Why you should trade in your Rolex for a Casio

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Illuminating Watches

Illuminating Watches

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@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I’ve got many more casio videos where this came from - see here in my Casio playlist -> kzbin.info/aero/PLIMzHZ0-AjAaEVH9vpD5TzekgNpTK7nGg
@BarnOwl61
@BarnOwl61 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree, Casio was my first watch and i am definitely a fan boy. I do acknowledge the marketing skills and qualities of Rolex, but for me the brand is useless. They will never sell me one for example, even if i had the money for it. It is a status symbol before anything else. Let me have my humble Casio's, that will keep me more than happy for the rest of my life!
@juanignaciocarrano860
@juanignaciocarrano860 Жыл бұрын
Mechanical watch makers' fair claim to fame is the astounding level of miniaturization and precision of their mechanisms. Truly incredible, but you know what is even more precise and incredible? It's engraving thousands of features on a "stone" of silicon (therefore the term "lithography") at the level of nanometers, with an extremely precisely controlled chemical composition, and, even further, to make such a marvel of engineering so affordable that even the poorest on this planet can buy one.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Awesome comment - and spot on about the miniaturisation
@kermitthefrog3330
@kermitthefrog3330 7 ай бұрын
a burst of electromagnetic radiation created by a nuclear explosion will destroy all of your incredible engraved "stones" and you may continue keeping the useles junk on your wrist , but it will never work again, where any ROLEX will continue to operate despite EMP/NEMP, but it takes to have a brain to understand this
@marcelovasconcellos6067
@marcelovasconcellos6067 Жыл бұрын
Completely agree. Rolex is great but it is now more like jewelry than anything else. Casio still has real utility. Will be interesting to see the future for these brands. I think Casio is doing great with things like Oceanus and the all steel G Shocks. At the same time they don't abandon the lower end with great watches like the Royale, value packed Edifices and solar powered Lineage and MTP models, use of titanium, MiP displays. Design that influence others, has heritage yet evolves. Now Rolex, should demand slacken or perception on them change is not really that different from a host of other brands.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Eloquently put as always.
@expomm
@expomm Жыл бұрын
After a reflection on your video, Casio indeed is a watch, Rolex is just jewellery
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Casio is THE watch!
@Cuccos19
@Cuccos19 2 ай бұрын
Rolex is a watch, but should not wear it when walking in a "bad neighborhood". Wearing a cheap Casio... nobody would give a fig about it. Okay, in a realistic measure: both shows the time, both are great, one is cheap, you will not cry about it when you scratch it, and nobody wants to rip it off your arm. The other shows the time, but everything else is just the direct opposite of the first one. In an alternative utopia world I would wear a Rolex. In the real one: the Casio.
@rtsbeyond
@rtsbeyond Жыл бұрын
I used to believe watches like Rolex costing thousands or more must be the best in every way, from good accuracy to more durable and can actually take a hit. I thought those watches must be even more low maintenance and just keep going without any issues. I also used to think I had to have a platinum watch, in order to be a real watch guy and get with the program. Fast forward to today it's a good thing I became interested enough in watches to learn all I can from videos like yours, and to just get what I like the most. I would never trade my Casios and Armitrons for the platinum watch I apparently wanted for Christmas at age 11! 18 years later, I'm asking myself when did I write that?! Found that written in ink sorting through some old stuff, ha!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha me too don’t worry. Age brings perspective !
@watchroll3310
@watchroll3310 Жыл бұрын
Ironic how some casios are hand finished while Rolexes would be all machined finished. Amazing video with huge value!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Preach!
@gabriellovesAmerica777
@gabriellovesAmerica777 6 ай бұрын
Digitals are lots of fun and utilitarian. Rolexes are works of art, both having a place in my collection .❤
@rw2266
@rw2266 Жыл бұрын
Watch channels often admit they wear Casio as everyday wear. Doesn't that make it a 'better' brand. As much as I used to covet a Rolex, I now have no requirement or lust for this overpriced brand or other luxury watches.
@MyRetroWatches
@MyRetroWatches Жыл бұрын
The level of detail you put into your videos is just sensational. This must have taken you a long time to put together so well done. I will now share this all over my Facebook groups!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
That is so kind of you Thankyou!! I just chip away at these over a few weeks.
