Which Silver Digital Casio Watch Is Best? - Ultimate Budget Roundup | Casio A158 vs A164 vs A168 etc

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[@Yosef-j3g]

I can't wear them all.

[@artiya4u]

Don't choose, you can buy them all.

[@SomeOneOneOne]

Including all the oceanus ones? I certainly cannot buy all of them.. there are sooo many 😉

[@artiya4u]

@Scott Milan Nah, you would never have a girlfriend.

[@Cloud777-7]

@@artiya4u too savage

[@Naik.Chinmay]

Hahaha... True..!! 🙂😇

[@ghostooo157]

I'm not a smart man but I think you're on to something

[@NeurosenkavalierEmilSinclair]

A168 is the best for me ☺️ it keeps the retro look of the A158 but doesn't look too tiny on male wrists. Also the illumination is really usefull. One time i could light my way out of a dark room after electricity failed and i didn't have my phone charged. For water resistance - i had it in the shower very often in the last three years and even went surfing with it a few times. no problems at all

[@zootzoot9670]

I just bought one, felt like it was time for an upgrade from my f-91w.

[@B-DINO]

A168 is definitely superior

[@muthulakshmimuthiah4804]

But it is EL light, LED is best

[@noisepuppet]

The A168's even, bluish-green glow was the clincher for me. Just like any Timex I buy is probably going to have Indiglo. There's just something about it.

[@rjmc8153]

Yeah me too, I had this watch when I was in grade school that was in early 90's. Now its September 2023 and I bought another one. I'm glad casio still produced these vintage watches, I never liked smart watches as you have to charge it every now and then and just when you need to use them they fail you. This watch has everything you need in a wrist watch time date illumination alarm timer all in a minimalist design.

[@goemboeck]

I pray they come up a metal version of A700W. It's a great slim watch but resin is meh.

[@CasioDigitalFan]

Absolutely. What other Casios under 100 dollars, would you love to see available in metal?

[@7eis]

I feel a trip to ebay in my near future

[@BosunM8James]

Guilty as charged... Just picked up the silver b640

[@MrK.A]

Haha😂

[@damyr]

That A700 full silver is so damn sexy.

[@hawkeye454]

I wear an A168 every day to work, has been a lovely watch.

[@BosunM8James]

I love the A168. Just has a bit of swag that catches the eye of average passing people. To the other watch collectors out there, when they see you wearing this watch they're asking; is he one of us? Lol

[@pedromonteiro2644]

How's the thickness? I like the a158 form factor better but I also like the improvements on the a168

[@SkullStrife]

Me too is an overall awesome watch. I shower with it without any issues... and once I fell on a lake doing Kayak and I swam with it and it didn´t get damaged!!

[@semih2649]

How can I turn off the key tones on this product?(b640-wd)

[@jbalmahmud]

can i see please?? 😔😔

[@Mbayaz29]

A158 is the most retro one with full of memories and the best one from every aspect!

[@daveallen2455]

Nah...Check out the A159. Its built in Japan, not China.

[@sanjsharma195]

I have the A158 and have just ordered an A163 for £17 from Amazon. I think the 63 has the coolest retro look out of them all. Not fussed about the weak light. It does the job and that's how I remember it as an 80s kid. A168 is on steroids and doesn't have that slim, retro elegance IMO.

[@Chilam.]

Same, I've had the 63 for a few months and just picked up an a100

[@IBoughtAWatch]

Great Video Idea, this one will do well and is really helpful for anyone intimidated by the endless Casio catalogue! (which is everyone really 😅)

[@bartok75]

Does anyone know why Casio uses American date format (MM.DD) when practically the rest of the world uses DD.MM ? And why is it not adjustable at least? I mean technically this should be no issue. It is really myterious why they don't give the customer the option to change the date format. Even more mysterious when there are a few Casio digitals which actually have that option.

[@wainedodd8055]

No idea. But it hacks me off too.

[@perfectman3077]

Because MM/DD is better.

[@secretintelligenceservice8902]

@@perfectman3077 get a life man

[@Tommy-jd1vf]

@@perfectman3077 no.

