Casio Royale Bronze - Simple, Functional and Joyful
We've all heard about the venerable Casio Royale and how it's such an amazing watch. I've looked at it multiple times but somehow managed to avoid adding it to my collection. I guess I was going through the analog and mechanical watches phase and wasn't too interested in a digital watch.
Off lately, I've been looking at GMTs to be able to track timezones across the globe where I have friends and relatives. (I'm in the UK. My family is in India and I have relatives in NZ and the US).
I explored GMTs, understood office and true GMTs but none fit my purpose and most importantly my budget - I collect affordable watches. There were a few GMTs in my budget but apparently they can't track time differences of 30 mins.
Going through all this, I revised the Casio Royale and thought why not. What could go wrong in £26.
I anyways didn't have a digital watch in my collection (I have the Casio oak but it's majorly analog dial). I also went for the bronze color since I didn't have that too.
The watch arrived a few minutes back and what a revelation it is! Such a simple thing but with so much character and utility. It wears extremely comfortable and the bronze color looks really good. The backlight is also surprisingly good (unlike an A158 I had many years back).
Most importantly, by a click of a button, I am able to switch between 4 time zones. That's amazing!
Overall, I think it's a masterpiece for this kind of money. Simple, functional and most importantly - joyful!
Have been buying watches for few years now but have recently started taking watch collection as a serious activity. Have been reading and learning a lot about different types and brands of watches and...
I love mine too, the bronze one goes great on a burgundy leather Vario strap.
I love mine too, the bronze one goes great on a burgundy leather Vario strap.
Oh yes! I'm planning to get a leather strap for this. Thanks for the suggestion
You can never go wrong with the Royale.