Reconstructing the assembly line and stopping production of mainstream products costs a lot. You need to ship parts, fine tune the machines... Market the item and put a premium on top. Plus it's s limited edition... so you can't milk the item onwards. So it's a sunk cost which is calculated within the price.
I do believe, good sir, this is the perfect example of 'a fool and his money are soon parted ways'. For this kind of money there are far superior options on the market, even from Casio. As much as I'd love to have this watch, I could never justify this price tag.
The colours and the “throwback” to the watch 50 years ago is fantastic … what’s less fantastic, is the price 😮 But that said, if I had the money, I’d buy it in a heartbeat 😅 Thanks for sharing.
I can’t cope with these. I have 5 variants of the originals which I think are a little bit of history. Recreating it is a meh from me. It’s too expensive and it’s not exactly the same as the original. If it was £200 then I could accept it but at 500 it’s a cash grab. You can still get working casiotrons if you look hard enough . I picked up 2 last weekend from 1975 both working and only £25 each.
Thank you for the review, yes wish they would swap the Bluetooth stuff for the crystal being sapphire. Reminds me of a time many years ago when I had my first watch.
I'll accept the price if it's really limited edition. But if only limited in the sense that only 4000 of this model was manufactured this year, and another 100,000 pieces will be manufactured next year, or as long as there's high demand, then no. That high price justifies the "limited" nature of it, but not if the word limited is only there for marketing.
That caseback is very cool too. "Made in Japan" and "Since 1974". Be a nice buy for someone born in 1974 that does not want to deal with 50 year old electronics (or mechanical movement). I love the idea of a simple watch ala 91W but with solar and atomic. BT is waste but to your point, minimal in this application.
Don't have to be a limited edition. Just issue it as a regular watch and lower the price to USD 100, it will be sold like hot cakes and maybe Casio will get a more massive income.
How they managed to make a watch with a circuit board for a movement and a screen for a dial 12.5mm thick is beyond me. Not to mention, the 50m water resistance is NOT backing that up either. Also, over 5 minutes of watch footage and not a single shot of the caseback, not even while specifically mentioning the caseback is zero effort given, sorry.
Lol Welcome to the Casio gravy train. $500 for a basic retro LCD watch. They must think we're all stupid! No doubt Casio will be laughing all the way to the bank. Thanks Casio for nothing 👎👎🙄
I like it but not this colour version. Also: price is too high for what it offers. I wish more regular Casio models were made of steel, not only limited editions or the most expensive editions. This is what keeps people away from digital watches: too much plastic, cheap look.
Adding a zero to the 50th anniversary and call it a price is a zero indeed... of marketing. Could add an ace in front (plus the zero on the back), would sell out anyway, no matter what most comments say here. Casio fanboys are nuts (luckily i'm not!).
How do you know the TRN’s with gold are 1/4000? I have the original recreation (the one w/o gold accents) it does have the numbers on the back 3165/4000. The watch here seems to have no (?)/4000 number just like the all black and gold TRN50SS
Unpopular opinion,... Sapphire is overrated. In my opinion, Many AR coated sapphire lenses have legibility issues that mineral lenses dont. Sapphire shows smudges more than mineral. Of course you can claim that Sapphire is more scratch resistant, and I can claim that its more prone to shatter than mineral. But we would be splitting hairs. Both scratch/break when used in a tool watch, both are more than sufficient when employed in a dress watch. If you hate casio for releasing a $500 watch with a cheap movement/module, non-sapphire lens, and a cheap steel case/bracelet, then let me introduce you to Seiko,...
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Thank you for reviewing this watch. I just wore it today!! What a beautiful watch. So glad Casio released this.
It's cool. But not €500 cool.
There is a 40 dollar version
@@JohnSmith-yd5wqdoes it have the screw down caseback?
Agreed!😂
Reconstructing the assembly line and stopping production of mainstream products costs a lot. You need to ship parts, fine tune the machines... Market the item and put a premium on top. Plus it's s limited edition... so you can't milk the item onwards. So it's a sunk cost which is calculated within the price.
500??? I can get the g-shock square full metal for that
These are effectively the same as a full-metal square as far as build goes. However. These will be for more rare as they are not a regular release.
@tailsneon556 yeah but its not a G-shock wich has collector value
@@tailsneon556 These are not the same as metal G-Shocks in terms of build and construction! Far from it! Stop spreading misinformation!
I would rather have this any day but I'm not paying 500 for either
@betulaobscura Considering I have 2 full metal GMWB5000 squares, a GMB2100AD casi-oak and one of these. I think I know the build quality of them
I do believe, good sir, this is the perfect example of 'a fool and his money are soon parted ways'. For this kind of money there are far superior options on the market, even from Casio. As much as I'd love to have this watch, I could never justify this price tag.
The colours and the “throwback” to the watch 50 years ago is fantastic … what’s less fantastic, is the price 😮
But that said, if I had the money, I’d buy it in a heartbeat 😅
Thanks for sharing.
I can’t cope with these. I have 5 variants of the originals which I think are a little bit of history. Recreating it is a meh from me. It’s too expensive and it’s not exactly the same as the original.
If it was £200 then I could accept it but at 500 it’s a cash grab. You can still get working casiotrons if you look hard enough . I picked up 2 last weekend from 1975 both working and only £25 each.
$500+ for this........and it doesn't even have sapphire crystal
You have to go to a titanium full-metal square to get sapphire.
