Men's AE1200WHB-3BV 10 Year Battery Watch

I BOUGHT MY FIRST CASIO WATCH MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. THAT WATCH'S FEATURES WERE UNIQUE AT THE TIME--WHO HAD EVER HEARD OF A DIGITAL WATCH WITH A SIMPLE ARITHMETIC CALCULATOR AND A DATA BASE THAT SOLD FOR SUCH A VERY REASONABLE PRICE? THE MODEL NOW UNDER MY REVIEW REMAINS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THAT EARLIER CASIO WATCH, BUT THE MECHANISM INSIDE--THE "GUTS," AS IT WERE--HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVELY IMPROVED. I'VE BEEN WEARING THE PIECE FOR SEVEREAL WEEKS. I CHECK ITS ACCURACY DAILY AGAINST A MASTER TIME SIGNAL BROADCAST FROM A SATELLITE. I HAVE BEEN AMAZED THAT THIS TIMEPIECE HAS THE ACCURACY OF A CHRONOMETER! SAILORS, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE USED VERY EXPENSIVE CHRONOMETERS FOR CENTURIES TO CHECK THEIR LONGITUDAL POSITION WHILE AT SEA. NOWADAYS MARINERS AND AIRMEN USE SATELLITES TO DETERMINE THEIR POSITIONS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. STILL, TO HAVE A CASIO WATCH THAT KEEPS DEAD-ACCURITE TIME IS COMFORTING. THIS WATCH HASN'T LOST OR GAINED A SECOND DURING TIME I'VE BEEN USING IT! AND--IT RETAINS MANY OF THE HANDY FEATURES THAT WERE IN CASIO WATCHES SOLD LONG AGO. THE DIGITAL DAY & DATE DISPLAY, TIMER FEATURE, STOPWATCH, MULTIPLE ALARM SIGNALS ALL REMAIN AS USEFUL TO ME AS THAT FIRST CASIO I BOUGHT. IT'S ALSO NICE TO BE ABLE TO LIGHT UP THE WATCH FACE WITH THE BUILT-IN "ILLUMINATOR." ADD TO THAT A CONVENTIONAL ANALOG CLOCK FACE AND WORLD TIME ZONE INDICATOR AND THE SUM OF ALL THE CONVENIENCES OF THIS CASIO IS A WRIST WATCH OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY. OTHER FEATURES THAT SHOULD BE MENTIONED: MY MODEL CAME WITH A LEATHER AND FABRIC WRIST BAND WHICH I FIND VERY COMFORTABLE AND WHICH I THINK WILL PROVE TO BE QUITE DURABLE. THE PIECE IS POWERED BY WHAT CASIO SAYS IS A BATTERY THAT WILL LAST TEN YEARS. THE PIECE'S WEIGHT IS MAYBE TWO OR THREE OR THREE OUNCES (56.7--85.05 GRAMS), WHICH I FIND TO BE HARDLY NOTICEABLE. I CAN, WITHOUT RESERVATION, HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS WRISTWATCH. IT IS A PRODUCT MANUFACTURED TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY, SOLD AT A VERY FAIR AND RESONABLE PRICE. (I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RENUMERATION FOR THIS REVIEW)

Over all these decades, I've owned cheap quartz watches, midrange watches, expensive automatics and smart watches/trackers. However, over the last 10 years I've been a Fitbit user mainly. Recently, my Charge 5 came apart sitting in a hot tub since I forgot that these smart watches don't go well with hot water. Anyway, I was shopping for a Rolex thinking I'll go back to traditional automatics, and not track my every little move or sleep, but for some reason I just couldn't make a rational argument for buying it. Since I'm taking a break from the data overload, I also didn't want the Charge 6, they also keep taking away features from Charge 4 to Charge 5 and now to 6. I needed a beater watch and Casio kept coming up in reviews and this was it. The Casio AE1200WHB in green! It takes some time figuring out how to set up time, zones, DST, date etc. I watched a YouTube video and it was super easy after that. For a first Casio, and a traditional watch (although digital), I like it a lot. Green is an "in" color these days and this is a great combo. The strap feels a little cheap and so is the plastic build quality but for the price it's par. Great readability, light can be set for 1 or 3 seconds and shows 4 time zones in the quick setting with a lot more on the other menus. I still have to figure out over the long term, whether I will go back to Fitbit again or not. And small things like whether the date and time will change automatically on months with 30 days or when DST switches etc. For now this is my daily go to watch. Give it a try, you'll like it. It's a honest watch. 5 stars.

