Sapphire and Titanium for Under $200?! Casio Lineage LCW-M100-TSE-1AJF. 

Great to see the Casio Lineage line getting a review. I own one and couldn't be happier. To get titanium, sapphire crystal, solar, atomic sync, ana-digi with perpetual calendar, lume, LED, world time, timer, stopwatch and alarms, and standard lugs allowing swapping bands, all for around $200 is an extraordinary value.

The LCW-M100 series are EXCELLENT watches for the money. Great to see someone on YT finally pick one of these up for review.

I have a similar model Lineage and really like it. I'm not sure there's a better value watch anywhere. Price/performance/features is just amazing. Solar, atomic radio sync to 6 world wide frequencies, titanium, sapphire crystal, LED, 29 time zones, DST, day/date with perpetual calendar to 2099, alarms, timer, stopwatch, GMT, multi-language, only 9.4mm thickness, standard 20mm lug width so easy to swap bands. All for under $200 is a crazy good value. Glad to see it promoted.

If someone ever asks me about what a one-watch-collection should be? "Unequivocally Casio Lineage LCW-M100-TSE-1AJF" would be my answer.

Casio is a genius company. I have the Sapphire Edifice and it is a quite comprehensive watch. Now I want a lightweight one of titanium and can't seem to find any that tops this, for the price range.

I have a similar watch, the WVA-210 bought in 2001.. nearly 20 years and it has never missed a beat..

Unbelievable watch for the money Specially for those people who are not into watches and need one watch to do everything

This review totally sold me on this watch. Mine just arrived. It is every bit as perfect as you said.

Great review, I'm in Australia and just bought this watch direct from a Japanese online store. It arrived in 3 days and I think it's stunning. While the multi band time sync doesn't work down under there is an app you can get on your phone that mimics the signal and works quite well but takes a couple of minutes to sync.

Beautiful watch! I have a Lineage watch (LIS-100) and I love it. It has been with me for about 16 years, and still running great!

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Nice review and excellent tutorial on how to operate the watch. Thanks.

Sweet trick with the finger over the LED to light up the LCD. I don't think I'd come up with that myself... It's really a shame the LCD doesn't have a proper backlight though, bucause then this would literally be the perfect watch for me.

I can't find video about ALARM sound, how loud is it and how long is beeps? Can you adjust time of beeping? Can you make short video of alarm SOUND

I purchased this watch due to it's self sufficiency, provided that it get a dose of sunlight, and it is kept in an area where it can communicate with the Radio Atomic Wave clock, it will be the one timepiece that I can calibrate all my watches and clocks to. Has lots of other features and functions, however, I like it because you set it once and pretty much forget it.

Casio is the most exciting brand of all,has so many references, combinations, no wonder sales keep growing high double digit YOY

Absolutely awesome watch...I’ve had mine for a few months, luv it...

Just bought this same watch yesterday and i’m in love with it!

Thanks for your great review! I note your rv is now several years old but very helpful. I had not until recently known about the lineage line of Casios given they are JDM watches (Japanese domestic market) Never seen one here in Australia. Have picked one up from a Japanese online store and although we don’t have access to the atomic clock calibration here in Australia all those features outlined make it a great value proposition 👍

Thanks for the review. Enjoyed it thoroughly & very informative. What's the difference between this and the LCW-M100TSE-1AER ? Is there a significant price difference? I have opportunity to get my hands on the 1AJF, but am curious.

Have a stainless steel model. No hassle watch, always on time, automatic adjusts to DST. Solar and radio wave synching. Looks good, and is nice to wear. All you'd want from a watch

Thanks for video. Can you adjust seconds on countdown timer, or only minutes?

I've had this exact model for over a year now, ever since I read your "Probably the best watch ever made" video. I took it off briefly to wear another watch from my collection. In terms of looks, my preference is a thin gold dress watch with a brown leather band, but I almost immediately missed having access to the day and date that the Lineage watch provides and put it back on. This watch kind of makes the thirty or so watches I have collected (and even one gift vintage rolex) pretty redundant. Thanks for alerting the world. Let us know when Casio makes a version of the lineage that looks like the classic dress watch I fantasize owning.

I think Casio is one of the world’s best watches. I had them since 1970’s. I have never had one fail. That would include the lovely model your showing. Other fine watches would be Orient and Seiko. I truly don’t know why people spend fortunes on so called luxury watches. They are not as reliable and in my opinion they look nice but so does the above brands if you want to spend for that. Take care of it and the watch will end up with your next of kin.

Question, is the other models like LCW-M100DE titanium as well or is it only the TSE that is titanium? Also is it worth paying 50dollars more if the TSE is the only titanium option?

Great review! Thanks for demonstrating the functionalities and how to adjust the links. Ain't nobody got time fo reading the manual. 😂

I just purchased an LCW-M300D-1AJF from Japan. I decided to go with a model with twin LCDs, a function sub-dial and 4 pushers.