[@HajoBenzin1]

damn you missed the best one! casio A159WA-N1. it's just like the A158, but with a slighty different face. it's made in japan (better building quality!) and costs ony like 10-15 bucks more than the A158 :)

[@JMNTN]

yes but i don't blame him for not mentioning it, it's so similar looking to the a158 and the name is also almost the same. Only a real casio enthusiast really knows.

[@die1097]

Today I bought one vintage casio. And now find is the 159 one of the Best because is made in Japan! :)

[@mountainfancasio]

Great comparison. I prefer the A158 because I think it's the most classic one with the small green light

[@martijndewet2661]

It doesn't get much better than a Casio shootout! Great video 👍🏻

[@CushtyMiguel]

I have had a silver A158-WE for years and it's fantastic. I love it and it was only about £15 🤣🔥

[@TheMarslMcFly]

The A700 and B640 both look great! I personally would rather prefer the A700 though, I really like the slim look. Now I also know what I'll give my sister for her birthday. :D

[@Scaze74]

A168 all hands down! 35 years later and the patina is great and not a single scratch on the glas! Yes this one of mine is from 1980+ ish and still works like a charm!

[@redblazer29]

Doesn't the big red illuminator irritate you?

[@anushgopalakrishnan]

there's a version of it where the illuminator is in white@@redblazer29

[@ThanhHaiNguyen-iu3fg]

can you tell me about water resist

[@uto74]

I know this comment is from 9 months ago, but the a168 was first released in 1997.

[@SlowDIIV]

​​@@uto74As far as I know, the first model with this design was launched between the late eighties-early nineties, however, what has changed over time are the modules they use. The current A168W module is the 3298, which was released in 2012, an older one, 1572, was launched in 1997. The interesting thing is that the A168W is apparently an older model than the A158W.

[@b.bluebriz6147]

Just ordered an A700. Less than 30 quid here in Japan. Wish the gold model wasn't so expensive, but the silver one looks great!

[@TomDeWeerdt1]

I've got the silver mesh A700, love it. Other Casio's are too thick for me.

[@jeremiahbachmann3901]

Now that I realize that not all cool watches need to be over $300, I should start my watch collection again. Those Swatches and Fossils from 20-30 years ago have been missing for quite a while and it's high-time to get things going again. Great to know that Casio has a respected reputation again!!! #LoveThe80s

[@Raro404]

Avoid Fossils. Awful watches with worse quality control.

[@Scum8ag]

Fantastic round-up and it's so awesome to see someone really championing the retro casio low-budget part of the market. I 100% prefer an affordable quartz digital watch to affordable quartz analog watch. It's form following the function and principle. Electric both on the inside and on the face.

[@semih2649]

How can I turn off the key tones on this product?(b640-wd)

[@user-bv7jc]

Does anybody know why most of these watches are missing a countdown timer? It's literally the only thing that I notice the lack of when wearing...

[@pedromonteiro2644]

Was about to order an a158 until I saw this video, now I want an a700

[@redlines8529]

I have the A163. For me it looks more retro and beautiful than the others. But i have to say i am not wearing the A163, it is just a display model for me as an collector.

[@semih2649]

How can I turn off the key tones on this product?(b640-wd)

[@redlines8529]

@@semih2649 That is not possible, i think.

[@BulldogBadger]

A168, but buy them all 👏🤣

[@marvinmarshalljr]

Boy you cheap, I’m going to like your video.

[@anthonystevens8683]

Terrific summary Ben, a great constructive review without bias of decent watches (all of them) that are not only affordable but obtainable.

[@djfisco]

"...illuminator later." "I'm a poet and i didn't even know it." I love these small funny takes, they make all the difference! Splendid! See ya later, alligator! After while, crocodile! :D

[@baron5688]

In a while*

[@kimnewton8530]

Every watch collector should have an F91-W, simply because it's so iconic. The backlight is awful but most digitals were the same back in the day. As you upgrade from the 91, functions become more advanced (timers etc.) and you get a full auto calendar and DST settings as well as a better light. It's worth checking out the module numbers to download or view the online manuals to see exactly what you get.