Fell in love with this watch immediately. I spent about an hour going through the manual to understand all the settings and modes. I highly recommend doing that as it’s complicated until you learn it. It looks clean and tactical and feels like I’m wearing nothing.

I AM a Casio watch fan…so there’s that. With that in mind, here is my well-informed review of one of Casio’s best efforts, and best value watches coming from a 30+ year Casio customer and owner/wearer of about 15 Casio watches presently. This model is an amazing piece of tech for less than a pair of blue jeans….and will serve the time conscious well for many years to come. Provides lotsa of info at-a-glance, this module offers: time, day, date, time-zone (via map display) and even a digitally represented “analog” clock which stays on your home time zone despite whichever OTHER easy to access time-zone youve switched to without hitting any of the large, easy to reach “pushers” (or “buttons” as a Casio newbie probably may them). In fact the pushers on this watch are a far cry better than those on many more expensive Casio “G-Shock” models, Casios premium line of watches. They are used for adjusting time, timers, alarms, time zones, daylight savings and more, and also operate the most excellent “lume”, or backlight feature. There are 4 pushers on this, and most Casio watches, some of the very inexpensive models have 3, but most 4. Of course timekeeping accuracy is so close to EXACT, for most of us, its not even worth talking about. But unlike a smart watch, or any “atomic-timekeeping” equipped watch, this will lose or gain a second or three over a months time. Inconsequential for all but a very few few watch owners. Casio offers Atomic-Timekeeping on several watches which adjusts automatically every day with one of a handful of gov’t run atomic clocks throughout parts of the world….this watch isnt so equipped but fantastically accurate nonetheless. Comfortable to wear, water-proof to moderate levels and a battery which actually DOES last the advertised 10 years, often longer. The case and crystal are high quality plastic, so they tend to scuff/scratch/show signs of designed use easily enough but this isnt fragile in any sense of the word. Quite the contrary in fact. I often replace the included resin strap (watchband) with a nicer, aftermarket one. This is a very popular and common thing to do among many Casiophiles. Among my Casio watches, all of which get worn regularly, this is my favorite model. I have 2 of these, in different colrways, if that says anything I haven’t.

These do an awful lot of stuff considering the price, 5 alarms with settings for single use or daily (unfortunately it seems no weekdays only option) timer, stop watch (down to millisecond), time in 5 cities of your choice, a clock with hands and even a map showing your currently selected City's time zone. The only thing I could want more out of this compared to say an apple watch is the health tracking features. But considering these are $15-30 I wouldnt expect that and it would take away the 10 year battery down to a few days. The alarm isnt very loud and I could easily imagine not even hearing it if you want to use it for waking up but for timing things like cooking or exercising it should be great. The light illuminates the entire face favoring the bottom but you'll see even the clock face and has a great burnt orange color that compliments this versions Forrest green aesthetic. For the price and for a watch nerd/enthusiast or a fan of Casino Royale, these are great buys. Retro style with heritage, tons of features, no worries design, and highly usable. Maybe someday we can get something similar with those actually valuable smart watch features but until that viable these are better than any smart watch I've seen.

Great watch Pros Simple Stylish Everyday type So easy to use Cons Band gets an odor after a few days Not as rugged as I’d hope for everyday wear Water resistance could be better

The AE-1200WH, for the price, is the best watch in the world. I now own 5 different colors/versions of this watch. This is the only one that I own without a silicone band. You can’t go wrong with this awesome watch!

Freaking love it. One of my favorite watches.

Disappointed, had this watch for 5 months and it’s been great, really loved it. However, I finally got the chance to get into some water with it and the screen has now gone foggy. Can’t seem to contact anyone for help, so be careful when buying.

Muy buen producto a mi hijo le encantó

Es un excelente reloj, los materiales son muy durables y se sabe que Casio ofrece productos que durarán con el paso de los años. Solo tomar en cuenta que si tienes una muñeca ancha, este reloj puede verse muy pequeño en ella. El reloj no es pequeño, pero pued parecerlo en las muñecas más anchas.

Es lo que esperaba, estoy muy satisfecho con la compra