@jpsrandom6943
@jpsrandom6943 Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right, Casio is the best value in any level
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Thankyou! I was expecting some more Rolex fans to disagree with me!
@ozmobozo
@ozmobozo Жыл бұрын
The beauty of Casio is that there is a Casio for every single person on earth, assuming that you have at least one arm. There is a ton of options for every style, budget and wrist size. They are available in every country and almost anyone can buy one. Rolex on the other hand treats their customers badly, does shady business and puts funny price tags on their products. Well it's not Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe or Audemars Piguet so it's not actually a luxury brand either. Besides, I personally don't like the look of most of Rolex watches anyway. So if i were to buy a luxury watch for a ridiculous amount Rolex is not up there, and for normal purchases it's too costly. For that reason I'm more than happy to buy Casio watches without thinking so much on it. Worse case scenario I can just give it away.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed the variety of options with casio is amazing, especially when you look historically.
@lund905360
@lund905360 Жыл бұрын
Japanese watches always wins . No body can make watches like Japanese. Maybe Germany in second place. The swiss.
@zornikzornuk3187
@zornikzornuk3187 Жыл бұрын
Today Rolex is just a shadow of itself. Why not oppose perpetual movement to solar power as they try to achieve the same goal. A great video, so informative, thanks for sharing
@LambentOrt
@LambentOrt Жыл бұрын
This is a no-brainer. Casio is light years more innovative and has conquered more wrists than Rolex. Rolex may be more coveted and aspirational, but it's merely an expensive show-off piece. Casio is pure champ!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha yes! Love the passion . I do actually have a Rolex submariner but it’s inherited from my dad rather than purchased myself
@อานนท์จอสูงเนิน
@อานนท์จอสูงเนิน Жыл бұрын
GOD TIER WATCHES!! Nico yelling in his channel.
@wiltorctorrez9348
@wiltorctorrez9348 Жыл бұрын
I love ❤️ Casio.
@johanvandersandt8904
@johanvandersandt8904 Жыл бұрын
Casio really are the people's champion! Great video as always!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Amen! Go casio!
@johanvandersandt8904
@johanvandersandt8904 Жыл бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches I think they are the one brand that no one can throw shade at.
@fs96jfj36
@fs96jfj36 Жыл бұрын
Casio has THE MCLOVIN. HOW CAN YOU MISS HIM!?
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
My sincere apologies to McLovin!
@lookatwrist
@lookatwrist Жыл бұрын
I love my Casios. Still want a Rolex one day, both brands have something in common to me.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. I think it’s the roots in popular culture.
@adsagp
@adsagp 26 күн бұрын
Nice video. Casio is my favourite brand, I have a G-Shock Rangrman and a MRW-200h analogue, both great watches. Will probably get a Casio AE-1200-1a as I gave my one to my son. As much as a Rolex would be nice to have, it would be out of place for me and my work. Casio all the way for me!
@jamesblonde2271
@jamesblonde2271 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff, for me the defining argument might be that GShock have taken the military mantle all butcompletely.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ah he’s I remember you’d said that which is a totally valid one!
@andrewtaylor1610
@andrewtaylor1610 9 ай бұрын
I recently sold my Rolex and purchased a Casio G Shock.
@adsagp
@adsagp 26 күн бұрын
Nice, which G-Shock did you get?
@TimeToGoTravelAndTimepieces
@TimeToGoTravelAndTimepieces Жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing work with this one. Very much enjoyed the entire video.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed! Hope the travels are lined up to some cool places
@MrPleers
@MrPleers Жыл бұрын
No question that Casio has a high value for the money . I have a couple of G-Shocks and a A1000. And they are great. Still saving up for an Rolex Oyster Perpetual though.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
No judgement here! I own a Rolex submariner but is inherited from my dad
@TickSweep
@TickSweep Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic video can’t beat a full on video from yourself. Keep up the great content
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed sir.