[@muazbaharin2964]

For me it is A168. Super good watch

[@kabirsinghrajput6969]

According to you which is best A158 vs A168🤔🤔🤔

[@Aleksei_Solonko]

A159 лучше

[@pranavgautam96]

I had been planning to buy the A700 for the last 3 months. Came back yesterday to watch your review on that for the 6th time and finally ended up buying it. :D

[@smlglob]

am i the only one that finds casios product naming conventions extremely confusing and inaccessible for a first time buyer

[@johannesborgen599]

I have a dream, a b640 in brushed steel and (at least) mineral glass. Would be the perfect watch for me!

[@Dswade808]

Just received my A-158-a. Absolutely stunning watch for 30$

[@omarayman1857]

They all look the same and are very similar in display. Just get the a158w. It is cheap, lasts for more than 10 years and is just amazing

[@MrAntonNYC]

Dope video can you do one on gold casios as well

[@Tevosilverfox]

Do some shopping with 10 Casios strapped to your arm ;)

[@TROY2048]

No love for Casio A500? it has more features, like world time and more! I own one and also F-91. Also B650 has a black version with negative LCD and it looks like a Darth Vader watch, very cool

[@drft1186]

I love my A500!

[@SpaceMonkeySalo]

Just got one, it's great.

[@bbq7059]

The best silver digital Casio watch is AE-1200

[@BosunM8James]

@@kostependrhs the black resin AE1200 doesn't look as trendy as it looks like a more sleek G-shock. Then again, I suppose it depends on your wrist size as well.

[@FalseTeeth-o4y]

The A163 looks sci-fi cool. I'm wearing mine now.

[@ChefTom777]

the best casio watch is the vintage marlin series with all stainless steel & still water resistant till now.. I have 3 different models of vintage marlin & for me it is better than G-shock it is the perfect watch in my opinion..

[@daveallen2455]

You didn't list the A159. Same watch as the A158, but it is built in Japan, not China.

[@andyclark1173]

Great review. I was so impressed with these watches I bought the whole set. The best time keeper is the A163W which I purchased from Argos. Only changing the watch time at GMT intervals it gains just +5 seconds the others are pretty close. I have a large variety of watches and these are the cheapest most accurate watches in my collection by far. Which proves Casio are the best number one watch maker money can buy.🥇👏

[@semih2649]

How can I turn off the key tones on this product?(b640-wd)

[@ayushgautam7546]

No vincero, filipo loretti are so better 🤣🤣🤣

[@Varun-yj4vu]

For me Casio AE- 1200WHD-1AV is the best 🙌

[@melovesblues]

Warning to all B640 users or potential buyers: it has horrible water resistence. First time I got in water with it, being a 1.5 meters pool, it got water damaged and died within a week. For a watch with 50m water resist written on, it is a massive shame. I did not even push any buttons, just submergen as I was hanging in water. And casio did not even bother to answer to me after I wrote to support.

[@ulisesog4393]

Thanks for introducing me to the A700. Cool affordable watch.

[@fabianogama39]

I bought recently the b640 because I found it looks good, has a good water performance and because it shows the month. Now, in my wrist I think it looks better than I thought before. And it's so confortable that it feels like part of my body.

[@krollic]

A158WA-1 and the A700WM-7A (silver) are my favourite.

[@acscarf]

Oxxximiron? Ты чего тут забыл, иди пиши новый альбом, пора уже!

[@mtkoslowski]

Ben, what’s your budget for reviewing Casios? 😀

[@benitofranklyn4237]

A158 & A159 are better looking and more comfortable to wear.

[@jorgeolguingarcia]

You skipped the A-178, at least in my home country it still sells like crazy and is a little bigger than the A-158 and A-168. Great video, thanks!!

[@unknownalias5538]

I just looked this up. I'll likely buy this model thanks

[@terryscott2632]

@@unknownalias5538 it has a 10 year battery too.

[@VulcanSpock]

There is also the A159 too

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

The best silver Casio is the one with the all metal case and WITHOUT mother of pearl. Oh wait...

[@Retr0Dima]

I was worried that the B650 would be too big for me, but it fits me perfectly. It's basically the same size I remember the F-91W from way back when I was a teenager. But this time it's silver and 5 bar water resistant. Thank you so much for your reviews!

