CA53W Vintage Series | Data Bank | 1/100 SEC Stopwatch | Water Resistant | 8 Digit Calculator | Dual Time | Resin Band | Resin Case | Auto Calendar | Daily Alarm | 5 Year Battery

I'm a huge fan of retro-style watches, and the Casio CA53W Vintage Series is a fantastic addition to my collection. This watch is a modern take on the classic Casio C-53, which was popular back in the80s and90s. The CA53W retains the same nostalgic charm as its predecessor, but with a few welcome updates. Design and Build (5/5) The CA53W has a sturdy build quality that belies its affordable price point. The watch features a38.4mm case, which is compact enough for smaller wrists. The design is unmistakably retro, with a boxy shape, chunky buttons, and a iconic Casio logo on the dial. The watch is available in several color options, but I opted for the classic black and white combo. Functionality (4.5/5) The CA53W is more than just a pretty face. It features a range of useful functions, including a24-hour clock, alarm, and a built-in calculator (yes, you read that right - a calculator!). The calculator is a fun throwback to the original C-53, but it's not exactly the most practical feature in modern times. That being said, it's still a neat party trick. Accuracy and Reliability (5/5) As you'd expect from Casio, the CA53W is incredibly accurate and reliable. The quartz movement is precise, and I've found that it keeps perfect time. Scratch Resistance (4.5/5) The CA53W features a mineral crystal display, which provides decent scratch resistance. While it's not as scratch-resistant as some higher-end watches with sapphire crystals, it's still a significant improvement over the original C-53. In my daily wear, I've noticed a few minor scratches on the crystal, but they're barely noticeable. Overall, the mineral crystal does a great job of protecting the watch face from everyday wear and tear. Value (5/5) At around $20, the CA53W is an absolute steal. You'd be hard-pressed to find a watch that offers this level of quality, design, and functionality at such an affordable price. Overall (4.8/5) The Casio CA53W Vintage Series is a must-have for anyone who loves retro-style watches or is simply looking for a fun, affordable timepiece. While it may not have all the bells and whistles of more modern smartwatches, it's a beautifully designed and built watch that will appeal to anyone who appreciates a blast from the past. Recommendation: If you're in the market for a stylish, affordable watch that's perfect for everyday wear, look no further than the Casio CA53W Vintage Series. It's a great conversation starter, and its unique design will undoubtedly turn heads. Pros: Retro design Affordable price point Accurate quartz movement Fun calculator feature Decent scratch resistance Cons: Calculator feature may not be practical for everyone Limited water resistance (only10m) Mineral crystal may not be as scratch-resistant as some other materials Overall, I'm thoroughly enjoying my Casio CA53W, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for a stylish, affordable watch with a bit of nostalgia thrown in.

Love this watch, brings me back to the 80' works and looks good thanks.

I got this watch with a dual purpose, one being I needed a watch for work and the other being I'm a big Back to the Future fan and when I found out they were selling Marty's watch I had to scoop it up. It doesn't disappoint! I'd recommend a YouTube tutorial for how to set the time and all that since the comprehensive instruction booklet it comes with can be a lot, but setting everything up is quick and painless and the band of the watch is as comfortable as the interface is easy. I wore this thing for the past month of working, and brought it on a trip through cold mountains with me, and it served me perfectly all the way through. I'll definitely be using it for a Marty McFly cosplay at some point too! All in all, huge recommend from me, I'd say it's the best watch I've ever had.

This is my 2nd watch. The part that holds the excess wrist strap down broke, but the band itself is fine. Unable to find another band, I just opted to buy a whole new watch for 16 bucks. My first watch was purchased in December of 2012. It is now December 2017, and it is still working with that same battery. I have no idea how long the watch was running when I bought it, but I would say that 5 years out of the battery is normal. This watch is great. It is light enough that I do not feel the need to take it off. It is water proof for the things I do...occasional swimming and I leave it on when I shower. I have hit this watch on numerous things like counters and it has taken a beating and the watch is without scratches and works just as good as the day I bought it. This watch can take a beating. I wish that it had a light, but that's my only thing that I would change. And this watch gets people's attention if that's your thing. I have never had so many people make comments about how cool it is, and I have some pretty nice watches. This thing has received at least 10 times more comments than all of my other watches combined. The nice thing is that I never have to worry about someone trying to steal it, as opposed to my other watches. I like the look. I like the price. I have nothing bad to say about this little watch. If you are like me and grew up in the 80's, always wanted one of these watches but did not get because they were so expensive back then, I highly recommend this. Especially if you travel to the Caribbean via cruise ship and need a good watch to go swimming with, but not want to draw too much attention to yourself and to make sure you get back to your ship in time.

