Casio's Best G-Shock Killer Budget Watch: Casio AE1500 

You and me both...tired eyes find creative solutions and this watch is definitely one of them! Have a great and blessed weekend.

​​@@Realidealgear Thanks. You are bang on with the proportions vs. size specs. No problem on my 6.5" wrist. Double LEDs too. I truly believe this is Casio's attempt to push back against the Chinese designs with the simple design interface.

Great observation. Hadn't thought of that.

Absolutely! Best budget watch for avg/large wrists.

Hi Dave!! Looking forward to your top 10 video. This AE1500 watch is a keeper. Smart watch like display. I’d highly recommend the SGW500. It’s 100m WR, ani-digi with a solid digital display, great light/lume, and it has compass/thermometer putting it solidly into outdoor use category. Great looking design as well.

The negative display illumination is a great thing to behold. Have a great week.

I think you and a few others were the patient-with-Tim viewers as I reluctantly bought this one...and many thanks to you! I love this watch and I 100% agree...tough solar and atomic...no need to pay 2-3 times more for a G-Shock that doesn't get adequately abused for the G-Shock label/stats. Permanent Casio in my collection.

It’s one of the best, especially at that price point. Have a great week.

Couldn't agree more!

Well said.

Thank you....I've just your suggestion! Bury that idea in the back of my mind. Have a great weekend.

The Casio rabbit hole is DANGEROUS. welcome to the club, man!

Enjoy the Big Sky....the vibration alert is definitely a function I wish was on more Casios. Put this AE1500 in the cart...well worth the delayed gratification. Have a great weekend.

All excellent points. Thank you for sharing.

Congrats.

Your welcome. I’ll put that idea on the list. I like the testing comparison. I bet they do better than I or many people would give them (Skmei, etc).

That’s a great outdoor combo! The button compass is a great addition to make the watch more outdoor friendly. Thanks for commenting.

I didn’t know about the competition in Europe. I’ll have to look up the Calypso. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for watching and the compliment. It’s a display rivaling smart watches! Have a great week.

It’s one of my most referred Casios. Great watch. Have a great weekend.

Thanks for watching. Thats a steal of a deal. Great watch. Where was the canoe trip?

@@Realidealgear Boundary Waters

Excellent point. Shave a few mm off the case diameter and they hit a larger audience. I think the high legibility largely dependent on the numbers for the time being in the very center of the display...which means a smaller diameter watch may not be as adversely affected by a downsized dial as would an off-centered time display.

Agreed…100%

That’s the plan. Let gravity take over and speed up the process while the tree bakes in the summer sun.

You're welcome. Someone out there likes these relatively redundant indicators. Thanks for watching and commenting.

100%

Roberto, Thank you for commenting and greetings from Montana, USA! What a great story. Casios have a broad appreciation. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.

@@Realidealgear thanks a lot Tim, by the way, I bought for me the Casio AE 2000w, what a great watch for replacing my old AE1000W. I use it mainly for workout and also when I travel to another country due to my job. I suggest you to take a look at the AE 2000w, what I liked the most about it is that the numbers on the screen that show the time are bigger than the AE 1000W and also it’s 200m water resistant instead of 100m! Here in Mexico I made purchase on Amazon and it cost me around $32 bucks on hot sale this year.

Great recommendation. I just looked it up. Is the analog dial (top center) a second time zone or does it display the digital time within that dial? I like the looks of it. Whats the display in the upper left?

@@Realidealgear the analog dial in the top center is the current time you adjust from the beginning according to your time zone, so that once you navigate on the different modes, you always see the time. Being honest it’s a bit difficult to read it cause it’s tiny. About the display upper left shows a completely useless seconds counter animation which I would remove but I think Casio put it there due to it looks like a navigation screen from an airplane. And the upper right you can see the mute, hourly charm (sig) and alarm, to see if it’s turned on or off one or more of them

I'm late to the game on this watch...it's outstanding.

@@Realidealgear Doesn't matter...now you're at the table! Welcome!

100%. Couldn’t agree more.

The only display that comes close to the 1500 is the big sky display.... that one is really good also.... in one sense. The big sky is actually better simply because it doesn't have any bar graphs on it at all.

I've been encouraged for too long....and I humbly agree, this watch is outstanding. I'm beginning to see my interest in other watches wain as the SGW500 and AE1500 find their place in my Casio Collection.

I'll check out the SGW100...just did the SGW500 twin sensor. I'll look into the doing a comparison between the SGW500 and AE1500.

The SGW100 has it all plus it keeps the EL backlight as of now. It has been my daily watch for about 15 years and has held up great. It’s great!

I just looked it up...Nice watch!!

Agreed. Hard to beat this one with anything other than tough solar and atomic.

@@Realidealgear I don't need the atomic clock. Setting time takes no time at all. ;) Solar would be nice, but I'd love to see a variation of the 1500 with the MIP screen. I've got the negative display 1500 and I don't like it. Too dark at most times.

I've been seeing a lot of comments encouraging me to get an MIP display. Looks like I'll give it a shot in the near future.

Glad you enjoy it!

Excellent point! Have a great week!

Thank you. You and me both! I think this is one of the greatest buys at $22.

First…that you for watching and commenting. Agree wholeheartedly that the GD350 is the quintessential G-Shock. It has a look to it that is simply rigged without the extra over engineered garbage on many of the large G-Shocks. The functions are very user friendly. I’m south of Missoula in the very SW part of Montana. Lots of trees…and forest fires. Dry winter this year means higher risk of forest fires. Have a great week!

