Casio Unisex 37.00mm Quartz Watch with Black Digital dial and Black Rubber Strap Strap W-86-1VQES

OK, so here's yet another review of a budget priced Casio watch. The W-86-1VQES was originally perceived as a successor to the legendary durable, inexpensive to buy and much loved F91w, but here we are in 2023, nearly 2024, looking at the end of W-86 production, with the F91w still being available from a great many outlets in just as many countries, but it is effectively not looking likely to be replaced. So we can assume that the successor must be "better" than the older timepiece in some ways, or can we? In my view, the W-86-1VQES has some updates, not least of which is a superbly effective, full screen back-light compared to the dear old F91's tiny green LED that hides in a corner of the display. Then there's the rated water resistance; fifty metres / five atmospheres compared to the F91w's thirty metres / three atmospheres. This is probably a less significant upgrade, yet one that - although unarguably well worth having - is more about giving the consumer a greater level of confidence in the newer design of the W-86-1VQES, though many users of the earlier model report having worn their 91w at far greater depths than the stated thirty metres. So it's reasonable to believe that the W-86-1VQES can be given a good old bath before its case leaks. So far, both watches are looking like equally practical, budget friendly choices. What about the size of the case? Well the "newer kid on the block" is very slightly larger in case size than its illustrious ancestor, but only slightly, so anyone whose F91 has reached the end of its long life need have no concerns about whether the W-86-1VQES will fit on their wrist. The image showing the W-86-1VQES along by the F91w on my tiny (5⅜ inch) wrist sees the newly acquired watch on the thinnest bit of that skinny wrist, the old favourite on a place with an extra ⅝ or so of circumference, were the pair to swap places, the fit would be nigh enough identical, the other two photos show the brace of Casio laid flat on my tabletop, the only really noticeable difference being that the resin strap on new watch has slots moulded into the case ends of both sections of its strap, this is, at a guess, intended to reduce moisture from perspiration since the moisture can escape outwards in use. Having worn both of the illustrated watches in turn when I washed today's breakfast dishes, I can vouch for the greater ease with which the watchstrap on the W-86-1VQES cleared the water from my skin. It's a minor upgrade, but a clever one on the designer's part as making any huge changes to the newer piece would be unlikely to have increased the practicality. So I have no actual negatives to bring to this comparative review of the W-86-1VQES vs its sister watch from the same manufacturer. I prefer, but only slightly, the appearance of the new watch, but that's hardly an objective point and most users, whether buying the W86 to replace a worn out F91 or, as with me, to buy the newer one before it ends its production run. Why, Casio, oh why, take the W86 off the menu, yet continue to produce the older, more widely recognised timepiece? No, I don't get it either, which makes my conclusion a simple one to reach: Buy a W86 whether or not you already have a much loved, slightly care worn example of its sister watch in your collection. There is no downside to either watch, but buying the W-86-1VQES before even Amazon's vast stock no longer has a place for the watch. It's very likeable and will be extremely unlikely to die before its battery, its resin strap or its well proven module fails. The battery in the oldest of my F91s has been in there for around six years so far and shows no sign of giving up its job and going into retirement, the straps will eventually degrade and turn to a crumbly mess with a buckle and tang attached, so buy another watch if this happens. Lug width of both is 18mm and alternative straps at that size are commonly available. In an ideal world, both models would continue to be manufactured for ever, but if your older model dies and you fancy a slight, but worthwhile upgrade, then get on to Amazon now and grab yourself a W-86 before they're all sold out. Thanks for staying with the long review, I'm just a little bit in love with the budget watches that Casio make so well but would nonetheless have been using harsh words had this W86 been anything other than a clear winner in its own right and a great stocking filler for anyone who still doesn't own anything Casio. A merry Christmas to you all, Take Care Jaye ××

I have spent a fortune (overstatement alert) trying to find a small, reliable, robust watch. Just a watch that can handle someone with a reasonably active lifestyle. Not a smart watch that needs a mobile phone, app, and the entire infrastructure of the internet to function. Well, there are loads of watches out there, aren't there? For a start, most of them are huge. I have small wrists and anything larger than 38mm diameter looks like I have started up a business relationship with a Columbian cartel. The smaller watches that I tried included two quartz Pulsars which would randomly disappear into a space-time wormhole and re-emerge later, having lost 15 minutes. I purchased a much more expensive Seiko automatic, only to find that its measurement of time oscillated in much the same way as a sine wave. So I bought one of these Casios. It turns out that digital watches are a neat idea. Accurate, functional, tough (I can swim, walk, garden, and DIY whilst wearing it without fear), discreet, a good size for smaller wrists, cheap to buy and comfy to wear. What's not to like!

