At $16 the Casio W-218h 1A cannot be beat. Also many variations! *Forgive my commentary on the watch's resistance. The number on any watch is not literal. This watch is only splash proof.
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@fostexz3 ай бұрын
I've been using mine everyday for work as a mechanic. It gets bumped and scratched and covered in all kinds of oil and grease everyday. It's still going strong after about 3 years.
@JS-cg3ir2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. This watch is all you need. I had a tough solar with atomic sync that I paid $120 for and sold it and bought this for $17.
@petercampbell10642 жыл бұрын
I have both the G shock solar with daily time signal correction and this 218H. The 218H has a much better display. Larger digits because the face does not have room for the solar panel. It has a great alarm. The G Shock alarm is mostly inaudible. So, yes, the 218H is a great inexpensive watch that offers all most people need.
@thekhakiobserver31282 жыл бұрын
Man really good points! Its hard to see "value" models like this through all of the g shock hype & millions of models.
@Free.PaIestine9 сағат бұрын
The legibility on this watch is amazing
@billpotter71622 жыл бұрын
9 times out of ten I wear this watch instead of my G Shock. It's a lot tougher than than people think and much easier to read than my G.
@Rick-ve5lx4 жыл бұрын
It’s got a really clear display.
@Shifty1050 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree, man. Ive the bull bar wire thing on mine. Great watch, and more legible than G shocks.
@SlavaVB3 жыл бұрын
Retro CASIO Easter eggs... 1) hold start/stop button in time mode, shows CASIo 2) Press all buttons at once in time mode to do LCD test 3) in time mode press... mode mode mode light light light ... to see the month 4) in alarm mode, hold the start/stop button to hear alarm sound
@mikepiazza20004 жыл бұрын
I wear the F108WH daily. Basically identical watch at the same price with maybe a literally identical display but imo looks a bit better. Highly recommend either of them over the big bulky G shocks people wear
@victoriaprieto88454 жыл бұрын
I think the design of this watch is more interesting. Besides, The f108h doesn t have 50m WR. So, i'd prefer this one... But i ve to say that all casio watches are good quality products!
@thekhakiobserver31284 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree. This watch is a bit more stylish (yet still a clean design) and top of the superior water resistance at around the same $.
@bngr_bngr11 күн бұрын
The 108 has a 30m and cost as much as a 218.
@010karl0103 жыл бұрын
2:34 It doesn’t mean you can dive 50m with the watch, it means you can swim with it. Why the marking 50m I don’t know, Your point is still valid as most people swim, they don’t dive at all.
@thekhakiobserver31283 жыл бұрын
Yeah you are right. I've educated myself on what the ratings actually mean now.
@bngr_bngr11 күн бұрын
Even a Patek that cost $100k has a 30m rating. You can’t even wash your car with that rating.
@010karl01010 күн бұрын
@@bngr_bngr lol
@clockworkbike2 ай бұрын
Oooo don't be grabbing jellyfish. Have we learned nothing from Spongebob? Loved the video. Great review.
@bobmarley61614 жыл бұрын
Nice watch.... Good points I've ordered one from amazon... Will be a good hiking watch....
@yambo598 ай бұрын
Try the SKMEI homage, the SKMEI 1496, looks just like the 218H but has much better backlight, bigger display digits than the 218, keeps great time and costs about half the casio - I have both the Casio and the SKMEI and both are great watches but the better backlight and larger digits make it a great beater watch you wont mind scratching etc. even less than the Casio
@thekhakiobserver31288 ай бұрын
I’ve never owned and skmei may have to check it out. Yeah even with lower priced analogs you gotta be careful or they look atrocious. Thanks for the recommend!
@bngr_bngr11 күн бұрын
Why buy a homage to a Casio?
@jasonclarke74222 жыл бұрын
I wish that I had of watched this video before getting my wife to buy me DW-5600BB-1er for Christmas , I can’t see a bloody thing on the negative screen, I will buy this watch instead and hope that she will not notice.
