I’ve got the Tan AE-1500. It’s amazing. The huge numbers sold me instantly and I was lucky enough to catch drop day. Small wrists and it still sits so nicely. Inarguably; Casio knows that this budget beater shames the entire G-Shock line on readability alone. I own a compass; I don’t need an altimeter, barometer, or GPS in my watch. I need ~readability~.
I have an AE1500 and I absolutely love it. I’m in Fire and Rescue and it’s been well and truly tested and has passed with flying colours. I love the big easy to read display. I alway hoped that Casio would make a G shock version and I thought they had with the new Mudmaster. Unfortunately, I returned the Mudmaster as the display was so much smaller and the contrast was very poor when compared to my AE 1500.
I bought one of those because I could not read the numbers on my AE-1000W without glasses anymore, but my mom "stole' it from me lol (she's 71). I will re-order in the sand color. Great review and pics, Jim!
That would be a great ad for Casio if they used your work buddy's watch in an ad to show the abuse that it can take.I was very impressed with it! I just ordered two of these, one is sitting in the mail slot right now I am told, all the way from Florida with negative display and the other has a regular display. Thanks for your watch video it was the most real world watch video that I have seen! Regards from the Great White North! (;
i suffered for years running at night with timex ironman watches, the indiglo that goes out, fades eventually. this watch is incredible. ez to read while running....light could be a bit brighter, but still much better than the fading indiglo on smaller numeral timex. price is half that of timex as well. great piece.
Have it in Khaki. Nothing but great things to say about it. Bought it due to aging eyes and larger numbers to read. It's awesome. $22 what can you say?
I have the exact same watch reviewed in the video. I also have similar, more expensive watches. It has become my daily watch and does everything I need it to do. The positive display on this is amazing to my aging eyes. Syncing it with my atomic watch, in one month it was only off by “almost” two seconds.
I got the GBD200 and i fell in love with the MIP display. Readable on any angle, watch is sturdy and durable. Only drawback is the battery drain. My first Casio bought with my own money was a 50$ AE1200WH. Absolutely beautiful and pretty sturdy, too. I still have it chucked in a box just waiting to replace the battery to keep it alive. The AE series are imo the best thing Casio has come up, aside from the Gshock. They're decent and very affordable. An AE casio is the best entry point for anyone on a budget that needs a good, reliable watch.
@@JimKinkade no, that's actually the WORST part lol you see a nice little Casio for $22 and you think to yourself "alright, $22 sounds like a deal" and then, months later, you see another good $20-something watch and you say "another good deal". Next thing you know, you have six really good $22 deals. Seen it happen to a lot of dudes. Good, cheap Casio watches are basically affordable cloak-and-daggers.
The GBD200 is certainly an awesome looking digital and has a very good MIP display. Unfortunately the UI is piss poor, as a matter of fact one of the worst UI's I have ever seen. That is truly a shame, with the simple but functional UI of a DW5600 it could have become one of the best squares ever...
one of the best value Casio "Non GShock" , very good legibility and size. the 2 gripes i have about it is 1)the plastic screen which easily scratches 2)the overall thickness can be improved as it snags if you ae wearing a jacket other than those, its an Excellent watch :)
So I just went out and got this cuza you. It’s perfect in every way for me. It addresses all the problems of every other watch out there I been looking at from the g shocks to timex to other casios. Thanks for the video
The comments & this review is convincing. I was & still not happy about the backlight, it reminds me of cheap watches i used to see at night market. I have to accept I'm going to get old & my glasses isn't stopping the inevitable. visibility & simplicity are important than getting a first casio chronograph or a first smart watch that you're going to regret later on or afraid getting scratched here there.
For 22 bucks with that large positive display and its very clearly visible unlike negative displays I'm down with that getting two for work so my Gshock square can rest a bit
If you want an easy to read watch that looks good I recommend the W-736H, I’ve had it for a few months now and wear it more than my GWM-5610U! Because it’s easier to read and fits better on my wrist. Also can’t beat the 10 year battery life and 100M Water Resistance.
Sir. You are fantastic. And have again reaffirmed my faith. Giant’s used to roam this land. First time watcher pun not intended. P.s it’s not comfy because you’re a giant.
Great watch. I wish they could figure out how to have an alarm volume that approximates that of an Ironman. I can sit in a quiet room and barely hear mine.
In my opinion vibration alarms are the way to go and they should be mandatory on any digital watch nowadays. No wonder why the W-736H is my favorite Casio, along with the Timex Command Shock and the Garmin Instinct.