A simple practical unobtrusive watch design that still looks good and whose functionality still stands up well against other watches on the market. There are a couple of things it can't do, but hey, it does everything it CAN do very well and it's way under twenty quid. What do you get? -- Good timekeeping: Early days yet, but it appears to be keeping time slightly better than its very good 12-years-older clone predecessor did, with no noticeable seconds gained or lost. After a week of test days of running without my intervention, it has resolutely stayed exactly one second behind the Greenwich "pips". It' so easy to use that if I'd wished to, I could have put it bang to rights from the pips without even looking. But it's a shame its not smart enough to know what year it is, so won't be able to manage the coming Leap Year Day date complexities without my intervention. Easy to read the display in the dark without strain, due to the excellent "Illuminator" lighting system, though it's a shame that there isn't a way to make the light stay on autonomously for the few seconds it might take to set the alarm in the dark, and that the Light button interferes with the Stop Watch function. Basic stopwatch and alarm features are easy to use as long as you are in a light place, and the alarm is just about the right loudness, even for in bed. Alarm and hour-chimes activation/deactivation is easy to control, but a slight pain is that there is no independent "minutes" timer for kitchen use - it's a bit long-winded using the alarm for that.

This watch reminds me of those we had when I was still in school, too many years ago. Basic features - time, stopwatch, and alarm. The battery life runs into years rather days so perfect for long trips where charging is not possible. The watch strap could do with being longer - I don't have large wrists by any means and I still have to use the 3rd from last hole. Will be replacing the strap with a longer one once I can find one that fits the design.

Die W861 ist im Prinzip der Nachfolger des F91W Kultweckers mit gleichen Grundfunktionen und schönem 80er Jahre Design. Allerdings hat Sie einen großen Vorteil gegenüber der "Alten"- die Beleuchtung. Bei der F91W glimmt seitlich nur ein kleines grünes Fitzelchen Licht womit man die Zeit wirklich nur sehr schwer ablesen kann, je nach Lichtverhältnis auch garnicht. Das sieht zwar schön Retro aus hilft aber in vielen Situationen nicht weiter. Wie aus dem Frontglas der neuen W861 unschwer hervorgeht handelt es sich um die Illuminator Reihe von Casio , sprich das Display ist auf Knopfdruck vollflächig Hintergrundbeleuchtet in einem schönem grün/blau. Die Uhr ist somit unter allen Bedingungen hervorragend ablesbar, zudem absolut Wasserdicht und das Glas verkratzt auch nicht so leicht wie bei ihrer Vorgängerin. Ich trage sie fast ununterbrochen auch weil sie im Gegensatz zu den GShocks oder anderen Modellen so schön leicht & klein ist. Man bleibt nirgendwo hängen , bekommt auch mal einen Hemdsärmel drüber und sie fällt nicht weiter auf. Für mich rundum gelungen. Wer eine robuste & dabei extrem günstige Alltagsuhr sucht in unauffälligen Stil ist hier richtig.

*Rettifica vecchia recensione (per articolo non arrivato!)* Finalmente è tra le mie mani! Avevo adocchiato questo orologio, perché alla ricerca di un Casio (o quello o niente!) che avesse una retroilluminazione degna dei giorni nostri (o quanto meno che consentisse di leggere qualcosa al buio!). Attirato dai colori verde fluo accostato al nero, ho deciso di acquistarlo! Dapprima mi è stato spedito un articolo diverso, ossia un vecchio Casio, non troppo datato, commerciale ma visibilmente usato, poi finalmente, dopo aver chiesto il reso, è arrivato! Lo stile è prettamente Casio e butta un occhio al passato ma con una satinatura ed un ammorbidimento delle linee che lo fa essere difatti moderno, ultima e non meno importante, la retroilluminazione a LED di tutto lo schermo che ne consente la perfetta lettura anche al buio totale, anzi, più è buio, più si legge! Che dire, consiglio l'acquisto per la sua bellezza e utilità! Mi ravvedo bene d'usarlo a lavoro appunto!

