This $30 Casio Beats Everything Else (AE-1200WH)

Today we take a look at one of the best watches on the planet. The Casio AE-1200WH, often referred to as the Casio Royale, Is simply one of a kind. Here is my review on the legendary watch.
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[@rustynail6819]

My daily driver. I get, "what kind of smartwatch is that, it looks really cool!". I've let people look at it and the first thing they do is tap the screen, LOL!!!

[@TopTierTicker]

Hahaha I love that!

[@adsagp]

Lol! That's great! Keep doing that, what a laugh 😂

[@MrZoolook]

This was apparently first available in October 2012. I must've got it close to that launch date when I was still in the UK. I upgraded to a smart watch about 3 years ago, and this has been sitting in a basket gathering dust, until I found it just now. It is just 2 minutes off of the correct time, and still functional on it's first (pre-installed) battery. Amazing quality for its price point.

[@mikhailjoe]

One of Casio's best watch....i would put this in their top 5

[@markemsworth4235]

My main watch is a Cartier Roadster Chronograph but I've just ordered one of these from Argos for £22! Incredible value.

[@TopTierTicker]

Great decision! I also got mine from Argos too 👌 you'll have a lot of fun with it 🙏

[@PentimentoUltra]

Just got one in military green with a green nato strap. A beauty!

[@dotmars]

Wasn’t sure if I was looking at the right model online. Just purchased thanks to your review!

[@TopTierTicker]

Glad I could help! Enjoy the watch because it's very, very good

[@AnneewakeeChampions]

Two of my favorites AE1200WHD-1AVEF AE1200WHB-3BV

[@Jabari10]

My favorite Casio watch. Have been wearing an all black model for months. Just ordered the green/military color🎉

[@deanisplemoni]

Love how they call it the Casio Royale, because CasioPussy just sounds wrong.

[@TopTierTicker]

It would be so much more fun though wouldn't it 😂

[@TheElectricMotoLife]

Hahahaha

[@r1n488]

Cause of the metric system

[@colemanhoyt5437]

I have a black one, it's one of my favorite watches ever!

[@StevenMRSenior]

I have this modified with most of writing removed and a yellow filter. Recently bought the gold/ bronze coloured one with rubber strap. Love them.

[@TopTierTicker]

Very nice! I've been thinking about buying the sapphire and titanium mod upgrade!

[@aydan7901]

​@@TopTierTicker There is a titanium mod for it? Which site sells that?

[@motorcyclediariesTB]

​@@aydan7901skxmod

[@RampartPh]

Modifying them is where the fun is at.

[@Rauz11]

When i become ultimate ruler of the world, moding will be against the law.

[@Rauz11]

Haram!

[@MKGamingInvesting]

​@@Rauz11 When I become the ultimate ruler of the world religions will be illegal. And for a good reason

[@poiuntu]

@@Rauz11 what's wrong with modding

[@Rauz11]

@@poiuntu its against of nature. 🤣

[@spankyharland9845]

the Casio AE1200 is a great watch, I have two, one black and one silver and I wore them to death for a few years and both watches went through everyday wear and tear and still look good.

[@dastansalim]

Never buy a casio, once you buy one you can't stop buying 'em all.

[@AkhilKR-ci1zc]

😂😂😂❤

[@romeo-zi]

So true 😂

[@jannaesweetz7429]

I just received mine today. I was feeling very nostalgic and wanted to have a Casio and I am very pleased with my choice. So much so that I decided, I’m gonna get the Michael J. Fox one back to the future and Sigourney Weaver from aliens.

[@moens404]

How is it so far? Any cons?

[@jannaesweetz7429]

@@moens404 nope I love it. I did get the one that’s the corny Weaver wore during aliens spent 70 bucks on it when I got it. I was like it’s so light I hardly ever wear it because the class always falls off.🤦🏽‍♀️

[@belverticale]

Get the metal one and put on a brown leather strap...really nice steam punk/smart look. It's easy to fit any 24mm leather strap, just use a razor blade to cut mini squares out at the spring bar hole.

