Casio Does It Again! The $22 WS1600 Is Awesome!

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Everything is more expensive than it used to be in 2023... apart from a cracking Casio watch! Plenty to like here, very similar functions to the AE1300, so it comes down to looks, and how many slots you have left in your watch box. Cheers, Jody

[@justpassnthru]

The thing you've got to love about Jody is he reviews watches from twenty dollars to two thousand dollars with the same enthusiasm.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks mate! Next video, I get just as excited about $15,000 worth of Tudors!

[@acidriott]

Absolutely. Best watch reviews on KZbin!

[@wintermute8315]

Because he makes money via affiliate links and sponsored videos either way - and also it's the cheaper / micro brands that are paying his bills, not Patek Philippe.

[@MrTw2009]

He even gave a bad review to a watch that I then bought on amazon .. and I love it! :D

[@stephenremington8448]

That's the best way. I'll wear whatever I like the look of, from an OKTIME bauhaus that cost about £1.40 new, to a couple of Panerais.

[@lkdenve]

I’m always amazed how I can sit down and watch a review of a watch I have no interest in buying. Jody does incredible reviews. Thank you!

[@dtomli1]

Thanks to Jody I've gone from a collector of Omega and Rolex to a G-Shock hoarder.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Ha! Much cheaper! But you need more watch boxes than before 🤣

[@musaddiqueansari7695]

So finally you are wearing g shock?

[@thumperjdm]

Awesome---another Casio module that we can swap into our SKXMOD full-metal case!

[@ehuntley83]

I absolutely adore this line of Casios. I’ll definitely be picking up one of these. Thanks for the great review!

[@Amirhesamyan]

As someone who works with people from different time zones, AE 1200 is the best purchase I have ever made.

[@luismasanchez9367]

I prefer the royale design hands down

[@MW-pw9ip]

Same. I put my AE1200 in an SKXMOD case and strap which adds pop and feel, recommended. Kranio design cases look equally good and the options for modding these seem to be growing. :)

[@Bambotb]

Not in the world of smartphones stop lying to yourselves

[@Bambotb]

@@MW-pw9ip not with smartphones it's a useless bs feature

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

Sold! Last thing I needed was to buy another plastic Casio. Thanks, Jody!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Ha! Go for it!

[@calnative4904]

Jody I never liked digital watches until watching your reviews. I like this one so I will be picking one up as soon as I can to add to the collection. Thanks

[@jayh549]

I had to pick up this model for the gym. Just what I have been looking for. Picked it for 29 bucks all in from Ebay. Couldn't find it for $22 but for $7 more delivered to my door in a couple of days I'm ok with it. Best to you and the family Jody. Keep up the great work!

[@WatchmakerErik]

Great review as always. I bought a 1200 for me and one is a Father's Day gift for my father-in-law. We both love it. The referees stopwatch is pretty useless to me so I think I'll stick with my 1200, especially as I believe it's the most charming of the bunch with its nuclear command center world map and radar like analog face.

[@dancarthen3634]

These prices makes it easy to collect them all. I like the "Royale" case shape and size.

[@ironichumorist]

my current favorite is the W800. it has absolutely everything you could need. and its a just a couple MM bigger than the f91. i have 2 and i wear them around the house all the time.

[@mrz80]

I picked up an A168 'cause it's basically an F-91 for grownups. :D

[@mrv6uk]

One thing that bugs me is the American date format. For us UK folk, it should read 4 - 7, not the other way round. If only that change could be incorporated as a setting the the module,

[@johnnemo6509]

I always preferred the AE-1300 over the AE-1200 because of all the interval functions. The only grumble was those next to useless digital dials, I much prefer the display layout of the WS1600. I think this has great potential for moding since since as you say it accepts the mod kits for the 1200 and 1300. good review cheers

[@lk101010]

The AE-1300 is actually my favourite, in part because of those dials. I guess it is my nostalgia for Y2K digital dials 😂

[@johnnemo6509]

@@lk101010 that's cool it doesn't matter why you like the AE-1300 as long as you like it 👍

[@lk101010]

@@johnnemo6509 I sure do 😄 Was thinking of adding a different colour AE-1300 to the collection, but this new one might become my next addition 👌

[@watchingdanny]

Awesome review Jody. I got the blue version myself and absolutely love it. The honeymoon period hasn't worn off yet and I've been wearing it pretty regularly. Until the next Casio, or Timex, or Armitron... You get the idea. 😊

[@J.T.Stillwell3]

This is the perfect watch in my view. Everything a digital watch should be. Superb Legibility, world time features, great stop watch features, more than adequate water resistance, excellent backlight, excellent battery life, and a cool 80s retro look at a down right affordable price. I will definitely be giving this watch the steel case treatment.

