Casio's Best G-Shock Killer Budget Watch: Casio AE1500
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2024
- The AE1500 is the G-Shock killer for the budget minded Casio enthusiast. The AE1500 has the four basic functions...and with the perks of 5 programmable alarms with a snooze option, timer with a recurring timer option, dual LED light, and the most legible display I've ever seen on any Casio let alone under $25!! This is THE BEST Casio under $25 bar none.
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One of my best purchases ever. Same model as mine and 8 months strong! My 49-year old eyes couldn't be happier.
You and me both...tired eyes find creative solutions and this watch is definitely one of them! Have a great and blessed weekend.
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Thanks. You are bang on with the proportions vs. size specs. No problem on my 6.5" wrist. Double LEDs too. I truly believe this is Casio's attempt to push back against the Chinese designs with the simple design interface.
Great observation. Hadn't thought of that.
Picked this up in blue for around $21 at Walmart about a year ago. One of my very favorite beaters and that huge display is money for someone in their 60’s like me whose eyesight isn’t what it used to be.
Absolutely! Best budget watch for avg/large wrists.
I'm getting ready to do a top 10 G-Shock Alternatives video, just ordered this one to add to the list!
Hi Dave!! Looking forward to your top 10 video. This AE1500 watch is a keeper. Smart watch like display.
I’d highly recommend the SGW500. It’s 100m WR, ani-digi with a solid digital display, great light/lume, and it has compass/thermometer putting it solidly into outdoor use category. Great looking design as well.
I have owned him for at least four years now, he’s still incredible!
It’s one of my most referred Casios. Great watch. Have a great weekend.
I have a slightly smaller than Average wrist! This watch fits perfectly IT'S THE LIGHTEST AND MOST LEGIBLE WATCH I've ever had! Great water resistance 10 year battery! I can't buy dinner for this this price where I Iive!
Couldn't agree more!
This is my favorite Casio, including my GShocks. I actually have a second one coming tomorrow in a different color. If they maintained dimensions, turned it into a GShock and integrated tough solar and multiband, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. But for $21, my feelings won’t be too hurt if they just leave it as is. Honestly, this watch just makes most of my other watches look stupid. 😂
I think you and a few others were the patient-with-Tim viewers as I reluctantly bought this one...and many thanks to you! I love this watch and I 100% agree...tough solar and atomic...no need to pay 2-3 times more for a G-Shock that doesn't get adequately abused for the G-Shock label/stats.
Permanent Casio in my collection.
I like mine a lot. Definitely worth the low cost. The display is the biggest and clearest I’ve ever owned.
It’s one of the best, especially at that price point.
Have a great week.
I have the one with the negative display.
It's excellent! The digits are so big that i have no prblem reading the time.
And the illuminator lights them up, instead of the entire display. Which makes it even easier to read in the dark than the positive one.
The negative display illumination is a great thing to behold. Have a great week.
Just got mine today. It is for sure a great GShock alternative. And the legibility is probably the best compared to most casios
Congrats.
i am 52 yrs old and my aging eyes need a big clear display. this is no brainer, i have purchased both negative and positive versions and its now my everyday go to work and play around.
It is that for sure! Have a great week.
@@Realidealgear i purchased the casio awm 500d which is a must have for special occasions.
To be in the 40 dollar range, it should have mineral crystal and display current time in timer and chronograph modes. But otherwise it's a great watch with great pushers that have a double joint inside (like 200 m WR watches). With a diameter 5mm smaller, it could d be a perfect watch.
All excellent points. Thank you for sharing.
Great review. I have recently jumped down the Casio rabbit hole, and I have eating up info on line and on CZcams. I really enjoy your down earth and informative reviews. I recently bought a w736h , Big Sky, with a positive screen. I love the legibility and the vibration alarm. I have been wearing while I am sleeping, it fits great on my arm, to see if it will wake me up, and it does. The AE 1500 sounds great, particularly since it has the 5 alarms with a snooze alarm too. However, for the moment I am enjoying my honeymoon with the w736h.
The Casio rabbit hole is DANGEROUS. welcome to the club, man!
Enjoy the Big Sky....the vibration alert is definitely a function I wish was on more Casios. Put this AE1500 in the cart...well worth the delayed gratification. Have a great weekend.
Thank you soo much for reviewing!!!!
Btw I have an idea💡
How about and ultra extreme budget series where you test g-shock/casio homages like skmei and sanda and eventually put them under an extreme durability test to see if they can go the distance 😄
Your welcome. I’ll put that idea on the list. I like the testing comparison. I bet they do better than I or many people would give them (Skmei, etc).
