cel4145 wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 7:03 pm
BostonCharlie wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 5:42 pm
The white Casio arrived today. AreaTrend included a pre-printed, postage paid adhesive return label in the box -- I like that.
The stand/box is much nicer than I'm used to seeing with Casios. The crystal has a plastic protector. The watch measures 37.4mm x 9.3mm. 39.2 with crown. Lug width is 20mm. Lug-to-lug: 42mm. The faux aligator leather strap is stiff. The seconds hand hits all the marks.
First photo with all its packaging (the manual is under the stand). I'll unwrap it after I'm sure the timekeeping is okay:
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That watch looks too nice to keep in the car!
Keep it with the rest of your collection, and then buy another glove box watch
ikr? I'll post some photos tomorrow when I have good light. The finishing isn't perfect but it's pretty good. The dial seems to have faint bluish tint, making it a cool white. The hands are polished (and there is no lume) but I've had no trouble reading it indoors. The polished bezel top is a sharp ridge that rises ~0.5mm above the crystal.
The only thing that strikes me as odd is the crown position. Looking at the side of the watch onto the crown, it looks off center, like it should be closer to the top of the watch. However, its lower position makes it easy to hook with a fingernail and pull out.
The snap-on back has a circular brush pattern.
My 20mm nato straps are too thick to fit behind the spring bars (our calipers say these natos are 1.1mm), and I haven't decided what to do about that, yet. Seems like glove box straps should use those
toolless bolt-action quick release straps.
Update: I'm thinking a perlon strap would work well. My son let me try one of his C&B perlons and it threads the bars fine. I like this one from
Crown & Buckle here.
Update 2:
Here is a more detailed review with photos:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=762&p=20218#p20218
Wrist shot on a (too wide) 22mm Fossil nato:
(Photo corrupted, but it wasn't a great shot anyhow, lol.)