[@Remus146]

The A163 was my first watch. When I started collecting

[@Francisco-jr1bl]

Mine too!!

[@idyll1157]

4:07 - 4:11 Bars 🔥

[@andrewshadowy2025]

Great video Ben! One watch that could of been in this line up is the A178WA-1A It has a bigger face with large digits, a dual time too and Illuminator back light. I like all of these and want to get next the silver Casio F91w

[@charlesforbin8526]

Casio should really switch to metal cases or at least metal bezels in their silver watches. Great designs, great company, but horrible materials for any watch more expensive than 15 bucks.

[@sametcamalan8292]

I still use A158 & A168 model and i love A168 very much but A158's screen much more sharp than A168. In future i want to buy A700 cause i loved amber color backlight! Also A164 looks good and reminds me 90's or 80's.

[@bayrambilici]

A700 is playing in the Champions League of digital Watches.

[@rs9K78]

Hi Ben, here's an idea for a future roundup: why not do a roundup based on interesting features for inexpensive digital watches. Like for examble: one issue I have with the cheaper Casio watches (and even with the otherwise really, really nice Lineage series) is the fact that even though they have multiple alarms, they don't have alarms that can be set on weekdays/weekend days (or a day by day alarm). Since I find it a pain to enable/disable the alarms on these watches, I just don't use them. So if there were a cheap digital watch that did have day by day alarms, I'd probably buy one (and one for each of my children). Sounds like a good idea to you?

[@blsemetan7232]

I think the Casio A-159WA has a way better bracelet, to bad it wasn't in this review... great vid though. I do like the B640 design.

[@muntasirsadman8923]

A700 and A700 WE are same?

[@man_haver9160]

Instructions unclear I bought a G-Shock

[@bigteno4597]

I have the 168, 640 and the 650 which I love the most. I have 20 Casio watches in my collection and you cannot beat them for price and quality imo.

[@gilanggilang9859]

Hey just want to know if i have wrist with 7,5 inch circumference. what should i get, i have the option those of 3 watch u had, thanks.

[@bigteno4597]

@@gilanggilang9859 Yes the a168 looks good on a wrist your size

[@MrTehoTeho]

I have the A164. It’s the same watch Sheriff Hopper wore in Stranger Things

[@Owl-yc2yu]

It's amazing how bad the side lights are.

[@manoflego123]

I can't stress how much I love your channel when it comes to comparisons like this. Your content may focus on the super affordable end of watches, but your approach is so professional and yet approachable that I get very absorbed in whatever you're talking about.

[@amoledzeppelin]

My top 3 among these: 3) A158WEA (and only this version), 2) A700WEM, 1) A1000M (obviously!) Upd. If A1000M is out of competition, then: 3) A158WEA (and only this version), 2) A163WA, 1) A700WEM. And yes, F-91W, A158, A159, A163 and A164 are all built on the same legendary module, 593. So which one of these you choose, is purely a matter of design preference.

[@semih2649]

How can I turn off the key tones on this product?(b640-wd)

[@paulwoodford6229]

The A158 looks so classy. It looks better in metallic than the plastic/resin. And the F21w looks better in resin than the metallic, innit opinion. The others look good to, but the 158 is so nice I have two of them

[@chrisp.5272]

Can’t wait to get one, really enjoying my Casio W800H with the negative display. It’s such a sharp, cheap, and casual watch.

[@chavo_ty_mindzo3900]

My fauvorite watch chanel

[@JW-el5cy]

Casio's obsession with the black watch face and inability to match the polish on the different parts of the watch and wristband is puzzling.

[@dinocolnar7916]

I bought myself A168, it is my first watch and it is great :)

[@DevsKumar-kn3zs]

Which site u ordered for this ⌚️

[@johnoofsatchurch]

I was thinking b640 or a168 what do y’all recommend?

[@RichardWestmoreland]

I've got a B650 after seeing one in a film. I love it. For anyone with average to large wrists it's fantastic.