@jeffj318 Жыл бұрын
Your wife will notice so wear this and the one that she gave you and just let her know you like to interchange watches. Long live the Cult of Casio! ⌚
@jasonclarke7422 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffj318 good idea 👍
@010karl01010 күн бұрын
After a few years the wristband snapped in half. That was unexpected. It did this during field training so I kept it in my pocket, but pulling things in and out of that pocket made me lose it. I bought a new one but the W-219HB-3AVEF instead as it has a textile wristband instead.
@SlavaVB3 жыл бұрын
My only gripe about this watch is that the field advanced and stop watch reset button are hard wired to the light (wastes battery when using chrono and setting time)…. Other than that I love everything about it...
@antondutsov6532 Жыл бұрын
Despite my agreement with the points and opinion in this video this is the main and only reason I would never buy a three-button Casio watch.
@kotopsina Жыл бұрын
I completely agree. on watches like f-91w, it was normal to have three buttons, since the backlight was invisible. but here it works brightly, which probably increases power consumption
@knottheory79220 Жыл бұрын
I've always thought the point of the G shock wasn't that I needed it, it's that it was insanely cool lol
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
Yo very true when they had like 5 models…now it just over the top w/so many. I still want to own like 80 models though 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
@0scartheCat Жыл бұрын
Buttons are better on this watch than 5600, easier to operate, i batter my OD green but keep a blue & grey for best… good review ✅
@chriscabel94733 жыл бұрын
Nice! Totally agree with you
@BaddaBigBoom2 жыл бұрын
Does this have anything over the W86? I have a W86 and it seems to have the same features and display AND a fully backlit display. This just seems to be bulkier, which of course could be an advantage for the thicker wristed.
@thekhakiobserver31282 жыл бұрын
To me it seems a bit more Rugged, have more resin around the bezel and I like the design of the strap better on this one. I feel like the w86 strap would dig in more, but I could be wrong. It's really just personal preference I think. W86 is more svelt.
@bobmarley61614 жыл бұрын
I got this watch today.... Fantastic amazing.......
@bngr_bngr11 күн бұрын
I wish it had a countdown function. I bought my copy at Walmart for $16.
@BosunM8James3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more about your gripes regarding gshock watches. I think they are overpriced chunky blocks of plastic that are absolutely hideous to look at on the wrist regardless of the shock ratings. I work in some of the harshest environments and due to the nature of my work can put a watch through a rigorous test regarding durability. These cheap little casio watches can survive just as much as the clunky gshocks that can cost a lot of money depending on the model you buy. The classic gshock square which retails between $45 and $50 is probably the most tolerable out of the lot and the best looking since it isn't so damn big. Gshocks have, in my mind, turned into the invicta of casio watches; overpriced and extremely gaudy. My wife calls watches like the mudmaster instant chick repellent.
@thekhakiobserver31283 жыл бұрын
Very well said and it sounds like you got a winner sir 👌
@Jimmy247203 жыл бұрын
By the way this watch also rugged and tough and can handle a lot, i saw a toucher test for basic casio f91 it can almost handle all shock tests
@onedirection3510 Жыл бұрын
Would you say swimming is not a problem with this watch? I am asking because another reviewer did not recommend swimming or showering with this watch. This makes no sense to me because 50 m rating is what it is. I mean even ipx8 rated flashlights can withstand 2m water submersion for about 30 minutes!
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
I would. I know a lot of ppl say it should have 100m to be safe. I wouldn’t scuba dive with it and if someone isn’t careful closing the case after a battery change you could get water in it. Worse case you lose $15. Maybe start with a shower, than pool, then ocean/lake. I think it’ll hold up.
@010karl01010 күн бұрын
I was swimming with mine no problem
@user-ih6oe9ny3j7 күн бұрын
swimming is fine, just dont press the buttons when swimming
@snakemont4 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@yambo598 ай бұрын
I bought a Casio 5600E and love the watch but was sorely disappointed it has such small display digits-! C'mon Casio, this is your Gschock line, WTH-???
@thekhakiobserver31288 ай бұрын
Yes they are old school that way. I’m surprised there hasn’t been a change to that feature.
