CASIO DURO - MARLIN MDV 106 both the 1AV and 2AV - the end of a classic??

[@glenh4971]

The Casio Duro is probably one of the best value's out there. I personally like the 44 mm case. Easy to read dial. Good looking work watch. I wear 44 mm pilot's watches so I am used the size of the dial. Great for riding motorcycle because the dial is easy the read with a quick glance. I like the dependability of a Casio for work watches.

[@thetimebombardier]

hey Glen welcome to the channel and yeah agreee with you on all points sir!! :)

[@jancoetzee4414]

Great review. I have had my Duro for 6 months now and can concur with all your your pros and cons. I love this watch and although not the most expensive, my favourite in my collection.

[@thetimebombardier]

hey Jan welcome to the channel :) real solid little timepiece!!

[@jburroughs6645]

I love this watch. I now own 3. It’s simple yet functional. I agree, the blue one is nice!

[@thetimebombardier]

Hey JB cheers bud 😎👍

[@tornagawn]

After owning a black one, I bought the Blue and Gold as well. All 3 have Sapphire glass and the Blue has a blue BluShark Silicone strap, the other two metal bracelets with upgraded clasps as per Jody mods on JOMW. Upgrading the glass is a great opportunity to pop off the second hand and re-align it if it’s off the mark. The Blue does have applied indices as well. It’s my go to everyday beater at present.

[@thetimebombardier]

i agree the blue is the winner, might end up keeping it!! and yes Jody knows his onions :)

[@ragnarone5409]

very nice shade of Blue, please Casio bring a 40 mm Duro Version!

[@thetimebombardier]

skol ragnar!! yeah that would make so many people happy but doesn't seem to be the case mate,

[@gusthesailor4885]

I own the 2 exactly same and they will still forever in my collection ! :)

[@thetimebombardier]

hey Gus welcome to the channel!! do you mod yours at all?

[@gusthesailor4885]

@@thetimebombardier No not skilled enough fot that and more ..... old man hands tremble :)

[@thetimebombardier]

@@gusthesailor4885 hahaha yup i get that, I attempted a mod on a vostok and it went wrong, not tried again since!!

[@frankiefourfingers6717]

I wear a submariner but off to India on holiday so fancied a beater to jump in pool and not worry about. This watch on a nato is a brilliant addition. In fact I bought 2 different versions

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers Frankie and welcome to the channel bud 😎👍 yup sometimes the sensible option to travel with and ideal in the pool 😅😅

[@chefduane3742]

Hello from Texas. I have regular black Duro that I put a magnifier on. Love it. Looking for the new Duro Batman but so far only in AU, NZ, and some in Malaysia. Can't wait till they get here to the states.

[@thetimebombardier]

hey Duane thanks for stopping by the channel man, and yeah will be cool when we ca get a hold of one :)

[@JanJan-fs8mw]

The MDV-106B-2AV is simply beautiful, as is the EFS-S510D-2AVUEF, and the CB5010-81L, And many more that are blue/navy blue :)

[@thetimebombardier]

thanks Jan and yes the choice of blue is so important as many of them are too dark and look black in the low lights!! 😄😄

[@black79montecarlo123]

I got the black one for $20 and the blue for $11 at Walmart. Great video with lots of great info!

[@thetimebombardier]

Cheers bud and welcome to the channel 😎👍 wish we had walmart over here 😅😅

[@abhisek801]

Hi, I'm going to purchase this next week. Which color looks better.,, black or blue ?

[@black79montecarlo123]

@@abhisek801 both are easy on the eyes and I really do enjoy both. That being said I do wear the black one more.

[@alfieakaronaldog]

Picked up about 5 now. Planning to mod three and flip two. Black dial/blue bezel (and vice versa) and steel bracelet/milled clasp with sapphire Crystal.

[@JanJan-fs8mw]

Blue/navy blue is beautiful, it is the most beautiful !

[@thetimebombardier]

cheers Jan and yup that blue is a winner!! 😎

[@emperorchopchop7726]

I bought a couple to store too. I think the real draw for these going forward is going to be as a modding platform. In the last few months there are more and more options for bezel inserts, fitted metal bands and sapphire, including double domes. I'm on the lookout for someone who's offloading the old white face one for a good price, I'd love to fancy one of those up. Unrelated question, what was the strap you had on your citizen? I've got a few marine nationale's but nothing with a clasp like what you have there.

[@thetimebombardier]

greetings Emperor!! welcome to the channel and can I ask where you are sourcing the mod parts? i'd be interested to have a bash a modding one of the blue dials!! the strap is from Hawkrigger and that one is the Parabellum, better priced than the erikas and comes in more sizes than the ndcs :D

[@emperorchopchop7726]

@@thetimebombardier I can't post links here, but if you go to aliexpress and search for "mdv 106" and "mdv106" you'll get some crystals and bracelets. And I picked up a 12hour bezel insert from urvintage -DOT- se/MDV-106 , but now I'm reconsidering using it. I've watched enough Duro videos now that I'm appreciating that it's becoming a proper classic, and I worry that a different bezel will alter it's styling enough to make it less recognizable as a classic. Jodi did a mod video that's gotten a lot more people interested in fiddling with the duro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rKoH-tr7eSZrc Thanks for the tip on the Hawkrigger, think I'll have to invest in one!

[@thetimebombardier]

@@emperorchopchop7726 awesome thanks mate and yes Jody has some quality reviews so will defo have a look on ali and urvintage as the temptation to have a go has got me thinking LOL cheers

[@GS-nx2iq]

Never expected this ridiculously affordable watch to be such a fave? (Hasn't left my wrist.) It and a couple more are going to get used hard sapphired and strapped. (Don't tell anyone.) A Classic.

