My daily right now is a BB58. When I saw your review and the edifice white dial, I instantly ordered it. Mine is arriving today and I plan on wearing this is my daily watch. Thanks for making me pull the trigger on it!
Got it and I actually enjoy wearing it. Although it can not compete with the BB, it is a great light everyday watch for under $100 that gives off oak vibes. The bracelet is really not that great, but that is to be expected at this pricepoint. Casio yet again did an outstanding job!
Thanks for shedding some light on another lesser-known Casio. The whole Edifice line is a bit mysterious to me. It's so often overshadowed by G-Shock and the classic/vintage line. But there seems to be some real gems in there.
It is beautiful indeed, but there is another model, lacking the few cons of this particular piece. I am talking about EFB 108D. The differences are as follows: 1. Solid band 2. Screwed back 3. Slightly bigger size - 45mm case 4. My opinion - a bit better and cleaner design. Cheers and keep up with the great content!
That's way too big. While I do like it has a solid steel bracelet as opposed to hollow, it was too big and the indices we're too reflective and not really dynamic like this one is
Personally i think this royal oak style watch wouldnt look good on any other bracelet other than stainless steel !! personally 41mm is actually too small so this is a no go for me with having big wrists shame they dont do a 45 mm variant as ive noticed this last two years Edifices are generally getting smaller ive a EFV-120DB-1AVUEF ON A BOND NATO STRAP and thats a 41mm which id a preffered be bigger like Edifices use be and well known for !!! great review though m friend..
Thank you. Yes, I think the trend is toward smaller but it seems to be a pendulum. They make quite a few interesting 45mm edifice models but I tend not to browse them since they are too big for me. Agree about the bracelet. I wouldn’t switch it but like to point out it would be difficult.
Yes, you can size it. It only has 3 micro positions on the claps, I would prefer 4, but you should be able to get a good fit with it. Let me know if you go for it what you think of it :)
I buy an Casio edifice efr-s108d from online not an authorized shop so I didn't get the official warranty now i have some doubt that my watch is not a original one i found something is suspicious outside box there was nothing mentioned about any information inside box there was no user manual or card specifically for this watch there was for another model and in the watch bracelet clasp are not shinning as other, the date are showing in white in my black dial watch. I bought it for around 58 dollar do you think it's a copy product?
No way, I think it does look great on the bracelet. I just know some people will either not like it or look to change it. Personally, I don't mind the edifice bracelets at all, I think they are fine.
Very nice looking watch, but I can't help to wonder, since the lume is poor, would it perhaps be better to have indices of highly polished steel, and sword steel hands? They would catch reflections well, and it might look more purposeful and dressier.
Yes, when you don't have to worry about lume you have more options on how to do the hands. The only thing about highly polished hands against a black dial is that they are sometimes hard to see, but I think it would have looked cool on this watch for sure!
@@JustWatches1 "The only thing about highly polished hands against a black dial is that they are sometimes hard to see" -- That is true, but here I think the subtle texturing on the dial would help set off the polished steel.
Great question, I usually gloss over that detail. It doesn't specify on the watch or the Casio website if it is indeed 316, it just list stainless steel.
The way they made the endlink makes it seem unlikely. It uses a very small lug width opening that isn't standard and I don't think anything short of a custom bracelet would work.
There seems to be a different version on Amazon now that can take a 21mm width band. I'd rather it be 20mm, but at least it's still a lot better than this weird 16mm one.