[@ernodios]

I've had the b650 and loved it for 2 years. Then I lost it, and now I wanna buy it again. It's beautiful, the best casio ever for me

[@dodzb7362]

It's easier if we could call them "chrome finish" than "metallic" 😅. I love casio watches, i have small collection.

[@redrevolver11]

Love my a 158 but hate how easily it scratches Need a sapphire glass version will be happy to shell out extra for it

[@gavp84]

A168, B640 and B650 are on the way. Thanks for the video. Very informative.

[@lukefromtonight]

great video Ben. Really glad you said the A700 looked the best too! I completely agree and bought one myself last year.

[@andycapsphotos]

Great idea for a video, have been wanting to know this. I've been thinking about buying a retro Casio watch. Thanks!

[@BensWatchClub]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sped6954]

I kinda like that A700, but for me, it would have to be the B640, simply because the lack of a countdown timer is a deal breaker. I think if Casio wanted to do the nostalgia/retro/classic thing, why they keep skipping over one small detail escapes me. That little detail involves the days of the week. Instead of having the letters change every day, what they used to do is have the two letter codes printed along the top of the crystal, SU MO TU WE TH FR SA, then they had an LCD segment that would move over one position at 12:00:00 AM every day. There was at time when all digital watches had that, but I suspect it was more to do with LCD/screen real estate than anything else. Still, it would be nice to see that one little detail show up every now and then.

[@steve5nash]

yeah, I need a countdown timer too

[@gonzalo7514]

Sin duda, el 158, el clásico de clásicos. 😃☝️No pretende nada más que lo que es y lo es desde el principio.

[@wj6782]

The thing with the mat versions is that they look even more plastic than the regular black ones. And in my view look very cheep(as in crappy) Like the A168 out of the batch. Also in the "metal" range is the World Time Illuminator(Casio Royal) AE1200W which has 100 meters WR. And is in the same price range.

[@event4216]

Casio site lists A700 as having crystal of Mineral Glass. No need to guess, I guess. EDIT: A700 appears to be fav of mine, too.

[@anasmustafa288]

I've been wearing my new A168 (gunmetal version) for over a week now. Hasn't left my wrist since the first day, such a great watch.

[@the34thStudent]

A700 is not the same in this video and the link given. Could you please help?

[@ustradingdiary]

If not place side by side. Look all same to me.

[@SteveFWatches]

B640 and B650 are my favorites out of the group design/looks wise, but the most comfortable will probably be the F-91WM. I have the F-91 in both black and "gold" and they are so light I often forget I am wearing one.

[@BosunM8James]

I also think the B640 has the best module out of the vintage Casio collection.

[@semih2649]

How can I turn off the key tones on this product?(b640-wd)

[@duartesimoes508]

My Casio 168 is working since 2004 with the original battery. And the digits aren't even faded!

[@alejandrotarazona5359]

IMO you can´t go wrong with any of them

[@devilmay]

FYI A158 have a functional difference in production series and by country. WA-1JF vs WA-1JH for example F models have plastic(2010-2020), H models (2021~) have *mineral glass , the besels are both still resin,

[@LeroyCReed]

When I first saw reviews for vintage, budget Casios, I didn't see the appeal. Now that I have a white F-91 and B640, I now enjoy these very detailed reviews of something so cheap.

[@bendirval3612]

All the watches that start with A are terrible for one reason: the buttons protrude a lot and easily switch the watch into and out of 24 hour mode or into time-set mode. You can't trust the watch to show you the time when you look down at it. The B640 is much better because the time-set button is recessed and 24 hour is a setting, not a one-touch toggle.

[@zoobee]

Rolex, Patek and Casio are the holy trinity of watches. I'm not joking.

[@tezzanewton]

Nah, Seiko, Pulsar and Orient.

[@AbteilungsleiterinBeiAntifaEV]

Mvmnt ist missing from your list. #betterthanrolex

[@Zemity_]

BEWARE, that the silver b640 (an amazing watch) case will scratch. And it’ll stand out more than the black one.

[@zptro6316]

In my experience the A158 has excellent water resistance. I just never press buttons when I'm swimming

[@احمدليلة-ش2ث]

So, Finally B 640 is the best

[@HossainHemell]

A159 is best, where it is?