@raoulmoat6762 Жыл бұрын
G-Shock's are just overkill, unless you work in a coal mine and are drilling all day there is absolutely no point to them.
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
Yeah for $50 or so, but now that they are getting into the hundreds is a bit much for an non coal miner/driller.
@Tieyme Жыл бұрын
Nearly, very nearly, perfect to me. But... I don't like the 8 round dots (are they supposed to be childish fake rivets?) in the corners. And I still think Casio need to make a module with digits just a tiny bit bigger than these.
@Joecuzzi Жыл бұрын
Please Do Not Reach for a Jelly Fish unless Chandler is around.
@devarshichoudhury93043 жыл бұрын
Can't find this colour in my country. But I will buy another colour and mod it perhaps. Thanks for the review.
@BaddaBigBoom2 жыл бұрын
Namaste. Perhaps order from a neighboring country on ebay or Amazon?
@bobmarley61614 жыл бұрын
Bit I still love the square G shocks
@thekhakiobserver31284 жыл бұрын
They are nice and the DW-5600 is an excellent value. Past that I don't think most ppl use them close to their full functionality so this watch will serve just fine.
@bobmarley61614 жыл бұрын
@@thekhakiobserver3128 very true my friend..... I just like the fact its solar and has multiband 6 so never have to adjust the time date etc etc... I have a 5600 in rasta colourway.... Stay safe
@abhishekguharoy34162 жыл бұрын
Would be more happy if it had countdown timer
@thekhakiobserver31282 жыл бұрын
You and me both. That’s a fairly basic function they could include.
@tinymocot4 жыл бұрын
Word!!!
@twitchyjambo3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣great fun video 🙂👍
@rangorango75454 жыл бұрын
U can dress up or down, ah really like it
@thekhakiobserver31284 жыл бұрын
Facts..Its classy enough for diff environments and so easy read with a quick glance.
@ARP38 Жыл бұрын
if this watch had a slight protrusion above the display it would be perfect! I would pay up to $25
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
They want to reserve that for the g shock for sure. That’d be nice though.
@Biowolf6263 ай бұрын
You can put the bull bars for a 5600 on it 😊
@cristianmicu4 жыл бұрын
50m water resistance watch does NOT mean you submerge this 50 meters in the water. do a google search and inform yourself what watch water resistance means before posting a youtube video review of any watch
@victoriaprieto88454 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's related to pressure!
@michaeljamison8254 Жыл бұрын
Yeah real life and death stuff.. imagine you go down too deep and ruin an 18 dollar watch, world might fuckjn end.
@SlavaVB3 жыл бұрын
To see the month... Press... Mode mode mode light light light
@thekhakiobserver31283 жыл бұрын
Thank for the info!
@rangorango75454 жыл бұрын
Damn honest!
@naufalalfandra84933 жыл бұрын
There's a new version w219h
@thekhakiobserver31283 жыл бұрын
I don't like that one at all. Sorry
@kagithkagith Жыл бұрын
Casio offers very cool features but but they can add time travel and I'm still going to not buy the G Shock. You look at a watch a lot of times and it's very personal to you. It's not a sin to want one that looks good
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
Yeah the regular square ones are not that bad, but past that you lose a bit of class.
@davidd10162 жыл бұрын
too bad no timer
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s not a perfect watch. That would be a nice feature.
@ukjoesaar Жыл бұрын
W-800H for similar price, Timer and 5alarms are easy to enable. I modified GW-B5600 screen to positive. Half of time I wear my w-800h.
@fredfour03 жыл бұрын
Review is only 4 minutes long, spends most of the time griping about g shocks having useless features
@thekhakiobserver31283 жыл бұрын
Ha ha...that is this watch's primary mission.
@elekkr Жыл бұрын
Would this watch go with my Bentley automobil ?
@thekhakiobserver3128 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely if you are a confident person! Having an AP won’t change who you are or what your capable of, neither will peoples opinions for that matter. That’s my two cents anyway. I also drive a Jetta 🤷🏽♂️