21:12 you are right about the pins. That's why I like most watches with integrated bracelets or straps. You don't have to worry about loosing them. That's a good point my friend 👌🏻
Interesting is to see , of you cincronice them, how much this one will deviate..my only one G shock, will gain 3,5 seconds a month, if i deactivate the MB6.
Thanks for the video. Yes, the AE1500 looks great, love the big numerals and that it is so easy to read. I have an old Timex Marathon which has nice large numerals and easy to read. I currently rotate between my Casio MRW-200H which is great and highly legible during the day and my G-Shock Rangeman GW-9400-1 which is a fantastic watch, if I only had one it would be that one. You might want to consider the G-Shock Rangeman GW-9400-1, but the numerals aren't as big as the AE1500.
Yes, I think you would like it. It looks like the most features for the lowest price of the Master of G series with ABC, solar and atomic time, the battery lasts a long time. The buttons are big and easy to press and the menu is so good and has a sunrise and sunset feature, very useful.
You have a good point. Look how easy it would be to use sapphire crystal and great Lume and maybe a mechanical movements in the Casio mdv duros!! If Pagani and other companies can build cheap mechanical watches with sapphire Casio definitely could.
There is a GX-56 with a positive display which would be better. Regarding your camera could you use mains power rather than rely on the battery? The red tally light is a bit distracting. Maybe you could switch it off in your cameras menu system.
I had the camera plugged in when the power cut out, which isn’t supposed to happen. The other problem is the battery depletes itself even when the camera is off. It’s the Sony ZV-1F, by the way.
There are so many amazing aspects about Casio watches but also so many infuriating details! Negative displays are quite simply a joke if you want a watch to actually tell you the time with. In low lighting levels as encountered in many homes it can be a real struggle. It's crazy! I have many Casio watches even a couple with negative display but I always buy ones with a positive display if one is available. Even the MIP display, whilst a good deal better than the more usual negative LED displays, it is still no match for positive displays. I too have an AE1500 and love it - makes me smile every time I look at it and ponder it's ridiculous dimensions!
I disagree on considering MIP worse than positive LCDs, as the MIP displays have perfect viewing angles while the LCDs do not. Especially the classic style LCDs significantly fade out, but even the good modern ones do. Straight on, their contrast might be better, but I'm personally trained on reading white-on-black text better so that doesn't work for me.
wow, those numbers on the ae1500 destroy the visibility of the mudman you showed. it's like an entry budget protrek. i plan on getting one of these from walmart after all the praise found on youtube.
I got this Casio watch just recently I got this watch few other things that where my dad's. It's nice watch .good quality watch. And all I want was his watch . Rip dad. I miss u and thanku for this watch I got grey one. I will promise you dad I will keep this watch ticking till it don't work no more and change battery once dies .
I had that watch. The band did fit my large wrist well. And it is about as big a display as you're going to get. But I didn't like that it doesn't display the time while the stopwatch was running. And as big as the display is I still couldn't read it at night without my glasses. I can read an analog watch at night, but not a digital. So, I wanted a World time watch for a trip last summer and got the round version of the Casio Royale. It cost $19. I gave this watch away.
AE 1500 deserves to be more expensive than it currently is ! It was my yesterday’s daily wear and today’s is G5600 UE. I feel like I’m struggling to read time on G !
If they can refine this design with an stn display, solar, mutiband 6 atomic timekeeping and a more comfortable/durable carbon fiber strap would be awesome
Se reccomienda ke entre la correa del reloj y nuestra muñeca debe de caber un dedo,yo lo llevo asi y voy muy comodo,asi ademas la correa dura mas porke va menos tensa
might be worth getting a watch with a sapphire glass if you want better scratch resistance, it's almost as hard as diamond, so doesnt really get scratched.
@@JimKinkade yeah, established brands tend to be a bit stingy with sapphire and they often only include it with their more expensive watches. it's a bit annoying
@@JimKinkade yeah I'm not keen on visible screws on any watch to be honest to me it just looks rough I can forgive it on this watch because it's so cheap but on a gshock costing over £100 no. Just no lol
25-27/ mm is women’s/kid’s size. The old 34 mm was the men’s size, went up to 36 mm. 40 mm is now the standard unisex size. Anything above is considered oversized. 😂😮😛
Have 3 i different colours it one of the only watches I can see the time in bed with out my class on I at to bring them it from the USA to the U.K. because no retailer sales them here
El fabricante de Casio recomienda ke debe de caber un dedo entre el brazo y la correa del reloj,me da grima ver personas ke aprietan tanto la correa del reloj,es muy incomodo e insano