just bought the watch and have to say, that it’s very nice good looking and quality watch bracelet is super lightweight comfortable and don’t pull the hear at all... just need to put a little bit of lubricant oil when it’s new to avoid the noices ...and voala!!! for sure better option than solid links bracelet with a super sharp edges and super heavy (like an strapcode...) and away better than vostok amphibia bracelets :)))
It would be really hard to switch because of the way the bracelet integrates. You might google to see if there is a solution, but I don't know of one :(
I own this watch (living in Germany). The case dimensions are perfect for my 7 inch wrist and will be for most wrist sizes, I believe. It sure looks good. The shape of the bezel and the case made me buy it (Genta-style). But I must say I would have preferred a slightly different design. The watch would look classier and more retro if the bezel was inside the case dimensions (as in not protruding the underlying case). Also a red second hand would have been my choice. The bracelet is the biggest downside of the watch, either it's too loose or too tight (and I'm not talking about link adjustment but micro-adjustments, but maybe that's just me being a perfectionist). And since it's not replaceable with a bracelet/strap of your liking you're stuck with it. The lume is indeed ridiculous, lasts for a couple of minutes and then it's gone. Why bother at all to apply lume on the hands, Casio? Also worth mentioning is the date window. Good thing about it is the black background which blends in perfectly with the black dial. But it's a bit on the small side, meaning it is barely legible under less than ideal light conditions (at least when you are older than 40 :-D ). Ok, that's my opinion of this particular watch. Sounds worse than it actually is. Overall, I still like it. I have one question though. The second hand hits the markers in some parts of the dial like 100%, but in other parts it is slightly off. I wonder how that is possible. I mean the markers should have the same distance to one another and the second hand should move evenly throughout the dial. So what's going on there? I like your videos by the way. :-)
Great question about the registration of the seconds hand. From what I’ve heard from a microbrand owner, alignment has so many variables it’s very difficult to get it perfect all the way around the dial. It requires the dial to be perfectly printed, and then perfectly aligned to the movement. The the movement has to be put perfectly into the case, etc. Getting those all right every time is extremely difficult and super small inaccuracies across those variables blend together into misalignment. Not sure if that’s correct but it sounds reasonable. Also most QC tolerances probably allow for some misalignment. Seiko certainly tolerates slight misalignment with the chapter ring and bezel. They probably do the math on returns versus fixing the problem and I think people who worry about a degree of misalignment are actually a small minority of the market. Yes, we are the weird ones.
Thanks for the great overview! There really isn't any small and thin alternative to this in the Casio lineup I think. The EFR-S567D is beautiful and thin (and actually at the moment even cheaper than the 108) but it's much wider I think. Will probably be too wide for my wrist....
The watch us still fairly new, have to wait for third party watch straps for this model. Do you know any watch adapters or brands which have this 12mm lug adapter?
It is a kind of casioak dresswatch. But unfortunately only available with a black dial. According to your contest: The result is predictable because of the bracelet. It would not be a problem for me but it is for you, because you are not content with what you got but want to change it all the time.
You sure a thin nato strap wouldn't fit between the bar and case? The underside looks bigger the 16mm, more like 18 or 20 with only the front being small. Though maybe I'm not picturing it right with the bracelet taken off 🤔
@Gwinter452 if you want to get a different strap then this isn’t the watch design for you. The integrated bracelet and case shape/design is homage based. Most people buy this watch because they like the royal oak design and probably can’t afford one or even get one. If you want a nato strap or to change straps there is a million other watches out there for you.
Suggest you to look for the EFS S570 version, solar powered 'basic' chronograph with power reserve indicator. Relatively small too at about 40mm (bezel diameter)
You wouldn't need to open the cashback. However, because of the lug design you would need a custom strap or use an aftermarket strap adaptor as far as I know, and I am not sure if one exists unfortunately.
we need an aftermarket bracelet for this watch!!! I pray that someone on Ali-express reads this and opens up the flood gates to modify this watch!!! :U
@Aman Bhardwaj Possibly, but it would need to have the short lug width and the first link would need to be wide enough to line up with the case. I'm not sure if this exists.
Love the design of the case! Would be amazing if they included the multiband 6 functionality to this watch and maybe also replaced the date window with a digital display like the LCW-M100D series Casios. I would buy such a watch in a heartbeat.
Honestly the whole plus side to these value sports/everyday edifices is tied into being able to change the strap. The lug width here is a gigantic problem.
I don't disagree that it's nice to be able to change the straps, but this whole "integrated" bracelet is just the look they were going for. To give it standard lugs would completely change the appearance (and basically be the EFV-110D).
Roy Roblox I see what you are saying... the bracelets on these Edifices just isn't good enough for me to wear with any regularity. Before I changed it out on my 100D, I just..didn't..wear it.
Overpriced and out of stock on Amazon. Now that youtubers have found this, it is even more expensive on ebay. This watch is worth $99 at best, but supply/demand economics has raised its price up.
Fair enough - I am tempted by monochromatic efss570d-1a, but it is twice the price and the bracelet looks the same, which is not good enough for that price imho.
