Nothing at all man, have a good one ! Nice watch by the way !
I know this situation all too well.
What’s the Casio that does this?
Hello,
I don’t wear watches anymore since I use my smartphone.
But if I had to buy one, I think I would buy a Tokyo Flash. They have a LOT of very original watches ^^
Challenge : try to guess displayed time on these watches : 
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A lot of them do, mine is a dw-291, quite a chunky one amd has its own style but what can I say… I just like having all these tools on my wrist!
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Ha you’re correct that it’s a chunky watch, I didn’t realise countdown timer was an option, I’ll see if they’ve something with the same function in a slimmer format.
Edit to add: Casio website doesn’t have good filters, unable to filter by countdown timer!
I also remembered a key feature of wearing a watch for me- the Casio I have tells me the day/date. Seems strange to many; I do rotation/shift work, so lose track of the day- no weekends here, everyday is a weekday until fly-out day.
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A bunch of Casio watches do this.
For example, my Casio GD350 does this.
Just look for a watch with a countdown timer. 
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I love watches. They are so many things. They’re jewelry, they’re convenient timepieces, they’re also useful for a multitude of functions.
When home, I rarely wear one. Of course, an unencumbered wrist is most comfortable. But… there are watches that wear comfortably. I’ve owned over 50 watches over the years. I’ve had some that were not very comfortable and got rid of them. Some I’ve kept just because of rarity or unusual design.
Probably my favorite is the CASIO TW-7000, simply because of nostalgia and a youth connection. I remember going to a store that featured CASIO watches, including the G-Shock. And they had this slim titanium LCD watch that was $99. No way was I going to afford that on my limited income, when a G-Shock was $49.99. I saved up and got the G-Shock. But I always intended to circle back and get the TW-7000. Before I could, it was discontinued. There was no used watch market around where I could buy a used one. My hope was dashed. I forgot all about it… until one day decades later, I decided to search a bit on eBay. Nothing. But I kept looking. And then finally, one appeared. I was outbid. It was a pristine example that went for $300 USD. Finally, as luck would have it, I nabbed one for $50 in very good shape. Later, I’d pick up the rare white version for $130. It’s a simplistic module, but it was one reused in a number of other CASIO watches, even some much cheaper models. And what that did was make dead module substitution much easier. The original metal band is stainless steel and very comfortable. I could sleep with it on and feel fine.
I really like so many watch brands. I have Omega, Citizen (Eco-drive, Attesa), Seiko, Timex, and a smart watch by Garmin. But CASIO always has a special place for me. Because they made so much experimentation in horology back in the 1980’s, 90’s, 00’s… Now, they’re ubiquitous. But they’ve also gone off the deep end. Luxury models abound these days… which are really just overly dressed up versions of previously inexpensive models. I prefer the earlier models which were more basic and used plenty of replaceable resin so that you’d not have to worry about scratches. I would say it’s a toss-up between the PRG-270 (Pathfinder) and GD-350 (vibration alarm).
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CASIO G-Shock watches generally have very weak alarm tones. Tragic. There have been models that were particularly loud, like the G-3000, from 1999. So CASIO knew how to do it. Also, some of their all steel bodied screw backs, like the DW-5700 had a decently loud alarm. But the absolute weakest is the GW-M5610. So faint… you can’t hear it if there’s the slightest background noise. In the G-Shock forum on WatchUSeek where CASIO would periodically take in new ideas, a number of us there requested a louder alarm. Over and over. And they did nothing about it. THANKFULLY, they reintroduced vibration alarm. The GD-350 is a great one. But they’ve also done it in the square Bluetooth enabled models (5600 series). Vibration is terrific, because you feel it and you don’t disturb anyone. I use my GD-350 when outside grilling. Usually a 4 minute CDT, so I remember to flip and check food.
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Seiko 5
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I am not a huge digital watch fan but, those are two very nice looking watches. Thanks for sharing those.