Neither do full metal gshocks in the same price category.
Thank you for the review, yes wish they would swap the Bluetooth stuff for the crystal being sapphire. Reminds me of a time many years ago when I had my first watch.
The simplicity of this watch is make him stand out..love it !!
I'll accept the price if it's really limited edition. But if only limited in the sense that only 4000 of this model was manufactured this year, and another 100,000 pieces will be manufactured next year, or as long as there's high demand, then no. That high price justifies the "limited" nature of it, but not if the word limited is only there for marketing.
500$ for mineral glass is crazy
Seiko?
@@ralphus555 lol exactly...but, it's Hardlex! lol
Yeah it’s crazy. I bet you say the same about full metal G-Shocks too?
@@AceCrickey Yes I do
@ Good. Consistency is key.
I have one and it scratches easily, even my sleeve will mark the bracelet
That caseback is very cool too.
"Made in Japan" and "Since 1974". Be a nice buy for someone born in 1974 that does not want to deal with 50 year old electronics (or mechanical movement).
I love the idea of a simple watch ala 91W but with solar and atomic. BT is waste but to your point, minimal in this application.
Bet the alarm is dogshit quiet....same with all solar casios :(
To expensive for what it is.
Yes, it would be nice to have Sapphire. But my 2 G-Shock full metal squares don’t have sapphire crystal either and both were in similar price range.
Do you get the watches for free to do your reviews?
Some are free, some are loaners, some I buy. This one was a loaner sadly
@WatchGeek ok, thank you very much!
*When in Stop Watch Mode and Countdown Timer Mode, does the Local Time remain on the screens?*
No digital quartz is worth $500. LCD, battery, programming. Maybe if it was Grade 5 titanium.
Have you checked out a Casio G Shock MR-G square?
You had me until I heard $500.
If it had 200 m WR and Sapphire maybe I’d be able to spend the 500$ , for that price I’m going with an all metal Oak or square
Those have mineral glass too.
Don't have to be a limited edition. Just issue it as a regular watch and lower the price to USD 100, it will be sold like hot cakes and maybe Casio will get a more massive income.
No Casio device can possibly 'justify' a $500 price tag.
Just got my Regular TRN 50, still a great watch but I wish I had this gold silver one
Is the display STN LCD like in full metal gshock?
Retro design... It's nice!
Show us the backlight!
I think you were a bit too quick. What about the 1983 DW5000 re-issue this month?
You said every 50th anniversary variant is limited to 4000 pieces?
I like this
People keep complaining about the price, mineral crystal, only 50m water resistance… yet it is sold out😅 I have one too 😊
To paraphrase Yogi Berra: That's why no one wants one of these...it's always sold out! 🤣
Casio of the year is the abl-100
Waay too expensive for the things that it offers.⌚
How they managed to make a watch with a circuit board for a movement and a screen for a dial 12.5mm thick is beyond me. Not to mention, the 50m water resistance is NOT backing that up either. Also, over 5 minutes of watch footage and not a single shot of the caseback, not even while specifically mentioning the caseback is zero effort given, sorry.
The caseback is literally the second shot in the video, and also the thumbnail 🤣
@@WatchGeekDon't mind me, I'm legally blind😅
@@SoundShunter72 😄👍
So the module from a $100 G-Shock in a metal case. All for $500 and no sapphire. Wow, Casio. Wow. You must love your marks. Sorry, customers.
Lol Welcome to the Casio gravy train. $500 for a basic retro LCD watch. They must think we're all stupid!
No doubt Casio will be laughing all the way to the bank.
Thanks Casio for nothing 👎👎🙄
Good video
I feel like I should sell about 10 of my cheaper watches at a loss, get this, and exit the hobby.
Not for $500. Not without sapphire crystal.
Amazon has a digital Tissot PRX for $375. $500 for a mostly basic Casio. No thanks.
Almoust perfect 🤔. Almoust.
50 meterá wr?
Na
I like it but not this colour version. Also: price is too high for what it offers. I wish more regular Casio models were made of steel, not only limited editions or the most expensive editions. This is what keeps people away from digital watches: too much plastic, cheap look.
The 1970s weren't nearly as cool as you've been told. This overpriced thing would've been right at home there.
€500 😅
Adding a zero to the 50th anniversary and call it a price is a zero indeed... of marketing. Could add an ace in front (plus the zero on the back), would sell out anyway, no matter what most comments say here. Casio fanboys are nuts (luckily i'm not!).
How do you know the TRN’s with gold are 1/4000?
I have the original recreation (the one w/o gold accents) it does have the numbers on the back 3165/4000.
The watch here seems to have no (?)/4000 number just like the all black and gold TRN50SS
I’d love to have it, but overpriced.
Unpopular opinion,...
Sapphire is overrated. In my opinion, Many AR coated sapphire lenses have legibility issues that mineral lenses dont. Sapphire shows smudges more than mineral. Of course you can claim that Sapphire is more scratch resistant, and I can claim that its more prone to shatter than mineral. But we would be splitting hairs. Both scratch/break when used in a tool watch, both are more than sufficient when employed in a dress watch.
If you hate casio for releasing a $500 watch with a cheap movement/module, non-sapphire lens, and a cheap steel case/bracelet, then let me introduce you to Seiko,...
I guess its ok. I wouldn't buy it though. Its not special for me.
Hell no
It's cool, but overpriced
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500. What a huge joke……