Este Casio W-86 fue una actualización sobre el F-105W al que añadía resistencia al agua de 5 ATM. A diferencia de los modelos clásicos tipo F-91W y W-59, en este, la luz es electroluminescente. Monta el nuevo módulo 3298 que sacó Casio en 2012, y reconozco que la presencia del reloj es mucho mejor en vivo que en fotografías. Se entrega en una cajita de cartón original Casio, con su manual de instrucciones. Por 13,66€, es sin duda una compra mucho mejor que los otros 3 modelos citados, pues a casi el mismo precio tenemos EL y WR50. Por lo demás, el resto de características, así como su tamaño aproximado es muy similar. Un modelo original, y poco visto, que Casio decidió distribuir solamente en algunos mercados, y que a día de hoy ha dejado de fabricarse, lo que lo hará más exclusivo.

The Watch size in general is smaller than expected, fit to be for little kids not for adults.

Modèle très casual, ordinaire et discret. Le cadre et le bracelet sont noir mate, mais à la lumière la montre parait anthracite foncé. Elle est indiqué sur amazon.fr, comme étant une montre femme avec une longueur de bracelet "Taille Standard Homme ?!". Je fais 20cm de tour de poignet. Je la mets donc au 3ème cran de la boucle du bracelet, sans trop serrer. Un détail un peut déroutant, le premier chiffre 2 des vingtaines d'heures est moins large, ce qui fait un peu bizarre de 20H à 23H. L'emballage est assez gros, il n'y a pas de feuille de protection à enlever sur le verre en plexiglass de la montre. Elle est callé avec un bloc de mousse anthracite, dans un carton de forme cubique plié, plutôt joli. N'ayant jamais eu de montres au poignet, j'étais un peu dérouté au début, pour son réglage et son utilisation. Petit mode d'emplois abrégé : Il faut donc, passer d'un mode à l'autre en appuyant sur la touche "MODE" (en bas à gauche). Jusque-là, rien d'illogique. Pour le réglage de l'heure et du jour par exemple : Se placer sur "Heures du jour" (touche en bas à gauche). On navigue dans : heures; minutes; secondes; mois; numéro de jour; lettres abrégé du jour en anglais, avec la touche "LIGHT" (en haut à gauche). On indique les valeurs avec la touche "START-STOP" (en bas à droite). Pour passer du mode 12H à 24H par exemple : Quand on est sur le mode "Heures du jour" et que les valeurs ne clignote plus pour réglage. On peut passer du mode "PM" à "24H" en appuyant une fois sur "START-STOP" (en bas à droite). Pour régler le mode "ALARM" (touche en bas à gauche) : On navigue avec la touche "LIGHT" (en haut à gauche). On change heure, minutes d'alarmes et on règle, soit en mode sonnerie de l'alarme 1 fois par jour, avec la barre en forme d'onde ou/et bip tout les heures avec la clochette ou rien, avec la touche "START-STOP" (en bas à droite). En mode "CHRONO" (touche en bas à gauche) : On met à zéro avec la touche "LIGHT" (en haut à gauche) après avoir utiliser la touche "START-STOP" (en bas à droite) pour arrêter le chrono. On le lance et l'arrête avec la touche "START-STOP" (en bas à droite). Pour éclairer le cadran la nuit. Je vous le donne en mille : On reste appuyer sur la touche "LIGHT" (en haut à gauche)." La notice précise qu'elle est étanche jusqu'à 50 mètre. Mais, que sous l'eau, vous ne devez pas changer de mode, ni presser les touches, afin qu'aucun liquide ne s'infiltre dans la montre, justement au niveau des touches. Si on n'utilise pas trop souvent de façon continue la touche "LIGHT" (en haut à gauche), la pile est censée durer environ 3 ans. Il est conseillé de changer ou faire changer le joint d'étanchéité et la pile de la montre, au bout de cette période de 3 ans. C'est un grand classique de la marque, un bestseller. Un très bon compromis entre l'entrée de gamme et le haut de gamme. Elle est assez souvent en promotion.