Casio Duro - not a fan
It gets so much hype that every watch person and even people who aren't have probably heard of the Casio Duro. Having been on the receiving end of said hype, and figuring that being a Casio lover and not owning any watch priced more than $180 this would be right up my alley, it was off to the nearest Walmart to check one out. I was severely underwhelmed. It was cartoonishly large, the second hand would shudder and shake, and the whole thing was so shiny it looked like that fake chrome finish you see on child's certain plastic toys. Not a fan of the fish on the dial either.
So I didn't buy it. Maybe my mind would change if I had gotten it in the mail sight unseen, decided to live with it, and then grew to love it. And how critical can you be - I love cheap watches. It is a good deal for $50-$60. But the Duro just didn't do it for me. Anyone else feel the same?
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Yes it’s easy to find fault in any watch, especially one at $50 or less. I think it’s recommended because of the specifications (200m WR) and for use as a beater
Beauty they say is in the eye of the beholder, if it isn’t your cup of tea then that’s fine.
The case is highly polished and having worn mine a lot since purchase in sep 23 it’s still as shiny even with grease n dirt on it it still looks great. The size is a proportional thing if your wrist is small it’s gonna look big, I have 8” wrists so it sits really well, finally the second hand judder is or sounds like a fault with the mechanism mine ticks away very happily with perfect alignment
It’s a shame you didn’t connect with it because it is a great little watch for the cost and the finish, water resistance etc.
Good luck with your next purchase 🤞🏻
I agree 100%, it's a massive watch that's popular because it's popular.
There are plenty of other quartz watches that are just as affordable, and more comfortable/practical for most people.
The Duro is a classic example of spec chasing. There is more to a watch than specs...
I give Casio credit...that second hand may shudder and shake, but it always hits the markers on the dial. That's more than I can say for many watchmakers using quartz movements, including luxury Swiss brands.
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I give Casio credit...that second hand may shudder and shake, but it always hits the markers on the dial. That's more than I can say for many watchmakers using quartz movements, including luxury Swiss brands.
That luxury watch makers aren't wasting time on that sort of thing likely indicates how important it is to anyone outside of a fraction, of a fraction, of the overall watch buying public.
That luxury watch makers aren't wasting time on that sort of thing likely indicates how important it is to anyone outside of a fraction, of a fraction, of the overall watch buying public.
Perhaps. But I notice it when quartz pieces fail to hit the markers and it bugs the hell out of me. I know I'm neurotic -- that's why I became a lawyer, and not just a lawyer, but a litigator. Just ask @Aurelian what it's like.
Perhaps. But I notice it when quartz pieces fail to hit the markers and it bugs the hell out of me. I know I'm neurotic -- that's why I became a lawyer, and not just a lawyer, but a litigator. Just ask @Aurelian what it's like.
That's entirely fair, we all have our preferences.
Perhaps. But I notice it when quartz pieces fail to hit the markers and it bugs the hell out of me. I know I'm neurotic -- that's why I became a lawyer, and not just a lawyer, but a litigator. Just ask @Aurelian what it's like.
To be fair, if markers are present on the dial, the seconds hand should line up, otherwise the time can never be perfectly read. Always an approximation. 😂
(Ridiculous argument, I know) It bugs me as well. 😂
To be fair, if markers are present on the dial, the seconds hand should line up, otherwise the time can never be perfectly read. Always an approximation. 😂
(Ridiculous argument, I know) It bugs me as well. 😂
What about this hypothetical question? If you had to count down ten individual seconds, would you want to do it on a $30 quartz watch or on a Spring Drive? You'd get that beautiful sweep from the Spring Drive but you couldn't count the seconds down one by one. Oh well. What if there were no hypothetical questions?
I give Casio credit...that second hand may shudder and shake, but it always hits the markers on the dial. That's more than I can say for many watchmakers using quartz movements, including luxury Swiss brands.
My Tissot Everytime misses most of the markers AND has a nervous second hand as well, which bothers me more than the misses. But then it's such a beautiful watch that I don't really care. The second hand never fails to make it all the way around its gleaming silvery-white dial. When you have a pretty face you can get away with things.
I like the Duro, but it's really big! It feels like as big as some of my bigger g shocks.
What about this hypothetical question? If you had to count down ten individual seconds, would you want to do it on a $30 quartz watch or on a Spring Drive? You'd get that beautiful sweep from the Spring Drive but you couldn't count the seconds down one by one. Oh well. What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Technically, even with a smooth sweep once can read the seconds the moment the hand passes the respective markers right? You’d still be able to count the seconds one by one. Even on an automatic watch, each “tick” of the hand isn’t a second. The seconds are marked on the dial.
Apologies if I’ve missed the point 😅
That luxury watch makers aren't wasting time on that sort of thing likely indicates how important it is to anyone outside of a fraction, of a fraction, of the overall watch buying public.
