A VERY GOOD WATCH....CASIO TOUGH SOLAR
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Having a reliable timepiece on your wrist, is a must in my world. Whether helping my keep track of distances covered or knowing how long something has been cooking, a good wristwatch is still preferable to the many high-tec
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This is the one I use and have been using for many years.
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Great little watch I have owned one for 5 years now and it is the favourite one of my collection. I put it in the inside of the window at night. When the sun comes up it starts charging. Put it on after breakfast and thats all the charge it needs. I only adjust it once a month on the 1st and its only a few seconds out at the most. I am really pleased with it. Thank you for a very interesting talk.
I AGREE!
I'm getting one for Xmas off my daughter. £35 from Argos. I swear by Solar powered watches. I have a Citizen eco drive which is 18 years old and a Casio Wave Ceptor Tough Solar which is 17 years old. Both are still going strong. They were both £100 and similar models are now at least £150 which makes the Casio Tough Solar a great buy
Great watch Neil, I've had one for about 9 years and it's been a great wee watch. The lume is not great but I can live with that. Great features and nice and light and I love the solar power.
Don't know what's happening with the sound but starts off great then gets really quiet when you are talking about the watch features then back to normal when talking about the strap.
I have the same one and I do construction. Just bought it to beat up and 8 years later it looks like crap but it's still kicking. 👌 super cheap for what you get. The strap is starting to tear but other than that it still works pretty well.
I love how banged up it is. Thought it was a G-Shock at first.
Pros: it's analogue, tough, lightweight, solar and cheap. It wears easily for its size. Cons: the lume is weak, the only feature that illuminates is the tiny digital window, and the WR is fairly low for any extended periods under water. Overall though at this price it's a no-brainer.
BTW someone who worked at the now-defunct Casio store on Carnaby Street told me that almost every watch they took in for a battery change had the silicon sealing ring badly seated from new, meaning that the watches were barely water resistant at all. Well worth taking the back plate off and checking; re-seating the O-ring is very simply done.
Not tough at all. Very weak imo. Strap springs are flimsy as hell. wore the letters off mine in less than a couple weeks and broke both strap spings in the first month
@@DelEast740 Is your experience related to the watch in the video? It's surprising to see that written about this one. Almost every review says that these are pretty tough.
I just got one on clearance here in the states for $21.95 at Walmart. An amazing watch for the price.
I use the Casio PRW-1500, which is also solar powered, features easy one-touch operation of it's Altimeter, Barometer, Compass and Thermometer. Also includes radio-controlled time (WaveScepter) technology which updated the watch anything up to 8 times daily so again never wrong. Bought it a a present for myself when I left the Army, updating my original Casio, which I've had since the 80's and is still working. ATB Malcolm
That strap reminds me of the velcro ones NASA astronauts used to wear with their Omegas on the Apollo missions.
Gotta love casios
Thanks for the review i haven't had a watch for over 30yrs (since i left school). If i do decide on a watch, this could fit the bill nicely!
on aliexpress there are straps and replacement bezels for it. just unscrew the 4 screws on the front and the bezel comes off and a new one from aliexpress is cheap. you can make it look like new and even change to a different colorin no time at all.
I bought the watch for 40 pounds. I set it 5 days ago and the timekeeping has gained 2 seconds. Very good for the money including the solar battery. I have another casio which is a g shock model and the time keeping is the same. So once in a month and half I set the time -15 secs and it is as accurate as it will ever be, and it takes less than a minute to do this thing(good also to enjoy using the watch for something coz I normally only do for checking the time)
I have the red version of this. It is pretty good, as he says. And cheap for a solar watch. The only issue I have is the digital hands are sometimes not aligned right with the analog hands. And figuring out how to adjust them so they match up was not easy. Fortunately there is a video on RUclips showing how to do that. Overall I would recommend this watch.
5 seconds hold the adjust pin an then when hands go to the 12 aligne using the search and after push the adjust again and you see whats hapens
I need a new watch and my mate told me about your video reviewing a decent watch , after seeing this I'm gonna buy one cheers Neil
All the best
Ed
Great watch I got one 8 years ago on ebay only £13 and it is still perfect, I also have the same compass
Very nice, no non-sense watch indeed. I got 1. I got scratches on acrylic lens and polished with fine sand paper.... 5000 grit in 5 minutes. Also there are 3rd party case and wristband that could replace for different colors.
Been looking for a watch . Looks perfect . Thanks Neil . Take care fella 👍
Thanks for the recommendation Neil, it's now on the Christmas present suggestion list :-D
I've just bought one - still £35 in Nov 2023. Only the hands are (temporarily) luminous. What I don't like is that it's difficult to read once it starts going dark. Would be better if the hands, numerals, and indices were in high contrast white. Terrific value though all the same.
A great watch for the money indeed.
what about using the sun and your hours hand to tell the direction. Super awesome hack with analog watches.
We notice everything, even to the point that your watch has an Altimeter too. I love my EDC CASIO Watches albeit, my solar version, I've stored as I prefer my G-SHOCK Range. The other downside is that the straps that come with it are too wide for that compass to safely attach to. Win some, lose some, I'll find a hack for the original strap to attach the compass.
That's a replacement strap I made and it has a loop specifically for the clipper compass. I just modified the watch Housing slightly.
@Jannie Kirsten Ha, it's only taken SIX months for someone to notice that.
This watch has an altimeter?
@@FiremanFrach Probably/possibly NOT. I thought that my own had one too only to discover on some Bulgarian Mountain side higher than Ben Nevis that my Mud Master doesn't have one either. Ignore, lessons learned the hard way.
@@RobertsBulgaria No problem. I like the watch (had it around five days now). I also have a original Garmin Instinct solar which does have altimeter so all is good. Thanks for replying so quickly.
Cannot beat the battle tested durability accuracy and low price of this Casio !!
Great vid, love your channel. Can you do a video on how you made the strap and show the back of the watch? I have the same watch and a broken band and don’t wear it because of the cost of replacement bands, I am very curious as to how you modified the watch to take that Velcro band. Thanks and keep up the great work
Old version has steel straps. Still works 15 years later no new battery
It's a great watch for the price. I still can't figure out how to work the World time feature, but I don't really care 😀
also have g-shock, suunto clipper combo
You didnt mention the compass you have on your watchband.
Suunto button compass
Looks like a Suunto Clipper Micro Compass
What year is this watch has release?
No idea, you can get them, they have been around for years
What is the size of you nato strap? I need to know the mm thanks
You got your money's worth out of that mate.
better than g shock.
Those cheap Casios last forever.
Last 2 Solar casio the battery died after 2-3 years
@@thodan467 Which watches? This one or another?
Like your watch, but I have a phone, so... no ta lol
Which runs out of battery?
@@greencraft4783 not so much, since I have battery packs. Seriously, if you're in a survival situation in the UK, you already messed up 😆
@@greencraft4783 getting it out of the pocket whilst working is a thing though. I occasionally envy time bracelet wearers for not having to do that...
@@Tom_Bee_ This is practically water proof (used it for swimming, snorkling), and battery never run out (solar powered). Never replaced the battery. I already bought 2 phones in 5 years since I bought this.
@@couchcamoteChannel yeah. Some people like watches. They are convenient and reliable. I'll just keep using my phone. I live in the southern part of a highly developed Island and there's no real wilderness to speak of here. I never wander far enough to get into any difficulty. If I lived anywhere that had real wilderness, I'd probably get and use a time bracelet.