What size are your wrists?

I'm so happy to have now this fantastic watch!

Good review. The perfect watch indeed. I purchased it and I am very happy with everything: The look, the size, the functions, the weight, the finishing of the case and bracelet. After more than 10years with a automatic OMEGA Speedmaster (reduced) I finally found a similarly sized watch that is always on time - and much more comfortable. The real size of the CASIO feels probably a bit smaller than it looks in the video. It is actually a rather small watch. But - as you say - for a 6.75 inch wrist it has the exactly right size. The only thing that I am not sure about is the the 5bar water resistance: According to CASIO 5 bar would not be suitable to swim. Any opinion on this?

Why would they put a black sweep second hand against a black dial? I had a job to see it at all on the video.

this is a truly do it all watch

Great review on this gem of a watch! I wear mine in the office and use my GW-M5610-1 for everything else. The LCW looks great on a nato strap too if you want to switch things up a bit strap-wise. Enjoy!

awaiting mine from Japan.. cant think i will have any disapointments with this.. nice vid mate.

It's a ProTrek PRW-60T minus to ProTrek ABC stuff and smaller. ..which is itself a smaller version of the PRW-6600. Great EDC watch!

Look like great value and perfect to travel due to the world time.

I just ordered one of these can’t wait to get it. My model number is lcw-m170td-1aer and is coming from the UK.

I purchased one with stainless steel and inverted display as an office watch, but its now my everything watch.

Nice review. I've got this watch in blue with stainless band and it's my go to. I have seiko and citizen, but imo you can't get a better watch for the price than the casio. It's the most comfortable to wear as well.

It is really one of the best watches from Casio. Thanks for the video. It is interesting.

In the manual it says that it takes 5 minutes to recover from a single illumination operation. That most likely means few seconds of using the led to illuminate the watch. I doubt that a solar sell of that size could fully charge any reasonably size watch battery within such a small period.

My wrist is somewhere between 6 and 1/4 - 6 and 1/2 in. You think it would still look halfway decent on me?

Great review! I just bought one of these. My only complaint is the bracelet. Do you have any recommendations for a solid link titanium bracelet upgrade?

Hi. I am having a problem getting the watch to show the day and date on the display. No matter how I toggle the menues or the lower right button, it circles me back to the local time. Can you help me please?

Hi, I have a quick question. What does happen when you let the stopwatch run for more than one hour? I would wish for it to just continue and start at 0 again. Is this an expectable behavior in general from watches or is every manufacturer doing things differently?

I have 24 casios, 2 omegas, a breitling, and a rolex, but I always end up using this one the most.

Thanks for the heads up. It seems to be unavailable from Australia, and only available new in Japan. I have tried my luck with a bid on a s/h item from USA

You got a good deal for the price. I just bought the same watch (New on Amazon) but with a white dial. I paid almost $300 for the titanium version. Mine was shipped from England. The lineage model was meant for the European market if I'm not mistaken. I also have a blue Wave Ceptor watch (Essentially the same watch). Both watches have the same 5161module. The hourly chime is extremely weak though. Most people would not hear it unless it's about a foot away from their face. If I were to make this watch better, I would have installed micro Tritium vials on the hands and markers and installed a screw on back (instead of the back with a simple o-ring and 4 screws) to make it even more water resistant. I also would have made the watch a bit bigger so it would look better on a larger 8" wrist like mine. Both the blue and white versions look stunning.

Did you have to remove a link? Can it fit an 8” wrist, or will that require adding links? Where can links be found?

Love the watch, and the review! If buying a watch on ebay, should I be concerned whether it's genuine or not?

Would you know about the lineage model LCW-M100DE-7AJF? The crystal type says “inorganic” and I’ve never heard of that term for watch crystals. I’m wondering if that is a euphemism for mineral cause it sounds better.

I have a stainless steel LCW-M100DSE which I picked up, pre-owned but rarely used. The bracelet was not brilliant, so put it on a vintage style strap. It's a white face which looks like oyster shell, fantastic sunburst finish

I want to buy a watch and I want your opinion please. Casio or Citizen ? Thanks

When you press all 3 buttons simultaneously, it shows a zero. What does this mean? What does it do?

Beautiful watch ... I have a number of Casio wave ceptor .. very good, and never needed to change the battery in any of them ... I have one 20 years old not a wave ceptor, just tough solar. The strap in no more ... but the watch is fine .. DB-E30 bought in 2000 ... same battery .. Oh great video I must add, thank you for posting ...

I have two Casio tough solar watches, one like in the video but with a white face and a g shock version for work, both radio controlled. They never disagree by more than half a second ! These watches are as good as you can get in practical terms, but if you are wealthy and want some male jewellery then get a Rolex or a Patek Phillippe!