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I wonder if anyone anywhere still carries a pocket watch, a phone in the pocket does not count, lol
I own a couple of pocket watches, but I haven’t carried them in years.
I used to wear a wristwatch regularly during work hours, but they’d make my wrist get damp with sweat. And cell phone display the time. So sometime or other (about 15-20 years ago) I got too fed up with how the watches felt and I quit wearing them. Although, on special dress-up occasions I’ll don a watch (lately a solar Seiko).
I don’t wear a watch for the moment. The watch strap snapped off recently and I’m deciding whether to buy a watch strap or buy another watch instead.
In any case I usually only wear a watch when I’m going out.
I didn’t wear one for over 20 years. Then I recently got a Casio ‘Royale’. It’s so slim and light I barely feels it’s there. Plus it only cost about $20 or thereabouts. It’s really convenient when I’m doing work with my hands or hands are dirty and I don’t have time to flip out my phone. A game changer for the price.
i’m wearing a watch all the time
have about 9 in rotation
10 or so in reserve
mostly solar radio-controlled casios and one citizen
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I always wear my watch, never take it off except for cleaning. I like to look at it, I like to know that the mechanics are so freaking precise, so delicate, so complicated and still manage to keep time that well.
Its a combination of jewelry, precision mechanics and fine craftsmanship. I only wear this one watch, I do not collect or anything like that.
Do I really need it? No. Can it be inconvenient? Yes. But I just love to look at it, I feel naked without it.
Hadn’t worn a watch for 10-15 years then got an Invicta Men’s 8926OB Pro Diver covid lockdown impulse buy in 2020. Looked good, felt good, AUD$85.
A few months later, 2021, Casio Men’s MDV106-1AV was on special, AUD$69. Someone said Bill Gates wears/wore one so if it’s good enough for Bill…I never used it. My son wears it sometimes.
Then a deal came up for a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic using frequent flyer points that I had accumulated so that became my main with the Invicta coming out now and then or when the Galaxy is charging. Great to track my crook ticker and handy to read msgs, emails and answer the phone.
Before mobile phones became ubiquitous, most people would notice if you glanced at your wrist to check the time in a meeting, during a conversation - it was considered rude. Nowadays, it’s the quick glance at the phone that’s a bit uncultured in company but not many notice a sly glance at your wrist.
Awesome recommendation! The gd350 (I got the gray) is a nice upgrade to my dw-291! No more changing the mode unintentionally with my wrist (buttons are bigger but protected), shortcut to the timer, awesome backlighting (can be used as an actual flashlight up close), and the vibrator alarm (oh sorry it’s called “vibe” lol) is sweet!
I’m not sure if its more subtle than the dw-291, but the colors are subtle for sure (the gray).
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I am 56 and can’t remember not ever wearing a watch. I love watches and my current watch is the Casio GGB100-1A3. I hate cell phones, to old school I guess, and ditched owning one 14 years ago. I own a couple Bulova watches along with Seiko, Invicta and other watches. My oldest is my Seiko A828-4019 sports 100 speedmaster watch, I have had it since 1986. I also own a couple self winding skeleton watches which I love, it’s something about watching all those precision parts moving.
My watch is generally, “'Scuse me, but what time is it?”.
I haven’t worn a watch since… school? Couldn’t stand the watch body being outboard so always wore it inboard (ie, between wrist and pocket), but even that became annoying clanking on hard tabletops.
I always keep my phones (yeah, plural) turned off unless I’m looking to call someone or am expecting a call/text. Yeah, I’m semi-permanently Do Not Disturb. So using a phone for the time would be a several-minute process to turn on, look, turn off.
Back when I had my first “candybar” Nokias with the monochrome always-on displays, it was easy to grab it and look. With my first color-screen Nokia (the beige one), the screen was completely black when inactive. And it went downhill from there with “smartphones”.
So screw it. If I’m not near a computer or table- or wall-clock, I don’t care about the time.