@TickSweep
@TickSweep Жыл бұрын
Hopefully my channel can get to the level yours is at the moment 😊
@johnfadds6089
@johnfadds6089 Жыл бұрын
The Casio and the Rolex watch have a totally different purpose. One tells you the time and other useful information, the other tells everyone how rich/successful you are.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Casio the latter and Rolex the former ? ;)
@brianfuller757
@brianfuller757 Жыл бұрын
I agree. Casio has an amazing horological history and still makes watches that work. My first watch was a Casio and my EDW watch is a DW5600E.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Amen! Some amazing history from other under appreciated brands on the channel too!
@YamiSukehiro1
@YamiSukehiro1 Жыл бұрын
I have ordered Casio AE 1200 in Amazon and is eagerly waiting for it. My next watch will be Casio A168
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Excellent choices!
@Trapvision3D
@Trapvision3D Жыл бұрын
This vid is official. The information and delivery is award winning. There should be a KZbin Grammy award for best watch comparison documentary. I really enjoy this video.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Enjoyed dipping into the stream the other day . Have a great new year !
@krissjacobsen9434
@krissjacobsen9434 Жыл бұрын
When I think Rolex, I think of overly expensive watches for people to flaunt their money, or to, let's say, "compensate" for something else. I don't like Rolex. The watches are just fine, I just don't like the brand and their overinflated prices. Decades ago they stood for high quality for a price most working men would be able to save up. Now It's purely a luxury item. They even limit the supply so that they keep the inflated price. I take a Casio any day.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of people are coming around to the same perspective . The history is great but it has so many undesirable connotations if you wear it prominently out and about
@gilesspencer4278
@gilesspencer4278 Жыл бұрын
Casio's are just such great value for money. Great styling with enough models to fill all your needs. My favourite one I own is my AQ-30W that Eddie Murphy wears in Beverly Hills Cop.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Nice reference! My favourite classic is the Cosmo phase
@lamas92
@lamas92 Жыл бұрын
Love my Casios, real daily partners.
@toddp5026
@toddp5026 Жыл бұрын
I agree with your opening statement 100%.
@vinnividetti
@vinnividetti Жыл бұрын
New Video! You saved my life.👏👏👏
@toddp5026
@toddp5026 Жыл бұрын
I agree with your opening statement 100%.
@toddp5026
@toddp5026 Жыл бұрын
I agree with your opening statement 100%.
@BallyramBettas
@BallyramBettas Жыл бұрын
Cant beat the versatile casio, ever dependable, durable and most of all afforable. For these reasons i only own casio.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
100%!!
@johnv339
@johnv339 Жыл бұрын
Love the 1937 watch displaying "13:51" ! How does the 1982 Citizen obtain it's temperature readings ?
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
A temperature sensor . They were pretty useless as to get an accurate reading you had to leave on a surface for like 30 mins. If it’s on your wrist then the reading is all wrong
@hibernopithecus7500
@hibernopithecus7500 Жыл бұрын
The sheer number of crowns Casio has snatched & holds from companies that are still considered industry giants, while the coattails Rolex have ridden either went to tatters long ago or belong to relative (albeit high end) bit players, just shows that Casio deserve their God Tier position. And the next crown is Apple’s.
@arpandey7043
@arpandey7043 Жыл бұрын
Rolex is show off while casio is what you work with
@mattconnor651
@mattconnor651 Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful production ! Well done, that was very enjoyable. I'm all for the Casio too. I would love a Rolex but I can't justify the cost. I love the explorer but have a 5600 instead. I know it wont let me down and can wear anywhere doing anything ... anything ! I have a humble watch collection that makes me happy. I love the fun and economical advantages Casio offer.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! The 5600 is an excellent watch. Wearing a version of it now!
@Baruch-Hashem
@Baruch-Hashem Жыл бұрын
Advantage Rolex - EMP event such as happened in 1859 when a solar flare burned out telegraph lines and it is not a matter of if this will happen again, but when. A mechanical watch will not be effected, but any quartz watch not properly shielded and 99.9% are not, will simply be fried. The reality is when the next EMP event occurs, our modern world will have far larger issues than digital watches failing. That said, mechanical watches will be what you will want.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Oh no! The digi-pocalypse!
@garethsigrist8714
@garethsigrist8714 Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video Gordon! There’s so much sentimentality around watches (particularly Swiss mechanical watches) that it’s easy for objectivity to fly out the window! For telling the time in a specific application there’s few times a Casio isn’t a better or more appropriate tool to do a job. But then as a wise man once said “if you spend more than $10 on a watch, you aren’t buying it to just tell the time” 😂
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha I’m hardly the picture of objectivity to be fair. 30+ watches in my collection ….
