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Review on ⌚ Waterproof Stainless Steel Square Digital Multifunction Sports Watch - Classic Unisex Men's and Women's Electronic LED Watch by Anna Crane

Revainrating 2 out of 5

I love Casio's vintage design, but it's too cheap!

I ordered this watch after my old Casio watch broke completely and the new one I ordered arrived with a broken clasp. I really love that the style of this watch is so similar to Casio's A158WA men's watch (I always wear Casio in the same style and only ever order a new one after it breaks every 4-5 years). When they arrived I immediately regretted my choice. Gold! I guess it's maybe a matter of personal taste (I think gold looks particularly awful on my skin tone?), but still I don't own a watch so I've resigned myself to wearing it despite its ugliness (although I immediately ordered another OTHER Casio watch without even waiting for the broken watch that had just been sent to me to be returned). For the record, 2 Casio style watches like this are usually only a few bucks more, but figured I'd just keep them as spares after the new watch arrived. Unfortunately I can't! I guess I'm allergic to something in the metal or the paint because this watch gave me a rash! Although to be honest I have sensitive skin and tend to get weird breakouts from jewelry (never been able to figure out what it is, I'm allergic as it only happens to certain metals). Most people probably won. I don't have this problem. The main problem people might have with this watch is that the face is very shiny (looks very cheap) and the numbers on the LEDs are like the numbers on a cheap solar calculator! You have to look at it from a certain angle and distance to see the time, rather than a row of unlit numbers. And I don't know what material the dial is made of, but it seems to scratch easily (I've only worn this watch all day and it kind of has a scratch on the dial), making the time even harder to tell power ! The only good thing I can say about this watch (and there are actually some good things about it) is that I really like the night light feature and the colors it offers. The night light feature on this watch is actually better than the Casio b/c, instead of the entire screen turning blue only the numbers turn blue (wish it was always like that!). And while I didn't like the gold color, I think a rose gold hue would look better. This watch also has a nice sleek, understated look, just like the Casio watch model A158WA! For some reason it is very difficult to find such watches. Unfortunately, I think Casio has effectively phased out the A15 in favor of their newer "vintage" EL watch (A16) which is almost exactly the same, just has a slightly thicker case (I prefer that it's thinner so it doesn't hanging around and clinging to things).

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Infinitely slow