CasioMen's Silver Tone 25 Memory Calculator Databank Watch

After seeing this in person I don't know why I waited so long to add this one to my collection. It's quite an attractive watch, even if for more the geeky type to fawn over. I love the retro look to it, but also not feeling like it's just an old relic on my wrist. The date/day are large enough and easy to read, the orange backlight looks nice but I wish it lit up more than just the left side, perhaps being located at the top would disperse the light better over the whole display.I was concerned it would appear too big on my wrist or not sit quite well with the two section design, I can safely say it does no look overly large in the least. It's quite comfortable to wear, with the band being easily adjustable, just unlock a tab with a small flathead and push back in once you find your size. I was expecting the case and strap to feel a bit heavier, has more a plastic feel to it moreso than I figured it was. Not so much a problem, I just hope it holds up alright especially for the $45 price considering my F91-W for a quarter of the cost feels indestructible.Buttons are easy to set, though I still need to play around with all the features still. They are responsive even though are a small size, I also hope these hold up well with time. I'm pretty happy with how it looks and feels, hugs the wrist quite nicely so it does not look bulky or like a toy. I may replace the band at some point with a higher quality metal band, as is the stock one is pretty nice.Far as the seller goes, the watch came inside a used looking box with a F91-W sticker inside it. I was expecting brand new but if it's not it still came in a great looking condition.

Is it worth 55 dollars? No, not at all. Is the light even worth having? Nope. Is the calculator useful in today’s society? Nada. Is it well built with high quality finishing? Still no. Does the bracelet occasionally pinch your arm hair? Yep. Not really a great watch. I’m sure sales are low on these and I understand why they wouldn’t offer a more premium one. However, it’s a calculator watch and way before my time, so I wanted to see what it was about. Just the fact that Casio still makes it is worth 5 stars. Kinda surprised how small it is even on my 6.75 wrist. Oh, I will actually give it a positive. It doesn’t have the inverted screen. Casio’s inverted screens are the worst I’ve ever seen. Casio, if you’re reading this, just stop it. Throw those screens away, no one can read them… Like wow, they’re bad. That’s a huge positive.

I have one of these in every color, material, and model I can get my hands on. Bada**, unique, various functions (my dream is to one day ask for someone’s number at a bar then meticulously type it into my Casio calculator watch and save it into the originally revolutionary and useful, now obsolete, database it possesses), and is easily the best conversation starter in any setting, especially when you’re a young female, because everyone worth getting to know will recognize this beaut, feel euphoric nostalgia while remember the happy moments from their childhood in the 80s, relate those feelings to you as a person and your character through assimilation, then say “is that a Casio calculator watch?” Almost want to give a terrible rating to defer others from purchasing so I can keep this unique life-changing timekeeper to myself, lest it loses its magic.

I bought this watch because of the sleek case and I had a DBC-610 over 20 years ago which I lost. Kind of a nostalgia thing for me since I thought Casio would never make something like the DBC-610 again. I just received it and it looks almost like the DBC-610 except no letters on the keypad and the LCD is laid-out differently. One thing I would like to see is allowing letters in the telephone area of a tele-memo page. However it does have some features that the DBC-610 did not have such as the auto-light, currency conversion, 3-second vs. 1.5 second light, special alarms, and multi-lingual. I really like the snooze alarm and that when you switch modes you can still see the current time below it. Think I'll enjoy wearing this. I gave this 4 stars since I cannot enter letters into the telephone number area as an option. At least I don't think I can since I just receive this watch a few hours ago. I was excited when I saw on the Casio Asia site that they were bringing this style case and band back into production. At least we have access to something like this still in the U.S.A. Time will tell whether I'll really miss the schedule-memo concept that much. When I bought it I did not anticipate needing schedule-memo as I carry a cell-phone with me. Another thing I'd like to see on this watch is a stainless-steel case as the chrome plating wears off over time. Still this is a really neat product and I don't think there are other watches of its' kind that can match it.