[@malthus101]

which is the metal one?

[@minimalisthealth]

He means to say the one with the metal bracelet as in the one in the video, rather than the ones with a resin strap. This bracelet one has a resin case but with a metallic colouring.

[@adsagp]

Thanks for the quick review. The AE-1200 is a great watch. I had the one with the bracelet and ended up giving it to my son and he likes it. The bracelet was a bit sharp inside and irritated my arm. I love the features of world time, stopwatch, alarm and countdown timer and 100m water resistance. Considering getting the black one.

[@donutdaveyboy]

4:50 you called me out, i had the tv remote casio as a kid. Which i dont think i ever got working. Now i am looking at this lol

[@glennover6046]

Just bought the 1200whb, green case, green strap. LOVE IT!!! 🙂

[@slothymango]

I have one in the mail, I'll get it tomorrow, quite excited

[@TopTierTicker]

Enjoy mate! hell of a watch

[@aaldoobi]

It always travels with me and it’s the best for bed time 👌🏻

[@AlexanderBohl]

I absolutely love this watch and especially the bracelet. Okay, its folded, but that's for me the charme of this vintage style watch. And its very comfortable and at least in my case no hair pinching at all.

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

GREAT video... I have just bought myself this exact watch today for just £29.99GBP. You simply CAN NOT buy a better watch for £30 It looks far more expensive ..This is Casio Watch number 20 in my Casio watch collection Long live Casio

[@TopTierTicker]

Couldn't agree more!

[@lah0je9t-jb6nf]

Is the main glass in reality plastic in this watch?

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

I do believe the screen in this watch is just plastic ..However, it seems very tough and will be able to resist scratches well. @@lah0je9t-jb6nf

[@theinceptor3672]

​@@lah0je9t-jb6nfyep, resin is plastic, the glass part is actually plastic,

[@trevorluff8449]

Definitely worn a lot with all the minor scratches, just purchased. Thanks for the review.

[@bestopinion9257]

I have black resin one, with gold.ish display. The straps suddenly disintegrated after 4 years. Got identical straps but blue color. I hope they will last similar time. If not, I will buy a whole watch next time instead of straps replacement. Hint: If you buy black resin one (not coated) you will not see scratches nor wear and tear on that coating. Mine looks great after 4 years with new blue straps.

[@mochammadfauzan4112]

I mean... 30$ for a watch that lasts for 4 years is still a bargain

[@bestopinion9257]

@@mochammadfauzan4112 They can last for decades, but sooner or later any strap/bracelet will "die", no matter the price.

[@petergiourelas3753]

Just brought one, and skmei 1335 love the backlight

[@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater]

Bro I see you rising in the community. Bravo

[@skwb1973]

I just picked up one of this last month and I’ve been wearing it ever since.

[@learnwithshifat]

I used it more than 7 years and still running but there is a black area in the middle of the screen but still counting the time 😅 casio fan❤

[@minimalisthealth]

When did it develop the black spot?

[@adminmovie]

​@@minimalisthealth same burning here.. mine also started in the center like few months ago and now it's expanding.

[@minimalisthealth]

@@adminmovie ohh, but after how long did the spot first appear?

[@adminmovie]

@@minimalisthealth after like 5-6 years.

[@tomcatzorro8778]

Casio w-800h modified with countdown timer definite number 1 ever! Nice review thanks 👍🏻

[@rexxarwatch9057]

Great review. Deserves more views for sure.

[@chieftael]

Can you link the same brown leather strap featured in the video? Makes a stunning combo!

[@m.3591]

Purchased because of your video. Thank you

[@halatuju7187]

Just order it hope its what like you say

[@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater]

I just picked this watch over a Daytona.

[@thisisadebrown]

This is the best world traveller watch, I know lots of executives that could have an expensive watch that use this when they travel and for every day work, particularly engineers, architects and in the luxury car industry

[@SB-tp3yw]

yellow colour mod the screen, brown leather strap.. looks amazing

[@captainludi8870]

hey, i just bought the steel edition, like 3 days ago and i am so excited to get it.... costs 42€ for me what is good in Germany.