Citizen and GS pride themselves on being able to hit every marker perfectly for their higher end quartz watches… Esepcially for luxury watches when you’re paying for finishing and other non-essential things, being able to hit markers exactly is important.
I started my latest recent watch collecting with the Duro. No, it's not a great "premium" watch. Still, mine hits the seconds markers like a champ. In fact, Casio has the most consistent quality of all watchmakers. It helps that they build only digital watches, but still ...
I like the Duro a lot! Saw one on my friend's wrist and had mine ordered by the end of the day. I don't have any problem with 44mm case, but I can understand others wanting something smaller.
I give Casio credit...that second hand may shudder and shake, but it always hits the markers on the dial. That's more than I can say for many watchmakers using quartz movements, including luxury Swiss brands.
My $200 Luminox 3003 EVO fails to hit any of the seconds indices. It's half a tick off of the mark its supposed to be hitting, so when it completes a circuit at the end of each minute, it hits between the 12 hour marker and the one second tick mark. Other than that, it's a tough mofo and the tritium illumination makes up for it.
Me neither.
Too big. Just too big. I don't like watches bigger than 40mm, just because I think that almost everything looks better downsized. More collected and elegant, I don't know)
Although I also have the 40mm Casio "pre-Duro", I've gone for the Sekonda version now because it's more British. 😉I haven't ruled out a Duro entirely mind you, I just want the prices to drop back to what they were before the YouTubers all started shilling them.
Who needs a Duro when you can have this? Check out that original design. And who needs the expensive imitators as well? Also, is that a genuine metal bezel?
Of course like many have said before me, to each his own. I liked mine so much I bought another, one black and one Pepsi. They are my weekend beaters, I don’t care if they get knocked around at all. And ya, it’s a little big but neither of mine have jittery second hands, I just checked. There are thousands of other choices out there.
I was nearly mugged for mine by a horse. I think that is a seal of quality.
What about this hypothetical question? If you had to count down ten individual seconds, would you want to do it on a $30 quartz watch or on a Spring Drive? You'd get that beautiful sweep from the Spring Drive but you couldn't count the seconds down one by one. Oh well. What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Maybe that’s a future trick for a spring drive: A “discrete mode” where the seconds tick off, analogous to the way some continuously variable transmissions have incorporated artificial “gear shifts” in order to simulate the feel of a traditional automatic transmission.
My $200 Luminox 3003 EVO fails to hit any of the seconds indices. It's half a tick off of the mark its supposed to be hitting, so when it completes a circuit at the end of each minute, it hits between the 12 hour marker and the one second tick mark. Other than that, it's a tough mofo and the tritium illumination makes up for it.
Personally, I'm not a fan of having x-ray emitters strapped to my wrist, but cheers, man!
True story: I've come across a lot of watches I haven't liked. In fact, I'd go as far to say I don't like about 80% of all watches I see. If I made a thread about every one of them, however, it's all I'd be doing in life.
But watch fora are places where we come together as watch enthusiasts to gripe about all the things we hate about watches.
But watch fora are places where we come together as watch enthusiasts to gripe about all the things we hate about watches.
Indeed, but as I just said, I dislike so many watches, if I started writing about all of them, it's literally all I'd be doing with my day, because there are so damn many of them. So, basically, I don't even start.
I guess... Since Casio does it, is it about luxury, or is it a peculiarity of Japanese watch making?
The watch community get's wound up about some weird stuff, and to my mind the idea that a quartz watch has to have a seconds hand that hits every marker exactly is one of those things. The whole point of the seconds hand is setting the watch accurately(though some luxury watches don't hack), and seeing the watch is running... Neither of those things requires the seconds hand to hit the markers perfectly.
Watches (especially mechanical ones) themselves are a peculiar hobby to have especially since we can just check the time on our phones or computers easily nowadays.
To your point, the community’s focus on “finishing” is quite irrelevant to how well the watch actually keeps time too.
I was lukewarm on my Duro's (I have two. Gold and silver) until I put a leather strap on both. Comes off more expensive now with that simple modification.
I was lukewarm on my Duro's (I have two. Gold and silver) until I put a leather strap on both. Comes off more expensive now with that simple modification.
That is a better look.
Maybe that’s a future trick for a spring drive: A “discrete mode” where the seconds tick off, analogous to the way some continuously variable transmissions have incorporated artificial “gear shifts” in order to simulate the feel of a traditional automatic transmission.
Seiko might indeed do something like that, if only for the reason that they're able to.
I agree 100%, it's a massive watch that's popular because it's popular.
There are plenty of other quartz watches that are just as affordable, and more comfortable/practical for most people.
The Duro is a classic example of spec chasing. There is more to a watch than specs...
What do you think are the alternatives for Duro?