So I saw this review and I literally just got the AE 1500 today (5-25) ... love the display on this watch and it probably will be my go to work watch.... if the GD 350 had this kind of display, it would be the absolute perfect watch... like you, I can do without all the meters, bars, Or whatever you want to call the little extras, they put on most of their watches.... The display on the 1500 is just what it should be... the date on the top, a second counter on the bottom, and the main time displayed right where it should be ,in the middle... Even if they made the display smaller to accommodate other watches, it's still the best format of any display
100%. Couldn’t agree more.
The only display that comes close to the 1500 is the big sky display.... that one is really good also.... in one sense. The big sky is actually better simply because it doesn't have any bar graphs on it at all.
Great honest review Tim as ever buddy, thank you, a lovely little watch, I do like a nice easy-to-read LCD display!
Thank you. You and me both! I think this is one of the greatest buys at $22.
I knew you'd love this watch Tim. I've been eyeing the Royale with the stainless steel bracelet. It's fun having different watches for all kinds of occasions
I've been encouraged for too long....and I humbly agree, this watch is outstanding. I'm beginning to see my interest in other watches wain as the SGW500 and AE1500 find their place in my Casio Collection.
Great video, thank you 🙏
My pleasure. It was a fun watch to review.
you were right, i took your advice i bought one too, and im loving it big numbers easy to read.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great review…! Great watch…! I suscribe each and every word you’ve said. More over, I consider it fits well in my small wrist. 👍🏽
Thanks for commenting. This model is a shocker....and it's a permanent part of the Casio collection. Have a great weekend.
Another handy feature: if you're not in time keeping mode, a long press on the mode button takes you right back to time keeping mode (the Greyman can also do that).
Thank you....I've just your suggestion! Bury that idea in the back of my mind. Have a great weekend.
Have this one and LOVE it. So much value here. Great idea about a battery meter in place of the 10 second countdown, it'd probably use a little less juice too, might get 11 years out of the battery. 🤣. I also have the same model GD-350 you showed and love that watch as well. Such a great display screen and fits my 7.25" wrist like a glove & so comfortable in spite of it's larger stature. Maybe my favorite G-Shock and I (for better or worse) have more than a few.
I agree with another commenter somewhere who said that the GD-350 should be the "King of Gs", not the GXW-56!
Really enjoy your reviews, you deserve many more subscribers which will come with time, I'm sure. Looks like Central Oregon to me, out there where you were driving and dropping trees. 👍🏻
First…that you for watching and commenting.
Agree wholeheartedly that the GD350 is the quintessential G-Shock. It has a look to it that is simply rigged without the extra over engineered garbage on many of the large G-Shocks. The functions are very user friendly.
I’m south of Missoula in the very SW part of Montana. Lots of trees…and forest fires. Dry winter this year means higher risk of forest fires.
Have a great week!
Got mine and I put it on a elastic strap. Perfect sleeping watch!!!! Easy to read early morning hours
I really really like that idea. Thanks for sharing.
That’s a great watch. It’s so legible! I’d consider it if it came in about a 90% size. It’s just too big for my 6 1/4” wrist. I can do a 43mm in a few cases, but my normal cutoff is 40mm, or about a 48mm lug-to-lug.
Excellent point. Shave a few mm off the case diameter and they hit a larger audience.
I think the high legibility largely dependent on the numbers for the time being in the very center of the display...which means a smaller diameter watch may not be as adversely affected by a downsized dial as would an off-centered time display.
Cutting away the bark around the base, the tree can't store any moisture, so will dry out and season in place. It will be much easier to cut into firewood.
That’s the plan. Let gravity take over and speed up the process while the tree bakes in the summer sun.
It's hard to beat this watch. Especially for the price. Function and form, my friends. I've expensive watches, but I'm always reaching for my Ironman or G-Shock (this one saved my hand from being crushed and still works, same battery- solar- and has been trucking along for 14 years now).
I'm late to the game on this watch...it's outstanding.
@@Realidealgear Doesn't matter...now you're at the table! Welcome!
Hi Tim. I’m really glad you like this watch. 🙂 I have the negative display. I have no problem with it. I don’t notice the ten second countdown. It’s an all around winner with me. Although I prefer ani/digi. The last one you talked me into (the doghouse watch) is another winner.
You and I have a condominium of dog houses from which we can reside....the Casio Condominium. The negative display just might work with this watch design....I just might have to....
Take care and have a great weekend!!
@@Realidealgear 😂At least you sell yours from time to time. The light makes up for the negative display. Have a great weekend! God Bless.
This is definitely a “luckily my wrist is too thin for this watch otherwise I would like to buy at least three of them”! I suspect that this is one of the few watches that would work fine for me in its negative display version. Big digits, looks highly legible!