[@fredyfleck8492]

Jody, I got the best Casio WS1600 of them all, I swapped its resin case and band with the case and metal band of the AE-1200W. Loved it!

[@stevemoon2136]

This case size/family is definitely my favourite Casio. Great compromise between a G-Shock & the retro line of watches.

[@ic5319]

Casio Royale all the way! I love the little world map, and world time functions, they are great for travelling. And of course the (loose) connection with James Bond 😜

[@olbapoli4074]

I like this guys reviews. Very humble and honest reviews. Doesnt matter if its a cheap or expensive watch.

[@pmewUK]

Always totally honest no matter the watch, the brand or the price. That's why you're the best watch channel on the tube. 👍

[@jsytac]

Jody, You must have seen nearly every affordable watch on the planet. I’m looking for a cheap digital that has the following functionality (Timex Ironman watches used to do this but have now stopped). 1. A Timer that can be set, down to the minute (or second), from 1-60 minutes. I only really need 1-10 min. 2. When the timer hits 00:00 the stop-watch starts. 3. The stop-watch continues to count up until at least 23:59:59. This is for yacht racing where a 10 min gun is fired before a start, and ‘race time’ then needs to be recorded. Ironman used to do: Countdown/stop; Countdown/repeat (useful for the gym); and Countdown/count-up. …but they dropped the Countdown/count-up. Thanks

[@joseherrera8489]

I wear my Casio Royale on a nato and it looks fabulous.

[@sir_van_dou]

I´m looking forward for CASIO to re-release the GAME WATCH series from the 80s

[@e28forever30]

I had a NOS game watch in my possession last year. They fetch high prices sometimes!

[@addicted_to_watches]

Fantastic looking watch. At first I thought it was a WS1600H-2AV. Have a look at that one if you haven't already come across it

[@jongarzamx]

Pretty cool. I'm just waiting for a velcro strap version.

[@charlesbuck4233]

What a fine review of an outstanding value for the money watch. The comparison of the three similar Casio models was great, for those of us who would debate over which was beat for our particular circumstances.

[@czguy3045]

Good vid. I do wish I liked digital watches more than I do. I have three G Shocks and the metallic 1200 but I almost never wear them. I have one G Shock with the reverse/blackout display that I wear when helping my father-in-law with potential hunting stuff at night but that's about it. I have a coworker that always used to wear the little $15-ish analog Casio and I have him an all black 1200 but since he never uses any functions other than the time, I suppose the slightly larger display of this one would probably serve him slightly better. Maybe I'll grab one of these for him.

[@dorbei]

In Germany the watch costs 40€ plus shipping. Quite alot, considering that I paid only 30€ for the (superior) Royale.

[@borbetomagus]

Nice functions. Not certain where you're seeing the 22 price, as it's almost 30 on Amzn for the three models they have.

[@Ian-dd5dm]

Me too I like to see the time now the old eyes have started to go. Lovely, useful little watch great for adults and kids alike. Thanks Jody.

[@jamesblonde2271]

Got the Royale, this is a worthy addition to the range.

[@jozsefizsak]

Nice. I'm happy with the AE 1200, thanks to you, of course.

[@runninondeaftime]

Not even 2 seconds in and I gotta comment on the shirt. Love it! Your shirts are a big reason I love these videos 🤣🤣

[@nolinchitnis]

If they wanted to update the 1200, the could have made the entire face a display with larger digits for time in the middle and removing the unnecessary animations at the top. And maybe added display for a second time zone. That would have made a real.difference.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Yeah I'd love to see one with an ENORMOUS display. I like the W217H for that reason. Cheers!

[@mjiopytrklk]

The ae1200 with a bigger display would be a great upgrade. Can I ask you what do you mean by "unnecessary animations at the top"?

[@mrz80]

I'd love to have one that displayed local time and GMT simultaneously. You'd sell boatloads of 'em to ham radio operators. :D

[@haping1]

Great watch Jody. I'll definitely pick one up, but not for $22. In Europe they are €40 😢

[@SC-mq1eh]

My casios are outdoorsy - my old AMW-705D-1AV Hunting Timer - just picked up a WS1300H-1AV moon/tide 22 US bucks!