@garethsigrist8714
@garethsigrist8714 Жыл бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches Oh totally! And I’m right there with you! As soon as you’ve got a watch box, let alone watch BOXES then objectivity is just a distant spot in the rear view mirror 😂
@Milofchg
@Milofchg Жыл бұрын
These are two very different watches, they don’t compete with each other. As far as time keeping yes obviously the Casio is a million times more accurate and can do more than a Patek Philippe with a few complications on it. Both have their pros & cons, but the Casio has less cons than a Rolex. The con’s The case design… this is 2022 not 1987 The case material… use everyday as intended you can’t polish plastic after dings & scratches. I wear a suit…. you will look goofy wearing a Casio to a board meeting with a suit. The heirloom value…. Will this watch help a loved one after your dead if they need to sell it for money? No. A Rolex can help get a loved one (or you) out of a tough financial situation. Like I said incomparable watches. What you should say…. Everyone needs to own both a Casio and a Rolex.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha so I actually do regularly wear a casio to board meetings - but I don’t worry too much about looking goofy! Substance over presentation is the priority. I’m more of a watch brand history nerd so it’s more about which story is overall more interesting to me - often more than the watch itself - which I know is quite an obscure perspective!
@muraleekrishna.s1901
@muraleekrishna.s1901 Жыл бұрын
Casio d106👍 supear
@rodg2335
@rodg2335 Жыл бұрын
Great history lesson. Thanks. I had my opportunity to own Rolex in the '70's when many models were just a few hundred. Oh well, I do love my Casios. 😊
@briandonovan5434
@briandonovan5434 Жыл бұрын
Any company that makes you buy other watches before you can buy the watches you want is not for me. 1000 Casios for the price of one decent Rolex, sign me up!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Amen!!
@mazdamiata786
@mazdamiata786 Жыл бұрын
casio is way more interesting that any other watch brands imo
@Tomek_
@Tomek_ Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated 🙏
@wristwatchcheck
@wristwatchcheck Жыл бұрын
Casio is king of value. Rolex is king of marketing. (I think you might like my uploads btw)
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Subscribed :)
@panahpanah5314
@panahpanah5314 Жыл бұрын
Bâle got a seiko not a gold rolex
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Why not a gold seiko!
@zippy8442
@zippy8442 Жыл бұрын
I paid 3 bucks 4 my casio.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Now that’s a deal!
@stalkingwatcheschannel
@stalkingwatcheschannel Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video mate, totally agree with your justifications!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated !
@brianfuller757
@brianfuller757 Жыл бұрын
Great video. My cousin is a police officer and rescue diver here and his duty watch is a DW5600E. It has endured daily wear for 10 years and still makes regular dives.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Yes! That is really cool - obviously it’s an awesome watch
@zergbong
@zergbong Жыл бұрын
you are so much better than the other watch youtubers it is not even close.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
You are too kind! The skills in making their videos shouldn’t be underestimated - I just talk and have slides!
@ccooper8785
@ccooper8785 Жыл бұрын
When I think of Rolex all that comes to mind is rehashing the same old over-hyped, bulky watches since the 1960s. Maybe it is just me (but I am a huge watch fan). Hopefully nowadays their dials and hands don't tarnish the way the old ones did. Casio are not perfect though. Their current offerings annoyingly don't appear to be as accurate as my '82 Marlin was. Thankfully Casio still gives us the option of sensibly sized watches for those who don't feel the need to overcompensate.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Just need to get yourself a Cellini ;) Love an 82 Marlin - that predates me by 2 years!