[@thetimebombardier]

cheers G6000 and welcome to the channel mate!! yeah these have cult status it seems and get a lot of love!! :D

[@ShivSilverhawk]

I just bought one, and I’m not going to sell it. I love the classic look, and will put a sapphire crystal on it.

[@thetimebombardier]

thanks Shiv, which colourway did you opt for and where are you sourcing your sapphire pls? would be good to get mine sapphired up also :)

[@ShivSilverhawk]

@@thetimebombardier I chose the black one, still managed to get the one with a marlin:)

[@thetimebombardier]

@@ShivSilverhawk excellent!! ☺

[@rasidahabdulrahman6956]

Awesome review. Was wondering who owns the Marlin copyrights ? Casio could put a swordfish or a Sailfish on the dial and case back but the closest is the swordfish to the marlin. No copyrights infringement.

[@thetimebombardier]

lol yeah they could have used some imagination!! the US versions still carry the marlin and are selling like fresh fish 😄😄

[@billsventure]

I see they have the new mdv107 where can you get one?

[@thetimebombardier]

hey Billwelcome to the channel and as far as i am aware they are not yet on global release, recent search shows an australian web selling them but nowhere else yet :)

[@justspeed1005]

Do you know when they will be released globally? I'm talking about the new mdv107

[@justspeed1005]

?

[@thetimebombardier]

just seen that some new versions are available on amazon with new bezels but same dials - so not sure what happened!!

[@armandocosta7961]

FORGET THE DUROS!NOW THE DUROS DON'T HAVE THE MARLIN ANYMORE!

[@thetimebombardier]

yup I read they no longer had the rights to use the fish logo any more!!

[@SiameseDream97]

@@thetimebombardier they do now, check out amazon, new colours, with the lovely fish

[@thetimebombardier]

@@SiameseDream97 really? Awesome thanks bud will have a look!!

[@tornagawn]

Prices! My original was $69 NZD in 2919, the other 2 were $86 on Amazon. Retail NZ is $150

[@thetimebombardier]

seems the prices have calmed down a bit here in the UK now :)

[@william38022]

I believe the Duro on one hand is homage to the Rolex submariner however it’s very popular now and it has became part of pop culture,,,a Pop culture icon,,,it’s an imitation that’s actually a true original,,, Bill Gates actually wears one of these,,,people are going to AliExpress buying Pagani’s For $100 or more sometimes slightly less to get an imitation submariner,,,what they should be doing is looking at these Casio’s,,,you can get a sapphire crystal for about $30 on AliExpress and you can go to Bartons and get any watchstrap you want,,, AliExpress sells all kinds of bands and straps also. I seen a guy on KZbin actually put a very extravagant Seiko band on a Duro and it looked really cool some of the metal bands from other higher end Casio‘s will also fit as well.

[@thetimebombardier]

hey William - welcome to the channel mate and yes these watches are really underated as daily wearers - not sure I see the rolex influence, could be my eyes lol but yeah totally agree way better than aliexpress!! I like the idea of the metal bracelet upgrade, will have a look see if i have anything suitable - i did a review of the newer pepsi version the other week if you are interested 😎😎

[@DrS-of2ul]

Nice video. You've really got to try to get past this second hand / second marker alignment thing, though.. :D

[@thetimebombardier]

OCD moi?? hahaaha

[@viktordelta247]

@@thetimebombardier OCD, not money, makes the world go round.. 💰😆

[@thetimebombardier]

@@viktordelta247 hahhahaaha hell yeah!!

[@sufyanpatel9706]

Think for that price you can't really complain lol

[@thetimebombardier]

@@sufyanpatel9706 thanks Sufyan yes it's my ocd sorry!! I do try to keep it in check LOL

[@ianmaw66]

I thought it was mineral glass, not acrylic.

[@thetimebombardier]

LOL thanks Ian just realised I said one after the other...!!! Doh!!

[@michaelchiayin351]

So what is the difference between MDV 106 both the 1AV and 2AV . I still don't get. Sorry is my first watch

[@thetimebombardier]

Hi Michael thanks bud and welcome to the channel, in most cpuntries the 1av was the black version and the 2 the blue, however, since the removed the marlin from the dial in some regions the numbering has changed also and i've seen the same refs for different colours in different shops... essentially i'd say it's the same watch so just pick the colourway you like the most 😎😎

[@michaelchiayin351]

@@thetimebombardier thank you so much .. I just pick up one ☺️

[@thetimebombardier]

@@michaelchiayin351 awesome that was quick! Which colour? 😎

[@michaelchiayin351]

@@thetimebombardier classic one. Blue color

[@pc9467]

You sound like a young Christopher Lee.

[@thetimebombardier]

😅😅 cheers 👍👍

[@mariaaraujo7889]

Lindos🇧🇷

[@thetimebombardier]

thanks Maria :D

[@viktordelta247]

Capitalism at it's best.. good play TB. I've had the black one, it's a good solid simple honest watch, I gifted to a pal in hope of hooking him into the hobby, He wears it everyday, it's taken a lot of knocks and has a great personality now, love seeing it to be honest.. however I did fail to hook my friend, he will just wait me out for another gift... hahahh 😁⌚

[@thetimebombardier]

thanks James and love the capitalism view point, simple recipe right? :) i think your friend was probably so impressed he' is as you say just waiting out to see what else comes his way LOL

[@vincentjack735]

Wow. Talk about a late late review.

[@thetimebombardier]

late to the party? LOL

[@deceptor99]

Too big for me sadly.

[@thetimebombardier]

thanks Lambo - it 's the most common issue with the watch,

[@TheSeptag]

It fits any wrist, it wears small because it is 48mm lug to lug