[@markc1925]

Was waiting for your review on this one, Dr. Jody. I have the 1200 in stainless, the 1300 in gray & I'll be getting this one with the aqua green/blue accents. Such a great shape & platform with endless modding options. Thank you for another fine review.

[@karlisok8996]

Upper display a homage to the old Casio TS1200, unfortunately without the temp sensor breath mint. Miss that watch, might pick one of these up, it's close enough

[@S-Ltd1000]

I recently sold all my Casios including a gw9400 Rangeman.☹️ Soon realised it wasn't such a good move and I'm back up to three g-shocks again which have been getting more wrist time than my automatics over the last month.

[@EffendiChung]

Just ordered the blue one and the black one. One for me, one for my friend. Haven't choose which one. I love my ae1300, I hope this one will be a banger too.

[@arsenyturin]

This is what I've been looking for - Interval timing. Ordered on amazon just for $19.

[@deanwaller8283]

All casios are awesome,they are arguably the best watch malers lf all time,they innovate more than anyone,they make INCREDIBLE watches at every price point,and they simply last forever.

[@Justme0495]

Never been a huge fan of digital watches, but picked ab a 5610 at the end of last year, after I bought the 2100 and added my 5000U later in April.. yeah I guess I'm going down the Casio rabbit hole right now 😅

[@bobanderson7313]

At my age and with my memory, I'd have to carry the manual around with me. I also thought you'd recorded this on the seventh of April.

[@timrosenthal46]

Frikk'n awesome ! I will be getting one to go with my AE 1300. I use the preset countdown timers most days on mine for cooking etc. I think I actually need all three..

[@starcade90]

My daily driver is the F105W. Will be interesting to watch this.

[@GroceryStoreStories101]

I just got this watch in the mail five minutes ago. So excited

[@zillsburyy1]

MAYBE this will be the 1st digital watch that i keep

[@MarkSmith-vb6su]

Love another Casio cannot have too many! Just one thing please please, please can you get a wooden toothpick or a piece of peg wood when your doing your pointing things out bits. Makes me nervous. That acrylic crystal seems somehow drawn to your spring bar tool.

[@hazardous401]

Can't wait for Jodi to review those new beautiful square casios (M305s)

[@jims4539]

Thanks for the video - it's good that it's 'similar' to the World Timer - I still have a few screen covers.

[@philholder-z5m]

Love the look, love the dial layout BUT I've got an AE1300 and the stopwatch and timer always got on my t®TS. pity really I love the Casio Royale case shape and the graphical layout on this looks blinking cool

[@ebob4177]

I have just got an AE-1200. Love it! Looking to buy more Casio digital stuff!

[@FlamingPotatoe]

I picked up the black and green one and I love it. It's like the tri-clops but slightly easier to read day/date and the seconds tracking looks cooler IMO. My only complaint is why did they not give a hard plastic corner in the upper left? They already stylized the plastic in other places for this face, so it's odd to me they leave that black screen in the upper left instead of covering it.

[@ralphus555]

Great vid as always, but I'll stick to my Royale.

[@scottrockett6382]

The GOAT.

[@ralphus555]

@@scottrockett6382 Absolutely.

[@samdryden7944]

I like the BJS setting. Casio think of everything.

[@slash.9882]

Love the videos Jody, you’re the only watch channel I listen to. Cheers

[@riverzane8350]

It looks so cool! This looks like something spykids would wear! cant wait to have one!

[@khonjel_singh]

Looking forward to more options in that case. Whoever's in charge of the recent model, definitely needs a raise.

[@seanparks1675]

Well, that is another $22 you have convinced me to spend. 😁

[@WH250398]

I don't think I've ever seen a casio that didn't function like a champ. These things are dirtcheap, and just don't die.

[@ramblin1209]

Hello and welcome! Gotta love casio watches. You gotta catch em all!

[@scottbeckett4190]

No brainer. I love it. Merci Jody!!

[@traviswalker8933]

A major design flaw would be the black area on the top left corner of the screen which does not match the face plate. I did not know why Casio undertook such a design choice.

[@riothero313]

That box is much nicer than the one my last Seiko 5 came in; I'm pretty sure it cut me. I wish all of the lcd looked like that awesome color on the second track at the top. It's not for me but, the interval timer is something I don't remember seeing before. I used to run a lot and that would have been handy.

[@astra3459]

is casio box / packaging vary according to different countries / shops? I have seen many kind of boxes and packaging while people unboxing their casio.

[@alexanderedlund950]

Nice review and I really like the look of that new model. Unfortunately, when it comes to the price of watches, I live in Sweden. Here that is a $50-60 watch. A Duro will set you back around $100 here.