@sidestreamGLX
@sidestreamGLX Жыл бұрын
Stoppwatch, Timer, Alarm, Perpetual Calender… sure, you can give Alexa or Siri a shout, but imagine it‘s the mid-90s and you only know cellphones as large expensive bricks in the hands of obnoxious business people having the audacity to have a call in public and you just beat Super Mario World the first time while DOS just found your CD-ROM drive
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha I think you’ve captured the spirit of that feeling nicely
@michaelk487
@michaelk487 Жыл бұрын
😊😊😊C00l
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
🙏
@harithdanial141
@harithdanial141 2 ай бұрын
Rolex also don't had footballer as their ambassador. Their prefer tennis player or f1 driver.. Because football is working class and folk sports, which don't fit their identity. But at the end, who care? I prefer something affordable and functional. Casio forever
@Cuccos19
@Cuccos19 2 ай бұрын
Simple is like that: likely no thug will rip off your watch with your arm included wearing a cheap Casio. Wearing a Rolex... well, maybe will attract some unwanted attention.
@Daud76
@Daud76 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video as always, my friend! 🙂
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Thankyou sir! Much appreciated as always
@StardustLegacyFighter
@StardustLegacyFighter 9 ай бұрын
Casio all the way. The ppl who claim they won't last as long as a Rolex are liars. I've had a digital one for 10+ years, and my uncle has had his ana-digi one for 30+ years. Aside from battery replacements, the watches have had no issues.
@miguelmartinez7919
@miguelmartinez7919 9 ай бұрын
I like going with the casio illuminator 200m with a ten - year battery [ dw291-h] looks a little like a small g-shock wristwatch. This watch has a glass lens and protruding chrome buttons.
@miguelmartinez7919
@miguelmartinez7919 9 ай бұрын
I like going with the casio illuminator 200m with a ten - year battery [ dw291-h] looks a little like a small g-shock wristwatch. This watch has a glass lens and protruding chrome buttons.
@miguelmartinez7919
@miguelmartinez7919 9 ай бұрын
I like going with the casio illuminator 200m with a ten - year battery [ dw291-h] looks a little like a small g-shock wristwatch. This watch has a glass lens and protruding chrome buttons.
@miguelmartinez7919
@miguelmartinez7919 9 ай бұрын
I like going with the casio illuminator 200m with a ten - year battery [ dw291-h] looks a little like a small g-shock wristwatch. This watch has a glass lens and protruding chrome buttons.
@weezz0
@weezz0 10 ай бұрын
i wear casio but what i dislike about casio is that they discontinued some great product like easy rec watches, game watches, etc.
@cunawarit
@cunawarit 3 ай бұрын
I feel the same, objectively to me nothing beats a digital Casio as a tool watch.
@bent540
@bent540 Жыл бұрын
there should be a pic of a rolex when you google the word "tacky"
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha I’ve seen some pretty bad Casios too though…
@toastopia1
@toastopia1 Жыл бұрын
Many people who buy high end watches, don't realize that they need service and it's not cheap.
@Skylabo
@Skylabo 5 ай бұрын
Casio is a true wach and a rolex is a true jewel,simple like that,,
@jorgeolguingarcia
@jorgeolguingarcia Жыл бұрын
Great video. You missed a category where Rolex is nowhere to be found: the digital gaming watch, haha!! Best regards
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha yes! You should look at the Samsung phone watch video too. Crazy
@adrianfernandonoya5196
@adrianfernandonoya5196 Жыл бұрын
Cuando pienso en ROLEX pienso en una marca demasiado cara y con precios demasiado inflados.
@SFVYachtClub
@SFVYachtClub Жыл бұрын
Wait, ROLEX was only chosen because the letters looked cool? You mean they're basically SKMEI if they started in 19th century Britain? 😆 If you're smart, you'll store away a few of their Casio knockoffs so you can resell your "pristine early 21st century vintage watches" at auction on a Chinese Mars colony to fund your retirement.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha ha top comment. Yes that’s right. “Genie whispered it in his ear…” . I just wish 10 year old me had bought up all the cool Casios at the time. I’d be loaded!
@mattcameron9349
@mattcameron9349 Жыл бұрын
I believe the 'American Psycho' reference (believe it or not!) was actually a slightly modified Seiko 5, not a Rolex!!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I seem to remember TGV did a video on this and they seem to have used both watches - hence the confusion!
@allegro70
@allegro70 Жыл бұрын
Tough times ahead & I did it aswell - way ahead of time...
@aimanbryan1424
@aimanbryan1424 Жыл бұрын
Ah, Casio. They make musical instruments, scientific calculators, and watches. And I have one of each kind!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
And indeed they combine most of those things together!