I'm not into giving allot of posts, so bear with me. I'm Obsessive Compulsive and very meticulous to things. Anyways I love this watch, because it has a nice retro charm to it. Im able to set it up very good thanks to YouTube videos. Got a nice Time/calculator/alarm/dual time/stop watch. About the Time: I give it 4/5 because of the time. The second to be precise. Everyday I look up timeanddate(.)com to see how accurate it portrays time. Everyday it is off by 1.2 seconds. So I'm always fidgeting about setting it every morning. The calculator: No complaints about it. I know it is small, so I know what to expect about it. I grown use to it in about a few days of using it. Tip: don't use your nails, according to a Reddit user you can leave a mark on the rubber. Alarm: Cool thing is it can have an alarm every hour. About 2.5seconds. if you set the alarm to a specific time it lasts 20 seconds. Any button can deactivate it. Dual time: Very good. The seconds are in sync with your main time so you can just set minute/hour. It doesn't display the date on the time zone. Just the hour. Stop watch: I was surprised that It can multitask stopwatch feature. I can have the stop watch running while I'm doing calculations of using the main time. Note: I found out that while in main time feature, if I press " ÷ " it brings out the date. Never mentioned in YouTube. Water resistant. I don't want to test it because I want to take care of it. I hear others take showers with it, though they never specify if they take hot showers. If I were to go swimming with it, might as well rinse it off fresh water. Take the chlorine or sea salt off of it. You can replace the battery, but I recommend you lubricate the gasket. I been thinking of replacing the band with a NATO to make it colorful, but I'm weighing the pros and cons that if I get it wet, it will be difficult to dry. I love the retro look of it. From the orange/yellow WR in the corner. The lines across the numbers. It makes me think of the delorean car from back to the future. I want to buy like 10 of these :) Remove the batteries and keep it in case they don't make production of them. I don't care about backlighting, because that will stress the battery of it. I would give it 4.5/5 Because of the seconds issue. It's 1.2 seconds off. Other than that, this is a really great watch. Highly recommend it *Update on waterproof I worn it while taking a shower. And I mean a nice Hot Shower. It didn't steam up the screen or anything. I even pressed all the buttons while water splashed on it.

I always wanted one of these as a kid in the 90s. My father, who was a teen in late 70s and 80s was concerned that I would get made fun of at school because, not only were they more expensive back then, only super-geeks wore calculator watches when he was in school; I guess that still applied to the mid-to-late-90s as Casio Calculator Watches hadn't become old enough to be retro-chic yet. My friend, a 30-something exec, recently bought one and I was immediately reminded of how badly I wanted one as a kid and was ecstatic when he told me it was only $15. Upon first purchasing the watch, I felt that I would mostly just use it as a fashion statement more or less -- some kind of geek hipster I guess. But I use this thing all the time: Tips on food, BitCoin conversions, tallying my PostMates delivery totals, all kinds of daily math! I have a genuine need for the second time zone too, having relatives and family in another country and I use the stopwatch frequently to time things like workouts and bike rides as well as walking times to all the facilities I use on a daily basis so that I can find the fastest routes (I'm a big nerd, I know). I probably use this watch for something other than telling time around 10 times a day. I have an iPhone and, sure, I could do all the same things on the iPhone and more than this cheap little watch, but the watch is right there on my wrist! I don't have to take it out, unlock it, and find whatever app I need to use, I just turn my wrist and get straight into it. Sure, I could get an Apple Watch, but I don't see the need to spend $350 on what is essentially a second phone at this point in my life and many of the same problems that come from the complexity of so much versatility would still get in the way. And I can't imagine what using a calculator with such a tiny touch-screen would be like. Even if they're tiny, the Casio's buttons are physical, which goes a long way to being easy to press. If you are a fan of calculators, geeky things, cheap useful things, or Back to the Future and Marty McFly don't hesitate. This watch is fantastic. Casio was way ahead of their time in the late 70s and 80s, not with just this watch but all the fitness and calculator watches they produced. This is an icon of an era of extreme leaps in personal computing technology. Features: * Watch (either 12 or 24 hour) with day of the week indicator and toggle to see year, month and day * Basic Calculator supporting up to 8 digits and supporting addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as basic exponents * Alarm (can also set an hourly chime from here) * Alternate timezone * Stopwatch: chimes every 10 minutes, can record multiple laps. PROS: + Cheap! + 5 functions: Clock, Calculator, Alarm, Alternate Timezone, Stopwatch + Option to have watch chime on the hour + Can technically multitask (run the stopwatch in the background while you use other functions) + Durable and Water Resistent + Alarm is a good volume + Keeps precise time (I synced it to time.gov several days ago and it's still accurate to the precise second) + Because of it's simplicity, it just works + Surprisingly feature-full for such simple technology. CONS: - I personally wish the holes in the arm band were offset 50%. One hole is slightly too tight and the next is slightly too lose. That's just a nit-picky personal problem though.

This watch really brings back memories. It’s really light weight sometimes forget i’m wearing a watch. It’s a good quality watch the buttons are solid. I’d buy it again.

I’m old school when it comes to watches. Can’t go wrong with this brand and quality. Super lightweight and great value. Easy to adjust and looks great. I don’t always want to be attached to my smart watch