Great review, this looks like a gs hock.
Love the chainsaw and car footage!
I think you're onto something....negative display might work with this one. I like this watch's lower profile....a dimensional g-shock nemesis
This is one of my favorite watches. It checks all the boxes of what I look for. I wear this more than my G-Shock Square, mainly because I just can't stand the recessed buttons. Plus, I needed a digital watch to wear at night that didn't make a ticking sound, was easy to read and had a great led light. The 1500 is it!
Agreed. Hard to beat this one with anything other than tough solar and atomic.
@@Realidealgear I don't need the atomic clock. Setting time takes no time at all. ;) Solar would be nice, but I'd love to see a variation of the 1500 with the MIP screen. I've got the negative display 1500 and I don't like it. Too dark at most times.
I've been seeing a lot of comments encouraging me to get an MIP display. Looks like I'll give it a shot in the near future.
i have the sand colourway of this. its great VFM watch Tim
I was after that colorway, but the sellers here wanted 500 pesos more for it here in my country. Wtf!??
Agreed! 1000% Take care and have a great weekend.
I highly recommend the Casio SGW100. It is a little smaller but very legible. Plus it has the twin sensor. It is my favorite Casio/gshock.
I’d love to see a comparison of it vs these other Casios.
I'll check out the SGW100...just did the SGW500 twin sensor. I'll look into the doing a comparison between the SGW500 and AE1500.
The SGW100 has it all plus it keeps the EL backlight as of now. It has been my daily watch for about 15 years and has held up great. It’s great!
I just looked it up...Nice watch!!
I picked up the khaki and green models at Walmart for $5 each on clearance. Great deal on some nice watches
That’s incredible. Congrats! Have a blessed Easter.
I agree totally ! Have you seen the white one with the negative display ? I have that one and the sand and blue one ( it’s mostly grey I think )
Haven't ventured into those colors. I'm thrilled with the typical Casio black resin for now. There are lots of options. Thanks for watching.
Again we agree Tim 😊
Now by far my favo next to my 736h
My green one has double pin buckle, my black and sand color ones single. Weird
It's such a feature filled watch.
That is weird how the strap holes are different. I like the double holes for a strap as wide as this one.
It’s because the green one is an AE-1500WHX, the other two colorways mentioned are AE-1500WH. The X in the model name is indicative that the watch has an extra long strap, besides the double pin buckle and double holes. There are other colors that have that extra X in the name and those extra features.
Got it. Always learning something new regarding Casio...thank you.
I told you you might like it haha! It certainly is a big one but its super legible! Its one of their best budget pieces hands down! I have no idea why you are cutting it that way... Okay now I know... Interesting! Have a fantastic weekend Bro!
You SIR......are 100% my Casio coach MANY MANY thanks to you and a couple others being patient with me...a Casio AE1500 denier. I'm laughing typing this because I KNOW you're laughing as well. Have a great weekend my friend. We need to talk soon. Take care my Casio coach!!
Hahaha. Knew you were resisting it because of size, though the display would be right up your alley. I have the green one with the extra long strap that has a double tang buckle, making it even more “G-Shocky” though it’s not. Closest Casios to G-Shock is the DW-291 as it has mineral glass, 200m WR and a steel reinforced plastic case.
As to AE-1500, yeah super comfortable and legible and affordable, especially there in the US. Here we are not so lucky, I paid almost 50USD for mine. Still, I believe the watch offers enough that even at our local price, I’m happy with it. Wear it quite a bit, yesterday and the day before I was waring mine.
I have been rightfully humbled. It's a great watch. With 100m WR and 10yr battery, it'll be tough for a G-Shock to out perform this watch in the short term.
This is a killer utility watch 100%. And about the problem with the strap adjustment, another CZcamsr channel "All Things Random" showed how he solve it using some 3m Doble side tape and foam in the caseback of its casio, and to be honest I found it a very simple yet elegant solution, maybe it won't work on those hybrid/fitness watches like the gshock square HR or the GBD-H2000 with their heart rate sensor but outside of those few? I think it's really a good solution. As for this AE1500, I saw many collective them for the colors, I think the white one in negative display is very awesome.
Thank you for the video.
PS I agree that having the time in the middle of the screen and with bigger size is very practical.
Thanks for the info on the strap. I’m going to check that out. Thanks for commenting. Have a great weekend!
@@Realidealgear You welcome, after my third video of your channel now I'm subscribed! 👍
I appreciate your support.
most review focus on the look and the price, this is the first time I've heard about the time in the middle of the display and i have never thought about it. don't think many casio do that. The big time digit is probably what make the watch looks bigger than it really is.