[@TopTierTicker]

Very nice. I hope you enjoy it!

[@waynedunn7270]

Bought today for £24.95,so excited!!

[@TopTierTicker]

Good decision! Enjoy

[@malthus101]

from where? £42 on amazon uk

[@waynedunn7270]

@@malthus101 argos in the UK!

[@vellapb1812]

​@@waynedunn7270f the price is right I will buy. Thanks for sharing.

[@ronch550]

Man that swipe at DW was brutal! ☠️ You should do it more often. 😏

[@TopTierTicker]

😂👌

[@amoledzeppelin]

Wait until you see the AE-2000W. Same functions but a mineral crystal, a stainless steel insert instead of painted plastic and 200m WR rating.

[@BrownDracula]

Functional af but not nearly half as cool

[@malthus101]

yeah that watch is totally different and looks like an anus.

[@spectacularangular637]

It looks like a kid's toy watch

[@msriddlesquizzes2815]

I Expected very Much From Your Hype up, Well That's Not Half as cool as the ae1200

[@Bluepeter62]

Coolness is subjective, I think the AE-2100W looks better than the Royale but sadly 48 mm diameter is much too big for my wrist.

[@Rauz11]

I have ae-1200wh-1b. Best fckin watch in history 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@channelname_]

I got mine 6 years ago (ae-1000w) sat behind my couch for 3 years, I had mark time on so I heard the double beep every hour. Once I finally found it and it was only 3 minutes off

[@geot8254]

Casio should make a limited edition of this beautiful watch. Sapphire face with titanium body on a negative display ❤

[@Captainsting]

I modded mine using stainless steel and sapphire specifically made for this watch by skxmod

[@ahadfazal7177]

​@@Captainstingwho u modify this

[@Captainsting]

@@ahadfazal7177 ?

[@educatin7559]

Negative display ruins it

[@treelineresearch3387]

@@educatin7559 I think it could be alright if you screen printed matching reversed legends, but the map part is probably never gonna look as good as it does unreversed. Just reversing the bottom digital readout would probably look good, and I don't think there's any technical restriction that prevents it, other than fiddly cutting up and hand placing polarizers.

[@AnastoplisNicolasGracis]

Just bought, going to pair with mesh metal strap, Should be one of my Best watches---- Cheers mate ---Nicholas

[@vikaswankhede8466]

I'm from India I bought but i found difficult to adjust watch setting

[@azexnewmai3607]

Bhai.. where you got it?? It’s not available anywhere in India.. I searched in flipkart,Amazon and Myntra

[@ronch550]

Had mine since June 2017. Never missed a beat. My only beef with it is the cheap build.

[@cayendo2473]

I wonder if the word "illuminator" on the case would actually go off over time?

[@shortsbyyashkhandelwal...2776]

I can't able to find this watch in amazon don't know why

[@Substraal]

Just bought it 🎉❤

[@edwardwd3zk]

I just wish the analog part of the watch had real hour, minute, and seconds hands , other than that excellent watch . Casio should actually revive this watch and offer it with titanium case and sapphire glass. Heck I’ll buy it 😊

[@angelofdubai7782]

I like this I’m gonna buy soon in Dubai

[@arkyadas7849]

Nowhere can I seem to buy it anymore in India. Its out of stock everywhere, been looking for more than a year now. Breaks my heart 😢

[@kiran.rpillai1949]

Still on Amazon and Flipkart

[@slothymango]

But on Chinese website

[@slothymango]

Or u can just have one shipped from another country nearby

[@minimalisthealth]

​@@slothymangodoesn't that cost more than the watch value in import fees though?

[@slothymango]

@@minimalisthealth the watch is like $16, if it's the only way to get it into the country and it's the watch you really want, then paying $50-100 isn't even that crazy.

