I am a big fan of watches and the Casio Marlin or Casio Duro watch is great value. The Casio MDV106 series watches look premium and if you buy a metal bracelet, they look much more expensive than the price. I think the Casio Marlin is the best value diver on the market today. The […]
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I’ve been tracking the Ganance Heir since it was first teased. Everything about it suggests the Ganance Heir will fill the void left by Chronos and Trivoly. This makes the Ganance Heir, what I call, a smart disc. There biggest advantage to this approach, if done right, it means you can switch it easily between
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BREAKING NEWS: US pre-orders for the DW-H5600 are now open on Amazon! The Casio DW-H5600 (technically the G SQUAD DW-H5600) will be released on May 19, 2023 (in Japan and the US). It’s now available in the US on Amazon. I pre-ordered mine from Casio directly. In the US the model is called the G Shock
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I love watches, but have a special place for Casio because they’re affordable quality watches that look great. I have all of the watches on the list below and sometimes even multiple variations of the same watch. If you’re looking for the perfect Casio watch to gift to someone in your life, these are my
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I inherited a love and appreciation for traditional watches from my Dad. A traditional watch, whether automatic or even quartz, is just a thing of beauty. I definitely have a champagne taste and a lemonade wallet when it comes to watches (ha!). So if you’re like me, and love watches and just want a list
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Update 2022: It seems like TimexPay may be discontinued, the bands are out of stock on Amazon, and the Timex website lists them as a “waiting list” item or “out of stock.” I’ll update this as I learn more. For now, this blog post should be considered helpful for historical context only and NOT a
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Updates. This post was updated late 2022/early 2023 to reflect the current status of products. Sadly, most products listed are now discontinued or unavailable – it seems like this is still a niche wish by people like me who favor traditional watches. The only product on the horizon is a new entrant (Ganance) with a
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