As usual, I tend every so often to look at Casio, as they are an amazing Brand with very, very popular and simple watches for everyone. And the one thing all their models do – is exactly what it says on the tin! They indicate the time, plus maybe the day or the date – whatever – but they are always practical and very inexpensive.
This one – the Casio MRW-200H-1B2VDF has been around I suppose from maybe 2010/11 and basically hasn’t changed – and why should it?
It is an analogue faced black dial quartz powered watch with little dial clutter, so it’s easy to read the time, the day and the date. Maximum contrast between the numerals, the hands and the date/day window. It also has a centre seconds hand.
It’s an OK size, so almost anyone can wear it and the construction is very practical, being a black resin case and matching strap.
Knocks and scratches are virtually a non event and the plastic lens is tough as it needs to be, whatever you’re doing.
It has a Water Resistance of 100m, so splashing around is not an issue and good enough for most folk and the battery is easily obtained, easy to change and lasts up to maybe 4 years. It’s as light as a feather and after a minute or two you forget it’s there – but it is and it’s handier than an iPhone or Android phone to quickly check the time, day and date – at a glance. Simples!
And the price for this practical and very affordable watch is around £35 in the UK. which today is practically nothing. And I’ve no doubt it will outlast the wearer by many, many years (just swap out the battery every 4 years).
The thing is, they produce dozens of models with very similar looks and styles, so plenty to choose from and they’re all somewhere between £35 and £50 here in the UK.
So, as I say – Casio – simples!
Note – As a watch collector who loves mechanical and automatic watches predominantly, it is amazing when I checked through my display boxes, just how many quartz Casio’s turned up! Maybe because when I used to go on holiday, I often treated myself to another “holiday” Casio, so if it got stolen or lost – no sweat – I would get another one when I got home – Simples!
Though it would annoy me a bit, to realise the guy who pinched my watch, got a damned good one – but fortunately not an expensive one – but hey, that’s life!
Watch space 