

mine arrived yesterday and I'm already in love!! this is my first watch too

You hit the nail on the head. The watch is lovely, but I needed to adjust the time and after trying a few times I left it with inaccurate time for months because it was not resetting. I eventually went on KZfaq just to learn how to reset. I needed to set the time to T1 before I could adjust the time. I still love the watch though. I find myself wearing it very often, it gives you a kind of peace of mind as it's light, affordable and so functional.

I have the silver version of this watch with the metal linked strap. I bought it about 4 years ago purely because I just love the retro look of it. I've had more expensive watches in the past, but this watch honestly gets more comments than any other watch I've had.

The 1200 is hard to beat. I quite like the ae1500, but its a round face and theres something retro and nice about a square face with the complications. I actually wish they would make a large AE1200WH. So lucky to live in Japan, home of Casio!

Superb video! I am now sending back another watch I bought on Amazon to get this one.

W800-H! Went diving several times with mine recently - down to ~ 20 m. No issues. I use it for an at-a-glance stopwatch. Fantastic product. Mind blowing how much value.

Great work, Dave. The production level and content of your videos just keeps getting better. I love my Casio Royale. Before the Vario strap came on the market, I learned to do a quick mod of a Barton Elite Silicone 24mm strap to cut 'tabs' out of the lug ends. Now I have a bespoke strap for my '1200 that is infinitely more pleasant to wear than the stock strap.

The best and most honest review I've ever seen about watches!! He's so right!!!

great video i appreciate your passion!

Actually find myself wearing my 5600 G-shock more than my Royale. Still love the Royale but it doesn't get much wrist time - might when I travel to Europe next year. But great arguments on why it is arguably the greatest watch.

These are the og Casio digitals, the best stocking stuffers and best grab and go watch you can have. The Vario strap is very cool will definitely be checking it out. The F91W is super comfortable if it had timex style indiglo it would be a game changer.

Thanks to this video, got myself a Patek killer. Love the Casio Royale

Great video mate , I got two of those , I use them every day.First time I saw it I was amazed how cool it was.I got the "nato" version and the black one ,amazing watch .

The Casio Royale is a watch I got for fun only to find I wear all the time. I prefer the silver one, I like the way the band works. This watch solves one problem I have with almost all digital, it allows me to see the time and stopwatch at the same time.

I used the F-91W watches for many years due to my need of a stopwatch function. They proved unbeatable - both figuratively and literally: surviving excursions into both washing machines and electric dryers, and even being chewed up by one of my dogs on occasion! Perhaps I’ll upgrade to the AE-1200WH when I next need to be “watch ready” - like many, my iPhone has taken over the time keeping function… Great Video!

Hey, that’s what I’ve got on my wrist right now! I’m not into watches at all but this popped up in my feed and I love Casios

Love it, I'm getting one, thx! (great video btw!)

Definitely one of my favorite Casios. Anyone getting it should also consider the strap adapters by Jays and Kays.

Great video. I like the informational content and the way you present your opinion of Casio watches. It's shameful to admit publicly but I daily wear (it's the only watch I own currently) an F-91W that I've had for over 3 years (They sell these Casios in NC state prisons which is where I got it) A friend that lived in my block/dorm noticed that my wrist was pale from wearing a watch before I was incarcerated and so he bought it for me. Still keeps perfect time to this day. Thanks for the info.

I had that Casio way back in the 1990's & it was a great watch for construction work & play. Like saltwater fishing here on the TX Coast. I loved the Cheap Calculator Casio also. Now I have a Watch 5 Pro Titanium

I just bought my first one of these a week ago and loved it so much I bought a second. Looking forward to collecting a few more different variations.

Really love this review and the honest take on the benefits of quartz! Am I sensing a change in the air in the watch world? Teddy Baldassarre also just a vid on quartz vs mechanical where he laid out the advantages pretty bluntly. I completely agree that quartz really made timekeeping something for the masses, and it's refreshing to see it discussed so openly - I had an F91W when I was about 9 or 10. Imagine giving a 9-year a $300,000 Patek Philippe ;) Another watch to consider - at a slightly higher price point - is the G-LIDE series. I've recently picked up a GBX100 and just love it. It has a negative display but one that is larger and far more legible than the typical negatives on the rest of the Casio lineup. Even if you don't use the tide functions (which I have no use for), the rest of the basic time/stopwatch/alarm features make it a great piece.

This thing is my daily beater. The alarm is loud and easy to hear and the amber LEDs provide perfect eye-friendly LCD lighting for when it's dark. The 5 Alarms, world time and the sexy analog dial in the corner, really makes this watch an absolute bang for the buck. Especially since it's not too big but just the right size. If you give it a self-adhesive protection glass upgrade, this will protect the watch face from scratching too fast since it's just plastic.