@manusverzoni2384
@manusverzoni2384 Жыл бұрын
Yuki Kitazume approved!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha I’d been waiting for this videos name
@timtimecollector9808
@timtimecollector9808 Жыл бұрын
Amazing content as always, very interesting too. definitely Casio all the way for me. Ps. thanks for the likes on my channel, I need them!😓😁
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Always bank on me for a like and a comment. Keep it up!
@aaron2709
@aaron2709 6 ай бұрын
That was a splash of knowledge.
@justafanmarvel9669
@justafanmarvel9669 Жыл бұрын
Generally speaking if your Casio breaks you throw it out and buy a new one, if your Rolex breaks you fix it and keep wearing it. There are Rolex watches ( and quantity mechanical watches of many brands) that are 100 years old and still being worn and used daily... i seriously doubt you will see (Unfortunately i wont live to see) a 100 year old Casio on a grandchild's wrist. This is the simple difference between plastic digital watches and traditional mechanical watches. For function and accuracy every watch Casio included is obsolete, made so by computers aka Smartwatches.. they can do everything and anything your watch can do plus a million things yours never will... so if you strickly care about function and accuracy get a smartwatch.. if you want something that you will have an emotional connection to and that your childrens children will wear get a good mechanical watch.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I’ve got quite a few perfectly functioning digital watches from the 70s still working - which believe it or not is already 50 years ago. I think that’s pretty good going!
@justafanmarvel9669
@justafanmarvel9669 Жыл бұрын
@IlluminatingWatches I have a few from the 70s as well however if one of them were to break in the area of something more then a battery change or a corrosion cleaning (batt acid on terminals or maybe a lead) then you will most likely be looking for a replacement module (NOS - good luck with that). And not to split hairs and at the risk of sounding like an asshole I seriously doubt that you have a 50 year old digital watch and certainly not a 50 year old Casio because they didn't make any in 73. The domaint watch in digital format at that time was an led module (like the Hamilton P2) and the reliability of the modules in those watches... well you can find working ones yes at a premium price but generally speaking a broken one is gonna stay broken. The first lcd digital (arguably)was made in late 72 (Seiko 06LC) and released in early 73 which would put it at 50 years, however I personally have never seen one in person. So if you own either of these I can only say that I'm envious of you! All that being said and for my last asshole statement.. 50 years is not 100 years and in fact it's half as long on a product that was not designed to be serviced and maintained so my educated guess for the future is that you are more likely to see a 200 year old Rolex's on people's wrists then 100 year old Casio when history takes us to that point. More likely you will find them in horology museums but not on normal people's wrists. I love all watches, I lived through the 70s and enjoyed wearing my cheap casio through the quartz crisis and my timex calculator watch for years.. I loved my video game watches, my TV remote control watches, and I still wear an f91w to work on the car and various banging around work. Yet the watch that I wear and the one that I care about is the one that my grandmother gave me when I was 8 years old; it was her father's, manual wind mechanical.. had it serviced 2 years ago.. it tells time, that's what it does, accurate to a couple of seconds a day, more then reasonable for my needs and I'm sure that when I'm gone the next generation will be wearing it getting it serviced and looking forward to passing it down to their kids with of course the stories of the people who wore it before. I'm sorry my friend but that is not gonna happen with a g-shock (BTW I broke 2 of them, don't know how but the unbreakable watch broke on me twice, 2 different models lol). No hard feelings, wear what you enjoy!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
@@justafanmarvel9669 ha ha no worries at all. Check out some of my casio and digital watch history videos. Earliest I have specifically from casio is a QW04 Casiotron likely 74-75 so granted slightly below 50 years.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Also Gruen teletime using a ILIXCO LCD module was before seiko if we’re talking twisted nematic LCD , with dynamic scattering display LCDs coming marginally before this. Check out my history on the evolution of the LCD display. Seiko first 6 digit and first multifunction 👍
@justafanmarvel9669
@justafanmarvel9669 Жыл бұрын
@IlluminatingWatches that's why I said arguably.. there has been debate as to who was actually first and some of it has to do with proto type vs production and one company's employees leaving to goto the competition etc. But 72 is the rough best estimate
@alessandrobernardi9258
@alessandrobernardi9258 3 ай бұрын
Where my Casio gang at?