[@carltonbirds]

Very nice watch, lovely.

[@TopTierTicker]

It really is!

[@murdock5537]

great vid, many thanks, Sir!

[@AB-od7ug]

how to check if the watch is original or no? please help

[@TopTierTicker]

The details, compare photos closely

[@davekat4680]

Have the black color way but the SS bracelet model is calling me 🤣 cheers

[@meltingpoint97]

The style defo looks a tad geeky but I really love that especially as it also looks stylish

[@hayderalaachasib]

سوف اشتري واحدة مثلهة معجب بها منذ وقت طويل

[@GuerraMatos]

My daily driver. Love it.

[@paolofiore7126]

Picked it up for £20 new this month when my g2210 broke.

[@JohnieChuma-e4s]

Monahan Forge

[@tcwhite0104]

Bought one yesterday for 20.00 at Walmart

[@sindrithoreinarsson9645]

I have one and I love it

[@HITESHKUMAR-ty9us]

We can just say how much he wore it by looking at the watch

[@matthalliday4890]

great watch and its back in stock in argos for £29!

[@mikehuntington4440]

The only thing I don't like about this watch is it's easy to accidentally tap the mode button and change the time zone. Very annoying.

[@nicolasansom2681]

I have the round version (AE1000) in silver and orange which I love. ❤ Could this be called the "Royale with Cheese" perhaps?!

[@TopTierTicker]

Haha! Well, you've just coined it. So I suppose that's what it's now called. I quite like the look of that one actually, I might have to get one 🤔👀

[@nicolasansom2681]

You heard it here first folks! 🍔 I'm wearing it right now and I love it ❤️

[@TheContrariann]

1:33 The moment you said "Pure Crap" to ĎW, I had to Subscribe 😂👍‼

[@etow8034]

Is the crystal glass or resin ? Getting conflicting info even on Casio's own website. I see scratch marks on your crystal here .

[@14981fc]

resin

[@adminmovie]

unfortunately my 1200's screen starting to burn in the center.

[@michaelmelling9333]

Casio is an amazing company.👍 July 2, 2023 P.S. You forgot to mention the 10-year battery life.😊 P.P.S. Your Review is excellent with such spot-on comments! (I'm just waking up here.😁)

[@squeezyv]

P.S. No he didn't see 2:42 lol

[@Ronaldbluhm]

It has a very loud alarm louder than most watches it's got a neat little world map dual time five alarms stopwatch you can even change the alarm going off once a day or everyday but I must say this watch has the loudest alarm of any watch I've owned I have owned many Casio watches the really expensive ones you can't hardly hear the alarm I have owned Armitron from cheap watches to the expensive Casio watch but this watch is really a good watch for the money Casio is good at making watches but I would not buy an expensive Casio because the complex watches are likely to break down leaving you're stuck with a broken watch and no warranty from Casio so I advise you not to spend more than $30 on a watch

[@808music3]

I disagree on the alarm sound. It sounds average and not loud.

[@zacangus1]

Which means AE , prefix never found it

[@benironside1264]

Going to be honest… I don’t think the Casio royale looks anything like the James Bond seiko. .. *ducks for cover

[@malthus101]

C1552F00N-104 - what's this then?

[@aadityarajani7595]

I am confused between black and metal strap..... Which one do you think is the best? 👇

[@TopTierTicker]

If I had my time again, I'd probably go with the black!

[@ddm_807]

​@@TopTierTicker Why?

[@shivamdavankar5348]

​@@TopTierTickerEven I am confused between the two,any particular pros and cons between the two ??

[@tejaswaghmare361]

U will soon get 100k subs

[@slothymango]

No

[@jrosh9083]

I've got the ae1200wh, I used it for swimming, and it's completely dead since then. Not waterproof at all

[@AmbaanPlayzz]

It's not for deep swimming,It has warranty right? Use it

[@waynetom9022]

That's my watch!

[@WATCH-4U]

just been looking at this 7 months on cannot find this variant for £30 in uk now..