[@chrischoo3850]

This watch is beautiful.

[@channelkerr]

Missed opportunity there with the top segments. They could've made them mean something - eg one graph for the hours in the day and another graph for minutes in the hour. Like a progress bar for the day.

[@Jonathan-n5p]

1:06 man you scared me! Thought my oled screen burned in 😂

[@evanbeedle5693]

I have the stainless AE 1200 and I end up wearing it a lot because frankly it kind of goes with everything casual. I'll be picking this one up in black for the collection.

[@MrAntRose]

Jody, look into the Casio mtp-300 or mtp-305. They’re both moon phase type watches. Hard to find in the US.

[@pablononpicasso1977]

Best price on eBay is in Australia is $72, including shipping of $27 ex USA.

[@black79montecarlo123]

Want to make any of these more durable? Put the modules into the DW 291 case. Swapped my Royale into one.

[@noisepuppet]

That box though! With a pillow!

[@aubsta1]

This one has been in my cart for a week 😊

[@boonie3]

even if you already have a 1200 or 1300 this is still a good buy for a beater at $22. Would love to see some mods for this one too

[@scottlauren3145]

I see a video from Jody, I click. It's very simple.

[@dazherbert2782]

Wait what???? I was just looking at an AE1200. And I can get Sapphire and a metal case for it, making it almost building-site proof?!? Is this the watch that finally makes my Duro a weekend watch? The new watch is lovely especially for the money, but I'm gunning for the AE1200 and mods. Gonna be a fun night spec-ING this 😁😁

[@mrcoolsun3142]

Doesn't seem to be available in UK at present

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

Amazon delivered mine in the UK today but I had to pay more than the manufacturer's price

[@b.bluebriz6147]

Over $100 for this one on Amazon here in Japan. Bah. Nice review as always!

[@eruno_]

looks like something straight from Metal Gear Solid

[@FiremanFrach]

I know it’s not along with the theme, but I have a GW-M5610u and I’m pretty satisfied with it. The watches you featured are really cool, but I lean towards analogue/digital. Call me old fashioned. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@marcgoulding5230]

Love the Chewy... I guess I'm modest with only 5 Casios.

[@paulmcnamara2908]

I have a AE1200 with the same black and gold SKXMOD case and bracelet. Thinking of getting a 1600 and swapping them over as cant see the day/date with my old eyes any more! But here in the UK the AE1600 is nearly £50 if you can find one at all now!

[@matthewadamsdk]

Screw the watch - tell me where you got that awesome t-shirt!!

[@jikcyjikku4423]

Everything square from Casio will look good.

[@dadler9705]

Yes I popped many years ago and CAN'T stop !!!! 😦🙉

[@KabobHope]

I like this better than the world map one. I wonder what all that other stuff is on the face.

[@isthi000ify]

Brilliant review mate🎉

[@stephenremington8448]

Talking of cheap but nice watches, have you seen the British brand Ravel? I'm currently wearing a Ravel R1814 with orange dial, £9.95 including postage. They have done railway dial looking watches, bauhaus looking watches, used to do a Tank lookalike, they still do a rectangular watch but the minute track is outside the numerals rather than inner. They do one called Army, if you replace the camo strap with a black strap you got a Braun-like watch, not an exact lookalike though. They also do some boring stuff, but as mentioned, there are specks of gold amongst the dross.

[@Xanduur]

I have tried several of these little watches, and returned everyone of them. It seems like a much better idea to buy a DW-5600 instead

[@stephenremington8448]

Nice watch, plenty of functions, and looks way better than the other two.

[@jondv5278]

this might be Casio No. 3 for me, but I'm not paying the current uk price for it, will wait when the price drops

[@typerightseesight]

Would be super neat if they tacked an analog dial on it.

[@fahd3228]

9:45 I prefer the thick digits on the 1200 Royale . The other two give off "Skmei" vibes

[@galens2543]

Thanks for pointing this out! I was preferring the lager display for the time on the others, the thicker digits on the Royale do make it a bit easier to read!

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

I love these. I'm going to buy all 3 and mod one of them.

[@JulianPhilipNicolls]

Easy to pick up, unless you're in the UK of course.

[@Mattk3ng266]

Thanks for the heads up doc, I just ordered one👍👍👍 Matt from Melbourne. Keep up the good work 😬

[@allrightknight]

Good stuff 👏🏼 I’d like to see it in a variety of colors, might be more fun 🟢🟣🟠 🤷🏽‍♂️