@mogret7451
@mogret7451 10 ай бұрын
wow the cosmo phase is such a cool watch 😧
@mason4354
@mason4354 Жыл бұрын
I love my PRW-30. I wish Armitron would innovate more like Casio. 😔
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
The PRW-30 is awesome
@iamsemjaza
@iamsemjaza Жыл бұрын
Scrooge McDuck def owned a pre-used Casio F91-w that he got for a song.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha that’s a fair point. Perhaps not one for the rolly!
@jonlee580
@jonlee580 Жыл бұрын
Watch lover vs Watch snob is the only real way to explain it. U r one or the other and it is a fact
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha as long as people are enthusiastic about watches of any kind I’m fine. It’s only where people are only buying watches to show off wealth that I get annoyed
@zachmiller9175
@zachmiller9175 Жыл бұрын
It really kinda sucks they never actually stuck a royale on Bonds wrist...
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Well I suppose it was a homage to the original seiko that he did wear
@intisarmuhtadee1117
@intisarmuhtadee1117 Жыл бұрын
The watch that Christian wore at the movie American Psycho was a SEIKO 5 which is kind of like a homage of the "president"
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I vaguely remember there being a fact about him actually wearing both in the film?
@intisarmuhtadee1117
@intisarmuhtadee1117 Жыл бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches well I think the whole time he was wearing that Seiko because we can see the day and date in the same window at 3'o clock. I might be wrong too.
@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya
@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya Жыл бұрын
Luv my 20 Casio’s…!!! 👍😊💥
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
As you should! You need more I think !
@johntate5050
@johntate5050 Жыл бұрын
Casios, not Casio's. There's no apostrophe.
@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya
@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya 11 ай бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches 👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣
@X85283
@X85283 11 ай бұрын
re: 7:30 most of my Casio digitals are also WAY better than their stated spec of +/-30sec/month. Honestly, most of them are within 30sec a YEAR. It is a lot easier for normal people to test this now as your phone is basically using atomic time - or you can get it easily online to the second (which is how I know).
@gunjja13
@gunjja13 Жыл бұрын
So much passion and details you put in this (and other videos) video! I love it!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Thankyou! I’m glad that comes through. Only do this because I enjoy it!
@deifor
@deifor Жыл бұрын
I have a lovely gshock if anyone is interested in trading it for a Rolex.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
I’m sensing unconvinced! I’m getting some heat for this perspective over on WatchCrunch so my perspective seems to be a divisive one. It’s a genuinely held perspective though I promise.
@JL-OnwardandUpward
@JL-OnwardandUpward 11 ай бұрын
Are you high...
@dudN8R
@dudN8R Жыл бұрын
What are the references for those gorgeous squares @19:20 ?
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ah yes the G7800 is a really special watch! One of the best modules ever in a casio watch
@RoerDaniel
@RoerDaniel Жыл бұрын
SHAKIRA
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Casio!
@RoerDaniel
@RoerDaniel Жыл бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches it would last a lifetime ♥️
@ezhilek9833
@ezhilek9833 7 ай бұрын
Casio🎉
@davidcrandall4958
@davidcrandall4958 Жыл бұрын
very well researched ! Thank you!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@AtlasJuega
@AtlasJuega Жыл бұрын
How many ended up here because of Shakira?
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Didn’t know they liked Casios!
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Ha ha i now get this. On bbc news just saw about the diss track saying “swapping a Rolex for a casio” .
@AtlasJuega
@AtlasJuega Жыл бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches yes it is trending right now, it may help out the video, which to be honest does not need any help, great video! I am re-watching some parts now. But it was crazy, because of everything you explain in here, so yea i prefer a Clara! jeje
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
@@AtlasJuega tweaked the title to see if it makes any difference. If it works - I owe you one!!
@AtlasJuega
@AtlasJuega Жыл бұрын
@@IlluminatingWatches I hope it gives some.
@6iancar1o
@6iancar1o Жыл бұрын
Great video. New Sub.
@IlluminatingWatches
@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel! So glad you enjoyed and please do take a look around. Lots more videos where this came from, and lots of Casio!
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