[@halemcdan1]

Argos

[@WATCH-4U]

@@halemcdan1 ordered one nice one

[@franky1l]

I like the watch, but mine got some water spots on the inside of the glass after i took a bath with it on.

[@TopTierTicker]

It's super easy to take apart and clean! Unscrew the caseback and you will be able to give it a good clean :)

[@yajkushal1995]

Why is my ae1200 have the wrong timezone like 1 hour behind?

[@sandeeppal853]

I think you have DST(Daylight savings mode off) try turning it on.

[@NejiyaAnish]

Bro so buying this watch is better or good please reply bro

[@TopTierTicker]

I have no idea what your comment means, but yes, buy this watch... It's incredible.

[@CRANEREVIEWS]

@@TopTierTicker audibly chuckled :D

[@Mralishahrukh_]

One day♥️

[@keithwigington6288]

Almost impossible to operate……good luck figuring out how to even change the time.

[@tronmemes3227]

Literally just hold down the button that says ADJUST.

[@gusthesailor4885]

I've owned one for a year...but I don't think I'm an exception LOL.. Who doesn't have a 'Casio Royale'??? 😀😀

[@TopTierTicker]

It's one of them watches that once you get it, you simply cannot part with it. Absolutely love mine. You can probably tell by how many scratches are on mine.

[@R3d_Wolf1983]

Why is the one you are showing so scratched ?

[@TopTierTicker]

Because I wear the hell out of it 😆

[@R3d_Wolf1983]

Nice video

[@choppergirl]

I have a silver AE-1200WH with metal band, and I would not call it the greatest watch. The screen scratches easily, and it's not atomic synced nor solar powered, and it's no more accurate than any quartz watch... i.e., it loses about 10 seconds a month. The greatest watch IMHO, of which I have two of them, is the PAW-1500 ABC watch. It's not perfect, but if you buy the metal band version, you can buy it once, and never buy another watch again for the rest of your life. Considering I've been through a ton of watches, that's saying a lot. I would give away my AE-1200WH as superfluous, but not my PAWs. Really though, Alexa and Smart Phones have made clocks and watches... obsolete. Get yourself at least one Alexa and a Smart Phones, both of which are time synced to the network, and be done with watches. I use Alexa to tell me the time 50x more than I look at a wristwatch.

[@kuben_alt6464]

That's why this watch is not just for telling time. And besides, where's the style with an Alexa.

[@mrmods7912]

It's the best watch under 30k ever made!

[@AmbaanPlayzz]

It's under 3k

[@AnneewakeeChampions]

AE1200WHD-1AVEF (Silver w/Bracelet) AE1200WHB-3BV (Military Green w/Green Strap)

[@johnnyrosa2114]

I got one with crocodile straps(special made)and everybody who dont know the watch thinks its a 10000$ watch

[@superlink235]

The shade on DW hahahaha

[@TopTierTicker]

😂

[@cunjoz]

1:33 lmao

[@Titanium308]

Not much content around the functions of the watch!

[@eoretaspace]

How to feel like Big Boss

[@ErnestoJSilva]

I think the A500W is better, more refined.

[@AbdulGhaffar-tr7if]

I have SKMEI 1335 just under 10 dollars same like Casio AE 1200.

[@TopTierTicker]

Any plans on getting the real thing?

[@AbdulGhaffar-tr7if]

@@TopTierTicker very soon in shaa Allah

[@dodzb7362]

you haven't checked the Casio A500, it may be better than this one.

[@cameraz99]

"One of a kind?" "Nothing else like it?" There are dozens of almost exact copies of this watch selling on Aliexpress selling for $5-&7+.

[@TopTierTicker]

They don't have the world time module. They're just lookalikes.

[@cameraz99]

@@TopTierTicker -- No, they don't have those tiny, hard-to read world time maps, but they have larger, more legible Day and Date features.

[@ongyalregimu5419]

Does it look good worn by adult men? Cause its kind of youth watch