Love your KZfaq channel. Definitely gonna buy that beast

I loved casio when I first opened up a duo analog/digital watch. the effort, time, and skills that goes into making a watch is what really got me on their bandwagon.

I used W-S800H, for diving, climbed Rinjani to its peak, etc. And, just gone when I used toilet in a gas station. :( Bought the 2nd one, the resin strap variation, lasted only for 1 month, gone again. Now, stick to W-800H. Simple, large display. I wear it everywhere, for swimming, etc. Reliable, cheap, durable, light, long lasting battery. Fit nicely on my wrist. Not too big.

Love Casio. If I had to stick with just one watch for the rest of my days it would be a digital (non-smart) ProTrek. Perfect tool watch and doesn't look too bad either.

Hey! I've not worn a watch for 20+ years and you've even got me tempted!

Thanks for this review. I remember owning a nice Casio watch when I was a teenager. Since the "Royale" is so inexpensive, I ordered one immediately. 🙂

I used to travel a lot - 65 times to Japan, among several other countries, as an example. Back in the mid-80s I had a Casio that had almost 1,600 words and phrases in 6 different languages. Sadly, I was in a canoe with a brother-in-law at a family reunion. He got into a friendly fight with some nephews in another canoe and tipped over the canoe.

My favorite Casio is the SGW100B-3V twin sensor watch. It has a huge display with great backlight, 4 alarms, stopwatch, temperature, compass, world time 29 time zones, magnetic declination and 200 meters water resistant. It comes on a great NATO type strap. I paid $45 and I just love it as an everyday outdoor watch. Great review of the Royale. Love the channel!

Thank you for this video. I ordered a Royale today.

Superb presentation boss. Very informative. You are very eloquent in your presentation. Seriously impressive. God bless you.

So by this logic I think you could make a stronger case for the G-Shock GMW5610-1 being the perfect watch. Price is the only area where it loses to the Royale, but at a little over $100 you get all the features of the Royale, plus 200 meters of water resistance, solar recharging, automatic synching with the atomic clock, plus G-Shock’s legendary durability.

My grandfather wore this watch since I was a child all the way up until he died. I then got the watch and I've been wearing it every day. It's a hard, durable watch for men who work just like my grandfather and myself. If you're a tradesmen or a man who works jobs that destroy clothing from dirt and sweat, then nothing is better, especially since I can just run the damn thing under some water a few seconds while washing my own hands.

I have one of the AE-1200 models and strongly thinking about getting the other colour combos also. It's just SO GOOD!

I just got a Royale and its awesome. I watch a hell of a lot of English football (soccer), so I like to know UK time as well as my home east coast Australia time. So much so i just ordered a Casio AW48HE-1A ani-digi for dual time purposes and that wicked retro look!

From functional perspective, this watch is cheap, practically indestructible, reliable, accurate. Definitely a great watch.

Man, you should do a video on the Amazfit Bip! That incredible thing lasts me 2 months at 5min heart rate intervals, so having it off would last even longer. It's the spiritual successor to the Pebble and still rocks a sunk-in E-Ink screen, while being 50m wr as well. If you ever want to give smartwatches a try again, the Bip will definitely impress :)

I just ordered one since I'm going on an international trip soon! I'm excited to see how this watch plays out!

Well, you have convinced me enough , so I bought one this is day 1 using it and I'm loving it ❤

I’m collecting in reverse. Over the last 5 years my wife has bought me 2 Cartier, 2 Rolex, an IWC, a JLC, an AP and a Vacheron Constantin. This year I’ve bought myself a Casio Duro and have just bought this watch. They all have their place and they are all enjoyable to wear

Excellent review. The Royale is an amazing little watch that provides a lot of bang for the buck. Add to that the geek-chic look (I love the little world map) and nickname, and it's a hard piece to pass up. I love mine.

I have a black one on a hybrid nylon and leather strap, and I recently ordered the stainless bracelet version. Fantastic useful watch and the amber LEDs are super bright.

Picked up a casio W-800H module 3240 and loved it ever since.

I have one, I've had it for so long that I've actually USED UP that 10 year battery it has and replaced it (by myself, it was actually easy). It's water-resistant, has a built in light for when it's dark, is sturdy, and has survived multiple high-intensity jobs I've been in such as warehouse associate moving boxes and maintenance technician repairing old machines, hitting it against boxes and getting it dirty.

Before you even start I can tell you I have four. Love them 😘

Got the version with 200m water resist for 29€ ! Great watch! Good and light weight feeling and more functions than I need. I love the diff. time zones + great back light.

Nice one. I’m with an 84 W23 Marlin at the mo. And it’s ace too. Great work

This one still hurts, i bought it but just didn't feel anything from it, but then i gave it to a friend and it's become his favorite watch so I'm glad someone got to enjoy it as it should be enjoyed