What's your favorite Sub-$50 Casio?
Fairly simple question; What's your favorite budget Casio? I wrote an article on this topic back in January, and listed my top 5 favorite choices. The DW-291H and AE-1200 came in right behind my top, the OG DW-5600.
How about you? What's your favorite budget Casio?
Link to the article: https://www.primerpeak.com/my-top-5-budget-digital-casio-watches-2024/
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Paul Whaley
Hi there! I'm a writer in the outdoor world, and watches have been a recent passion of mine. I'm someone with a fairly small collection, so expect to see a lot of the same watches in my posts.
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7.25” / 18.42 cm
217 or a duro if cheap enough
Two of my favorites as well:
Also...
Two of my favorites as well:
Also...
Those were the three I had in mind!
Well, I own one sub-100 Casio, F-105W. It's great for what it is, and it's considerably less than a hundred. So my vote would go to the OG-5600, sorry, DW-5600. While I don't have that one, I have a GW-5610U and my dear has a BGD-565, which is basically a smaller de-rated DW-5600E.
It's built to take basically anything.
However, the AE-1200 is tempting. As well as the A-500... each on their own spot on the tool-jewel axis.
I'll go with the G-shock, because I know it.
A168: easy to dress down and up.
F-91 is the icon, but it's World Timer for me.
F-91 is the icon, but it's World Timer for me.
Agreed on that! The F-91 is the greatest Casio of all time, but that does not mean that it is the best right now.
Well, I own one sub-100 Casio, F-105W. It's great for what it is, and it's considerably less than a hundred. So my vote would go to the OG-5600, sorry, DW-5600. While I don't have that one, I have a GW-5610U and my dear has a BGD-565, which is basically a smaller de-rated DW-5600E.
It's built to take basically anything.
However, the AE-1200 is tempting. As well as the A-500... each on their own spot on the tool-jewel axis.
I'll go with the G-shock, because I know it.
It's on my top 5 list too! I think it's the cheapest dressy/casual watch that is worth buying. It's a solid watch.
Well, I own one sub-100 Casio, F-105W. It's great for what it is, and it's considerably less than a hundred. So my vote would go to the OG-5600, sorry, DW-5600. While I don't have that one, I have a GW-5610U and my dear has a BGD-565, which is basically a smaller de-rated DW-5600E.
It's built to take basically anything.
However, the AE-1200 is tempting. As well as the A-500... each on their own spot on the tool-jewel axis.
I'll go with the G-shock, because I know it.
Solid choices! The GW-5610u is my current go-to Casio, and is my favorite one now. Well worth the money, but well above $50 too.
Royale, DW-290, and the SGW-500 ($70)
They make analog watches too. MQ-24, the analog F-91W!
I guess I'd go with the Data bank calculator - DBC-32D. The stainless steel edition has a certain air of elegance and toughness to it.
They make analog watches too. MQ-24, the analog F-91W!
They certainly do! Truth be told, I’m very much more attracted to the digital offerings, which is why I kept my original article to just those. I’ve not got much experience with analog Casios, aside from a few ani-digi pieces.
I like my Duro ($34) in that it got me back into watches...
...but I recently picked up a W-87H-1V ($18). My adult children where born in 1996 and 1999, respectively, and this watch was introduced in 1996 and the minor variation colorway I have came out in 1999, so it is sort-of a birth-year watch for either of my children? I've been wearing it for the past week and I like how much lighter it is than the Duro (as a beater), and with functionality similar to an F-91W, it really is all anyone needs.
I think that 40-41mm is my sweet spot, but the 44mm Duro wears like a 41-42mm and the 45mm W-87 wears like a 40mm 👍.