I think you're onto something....negative display might work with this one. I like this watch's lower profile....a dimensional g-shock nemesis

I really really like that idea. Thanks for sharing.

How do I know what straps will fit?

You need to buy the 18 mm elastic band with the quick release

100% agree. It was like a bolt of lightning. I literally stopped doing what I was doing pulled out all the Casios I have to verify. Sure enough, all the watches that rated high on legibility…made better use of the middle. It makes me think Casios could be easily designed with better legibility by simply making the time more centrally located and this especially on the smaller watches…leverage a smaller round case toward more efficient use of the middle. Thanks commenting and watching! Take care.

I have been rightfully humbled. It's a great watch. With 100m WR and 10yr battery, it'll be tough for a G-Shock to out perform this watch in the short term.

You and I have a condominium of dog houses from which we can reside....the Casio Condominium. The negative display just might work with this watch design....I just might have to.... Take care and have a great weekend!!

@@Realidealgear 😂At least you sell yours from time to time. The light makes up for the negative display. Have a great weekend! God Bless.

That’s incredible. Congrats! Have a blessed Easter.

I was after that colorway, but the sellers here wanted 500 pesos more for it here in my country. Wtf!??

Agreed! 1000% Take care and have a great weekend.

Thanks for the info on the strap. I’m going to check that out. Thanks for commenting. Have a great weekend!

@@Realidealgear You welcome, after my third video of your channel now I'm subscribed! 👍

I appreciate your support.

It's such a feature filled watch. That is weird how the strap holes are different. I like the double holes for a strap as wide as this one.

It’s because the green one is an AE-1500WHX, the other two colorways mentioned are AE-1500WH. The X in the model name is indicative that the watch has an extra long strap, besides the double pin buckle and double holes. There are other colors that have that extra X in the name and those extra features.

Got it. Always learning something new regarding Casio...thank you.

You SIR......are 100% my Casio coach MANY MANY thanks to you and a couple others being patient with me...a Casio AE1500 denier. I'm laughing typing this because I KNOW you're laughing as well. Have a great weekend my friend. We need to talk soon. Take care my Casio coach!!

Thanks for commenting. This model is a shocker....and it's a permanent part of the Casio collection. Have a great weekend.

You’re welcome. Casios are taking over my house! It is definitely on the large size.

Haven't ventured into those colors. I'm thrilled with the typical Casio black resin for now. There are lots of options. Thanks for watching.

My pleasure. It was a fun watch to review.

Alfredo, es un placer y espero tener noticias suyas. Nosotros los viejos envejecen bien, ¿no te parece? La motosierra de electricidad funciona bien. En un clima muy frío, es más difícil de usar porque la batería no dura tanto y el aceite se vuelve espeso. Utilizo una motosierra de gas para proyectos de reunión de madera más grandes. ¡Mi gimnasio de ejercicio está al aire libre! ¡Me mantiene humilde y agrega algunos pelos grises más! Cuídate y mantente bien.

Alfredo, es un placer y espero tener noticias suyas. Nosotros los viejos envejecen bien, ¿no te parece? La motosierra de electricidad funciona bien. En un clima muy frío, es más difícil de usar porque la batería no dura tanto y el aceite se vuelve espeso. Utilizo una motosierra de gas para proyectos de reunión de madera más grandes. ¡Mi gimnasio de ejercicio está al aire libre! ¡Me mantiene humilde y agrega algunos pelos grises más! Cuídate y mantente bien.

Always in need of an update to remain relevant. Thanks for watching and commenting.

What does fitment mean?

That's what I'm gathering from the feedback. May have to look a bit further into options. Have a great weekend.

How is a G-Shock shock proof? No where in any Casio material to they claim "shock proof." My understanding is that it can withstand shocks up to a given level and that level far exceeds any typical shock...not ALL shock hence the moniker of shock resistant. With that in mind, the AE1500 has a very good level of shock resistance. For the average consumer/user, it checks the box. Check out my shock test of a Casio F200. Not a G-Shock...and non of the situations I put the F200 through would be typical shock issues. They are abnormal issues include ricocheted debris from a bullet. It's a G-Shock killer for 95% of consumer/users. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2KPs7HHnrbg.html

The AE1500 is a complete surprise to me on legibility and all I mentioned in the video. The GMB2100 is a great looking design…it struggles to make even reasonable, functional use of its very small digital display. I appreciate your comments. Take care.

Agreed…let me add some qualifiers. T he average consumer never pushes the normal Casio to its limits. In a video I’ve published, I bounced, dropped and even shot a bully at a normal Casio and…it’s worked fine. G-Shocks are overrated for the avg consumer. As a former LEO who wore a normal Casio, g-shocks were repetitively redundant in protection. In my experience and observing many other LEOs with normal Casios, they will outperform most experiences except the repetitive exposure to extreme circumstances…and G-Shock watches are amazing in that regard. I encourage you to check out my F200 abuse test specifically about increasing levels of shock. All tests were performed on the same watch. Casio F200: can it keep up with G-Shocks? part 1 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2KPs7HHnrbg.html

It’s a large diameter and springy tall Casio.

First, thank you for watching and commenting. I'd love to read about why it's not a G-Shock killer, curious.

@@Realidealgear for practice used it's ok but in the end a g shock last longer in terms of the design. It's look much cooler 😁