Great review, thanks! Got my eye on one.

Great timepiece! Thanks for sharing. Btw, you misspoke when you called this seconds hand "swip" @ 14:02 It is obviously not a swipping motion in this case. Cheers.

Is the clasp really titanium? I think that "Titanium" word on the clasp is referring to the band itself, not the clasp! Also, though my preferred face color is blue, this very dark brown is nice as sell. It's definitely not black!

Give it diamond coating, slide micro-adjustment on the band, negative LCD, LCD illumination, increased timer and stop watch limits, allow setting seconds on the timer, numeric setting of timezones, and don't change anything else. Then this is going to be the best watch ever so far.

I just bought mine in Japan and it is pretty nice and lightweight. But I think it needs a few more holes for micro band adjustment and I wish it's easier to adjust the timer (up and down) since I'd like to use it more. Overall, I'm digging it, except the part of it being cased in China as I'm Taiwanese.

Just ordered one. Now its 221.00 bucks but still seems like a good value to this watch collector.

A great watch, but if I went for a jog or played fetch with my dog, the minute hand would lose a minute or two and un-sync from the digital display time. The reset/resync process takes ages and requires lots of button presses. I returned it after it happened 3 times in 3 weeks.

hello, how about scratches on titanium ? I thinking about casio lcw-m170td but read some bad opinions about titanium in these watches.

Honestly, Casio can charge $300 for this based on how many useful functions this watch offers.

Just checked Ebay link? There's many watches for sale all the same make and all new, So why is it there are varying prices????

Beautiful watch

I consider myself a huge Casio fan-- have four G-shocks and a few of their other models. That said, one of the reasons I am a fan is because of what you get for not a lot of money. All things considered, I really have a difficult time paying $150+ for one. If I'm buying a watch in that price-range, I'm probably going to go with a Seiko or Citizen... Fwiw, I feel the same about Timex. I have a few of those as well, but just can't pay $150+ for something like a Marlin or Mk1-- no matter how cool I think they are... 🤔

Great review. One question. Does it tick loudly? I have an aversion to loud ticking watches, like Timex's. Cheers

Amazing piece

I have one of these as my daily driver, there's no other watch that can replace it - it's so good I just sold my Rolex Submariner and my Explorer II because I was no longer wearing either of them. It's about as close to perfect as any watch can get. I wear it swimming regularly despite its "only" 50m WR and it's been perfectly fine. Easily the most comfortable watch I've ever worn thanks to its low profile and light weight, and I love never having to worry about its accuracy or even to adjust it when the clocks go forward/back.

Is a true black or more charcoal? Its been hard to find the grey version.

Been looking for such a watch with those features. Great review! Only sold on ebay?

Wow. Nice watch. The light is the icing on the cake. I can't underage why only Times and Casio offer lighting standard in their watches. Every watch should be water resistant to 100M, have a Sapphire crystal, and a light.

Interesting that you see it as a dress watch. I got one for the same role but hated the band, so I put it on a green perlon and now it's a field watch as much as any.

I love this!! so cool. great video

Does your version allow for a kanji day display?

bracelet is junk ,don't call that antireflective coating please. second hand is not visually marked, those are my issues, ty for this review

This is a really nice watch, I think I prefer the LCW-M170TD-1AER. Similar at first glance but It has a nicer case profile and I find the chapter ring on these a little cheap/plastic looking.

Thank you for sharing it. It’s a beautiful watch indeed. But did you say that it comes with five languages? How do you circle through them? And which five languages? Thank you for your reply.

Does it have solid links and end links? I'm not expecting it to have that but it's casio we're taking about

A great watch but it's sometimes pretty difficult to observe the second hand!

Do you know if the case is actually titanium or is it stainless steel?

I think there is a black bracelet and black face casio wave ceptor as well its called LCW-M170DB-1AER

Been between this one and the one with numbers ....have not made up my mind yet.

excellent review! thanks.

How loudly does the watch tick? I'm used to digital watches and this looks like a great analog option for me, but I sleep with my watches on and can't stand loud ticking! I can't find this info anywhere. Thanks, great video!

Battery duration ?

Great I just Ordered seiko! I wish some One would demonstrate the The alarms sound I find them useless Because u can't Hear them at Least the ones I have tryed ".

does it have any back light for night use ?

Really like this one!

Does it really come with two extra links?

How is the hair pulling on the strap?

Nice review!

does it have auto-light?

How does Neobrite compare with Luminova ?

I am torn between this and the sister model with the arabic numerals (1A2JF). I like how easily readable numerals are and I genuinely like how they look but this one just looks fantastic. If I had the money I would get both

What about arm hairs with this strap? Is it ok?

Fantastic value

Does the seconds hand hit the markers?