100% agree. It was like a bolt of lightning. I literally stopped doing what I was doing pulled out all the Casios I have to verify. Sure enough, all the watches that rated high on legibility…made better use of the middle. It makes me think Casios could be easily designed with better legibility by simply making the time more centrally located and this especially on the smaller watches…leverage a smaller round case toward more efficient use of the middle. Thanks commenting and watching! Take care.
Que tal mí estimado, muy buen reloj cumplidor diría yo. Carátula grande al igual que los números y sé agradece mucho especialmente pará los qué peinamos canas 😂. Aquí en mí país existe la variante en color arena y es un modelo muy accesible. Consulta: cómo sé comporta ésa electro sierra en climas fríos, yo tengo una motosierra Poulan americana pero de tanto en tanto me hacé renegar la carburación, veo qué terminaste vastante cansado con el hacha 😅.Tim cómo siempre mis respetos qué sigas bien y bendiciones amigo!!
Alfredo, es un placer y espero tener noticias suyas. Nosotros los viejos envejecen bien, ¿no te parece? La motosierra de electricidad funciona bien. En un clima muy frío, es más difícil de usar porque la batería no dura tanto y el aceite se vuelve espeso. Utilizo una motosierra de gas para proyectos de reunión de madera más grandes. ¡Mi gimnasio de ejercicio está al aire libre! ¡Me mantiene humilde y agrega algunos pelos grises más! Cuídate y mantente bien.
Alfredo, es un placer y espero tener noticias suyas. Nosotros los viejos envejecen bien, ¿no te parece? La motosierra de electricidad funciona bien. En un clima muy frío, es más difícil de usar porque la batería no dura tanto y el aceite se vuelve espeso. Utilizo una motosierra de gas para proyectos de reunión de madera más grandes. ¡Mi gimnasio de ejercicio está al aire libre! ¡Me mantiene humilde y agrega algunos pelos grises más! Cuídate y mantente bien.
I still think it’s a bit too big for me (7in wrist), but I’m surprised as well. It makes me think, do I really need any other watch than a good Casio? Ha! Thanks for the great review!
You’re welcome.
Casios are taking over my house! It is definitely on the large size.
In other news: The Casio G-Shock killer watch gets killed by shock. You can't be a G-Shock killer when you are not shock proof.
How is a G-Shock shock proof? No where in any Casio material to they claim "shock proof." My understanding is that it can withstand shocks up to a given level and that level far exceeds any typical shock...not ALL shock hence the moniker of shock resistant.
With that in mind, the AE1500 has a very good level of shock resistance. For the average consumer/user, it checks the box. Check out my shock test of a Casio F200. Not a G-Shock...and non of the situations I put the F200 through would be typical shock issues. They are abnormal issues include ricocheted debris from a bullet. It's a G-Shock killer for 95% of consumer/users.
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Love it. Bought multiple colorways. It's a sickness.
That's what I'm gathering from the feedback. May have to look a bit further into options. Have a great weekend.
I don't think fitment means what you think it means.
What does fitment mean?
I'm keeping this one for good, and using my Full Metal GMB2100 for a beater, just because the GMB2100 is so hard to read, it's useless -- totally impractical -- complete waste of money.
The AE1500 is a complete surprise to me on legibility and all I mentioned in the video. The GMB2100 is a great looking design…it struggles to make even reasonable, functional use of its very small digital display.
I appreciate your comments. Take care.
This is NOT a G-Shock .... Only a normal cheap Casio..... NOT SHOCK RESISTANT ! The best buy is to buy the cheapest G- Shock model maybe the DW5600 or the DW 6900 .
Agreed…let me add some qualifiers. T
he average consumer never pushes the normal Casio to its limits. In a video I’ve published, I bounced, dropped and even shot a bully at a normal Casio and…it’s worked fine. G-Shocks are overrated for the avg consumer.
As a former LEO who wore a normal Casio, g-shocks were repetitively redundant in protection. In my experience and observing many other LEOs with normal Casios, they will outperform most experiences except the repetitive exposure to extreme circumstances…and G-Shock watches are amazing in that regard.
I encourage you to check out my F200 abuse test specifically about increasing levels of shock. All tests were performed on the same watch.
Casio F200: can it keep up with G-Shocks? part 1
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this has a better display than the 9500 mudman. i am getting all versions of the ae-1500 its tells me the time from all angles. i am sold.
I couldn’t agree more regarding the AE1500. Great watch and an incredible value.
Not a g shock killer
First, thank you for watching and commenting.
I'd love to read about why it's not a G-Shock killer, curious.
@@Realidealgear for practice used it's ok but in the end a g shock last longer in terms of the design. It's look much cooler 😁