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I just bought one yesterday, omg the feeling, i always wanted one so bad when i was 15 but could never buy one and now that im 40 i bought me one, feels great.
Ha! This comment reminds me of the night vision goggles in Step Brothers. “Can you imagine if we had these when we were 12?” “Even better. We’ve got them when we’re 40.”
I’m 13, so not old by any standard, this is the most comfortable watch I’ve ever owned. Only issue is that it doesn’t have a back light. That’s why I wear my f91w lol.
Born in 99 so wasn’t around for this watches prime years but absolutely appreciate its timeless yet retro style Just ordered one up cannot wait for it to arrive
I bought one of those at the PX in Japan when they first came out. Used it (with a pen toggling the buttons) for artillery calculations at the guns. It couldn't take the field conditions of rain, cold, mud, and shock and broke/died after a couple of weeks, but it looked cool in the bars on liberty when it was working.
After watching your review and reading other comments, the nostalgia hit so hard that I immediately went on ebay and got me one. I'm in my 40s but I still try to enjoy the things I could not have or afford back then. I don't know why it took me this long to get this. Thanks for the memories
I know that feeling. I searched 5 years for the Casio CFX - 200 because i looked for a price below 500 dollars. Got it last week for 150 Dollars. I#M so happy with it
I've had this one for decades. To this day people ask me about the calculator. I concur about the lack of a backlight. The battery lasts about 7 years. I just saw another video about changing the battery. After all these years, I didn't know that after the new battery is installed, you have to touch a thin wire to the top of the newly-installed battery and a spot near the letters "AC", effectively restarting the watch.
I have this on my wrist right now. It's my only watch. One thing I like about it, is the strap. When you hold it in direct sunlight you can see blue and green spots and it's pretty beautiful
My son bought me one for Christmas, I really enjoy wearing it and find myself gravitating towards putting it my wrist regularly, like you say you forget you’re wearing it and it has so much retro charm. Another Casio classic everyone should own.
@@edmund8954 honestly i don't remember, but they weren't the cheap option at the store, and my parents weren't about to get one for me, and I had to make due with a quartz movement analog watch lol. They cheapened up at the end of the decade, and became much more available. The speed at which things got smaller and faster was incredible to see. My dad had to buy an ibm pc clone for his business in that time period, cost over 4 grand and was just a DOS machine, lol. Heck, even a portable electronic calculator was expensive. I remember being blown away as a kid by the (I belive it was also a casio) kids version shaped like an owl, with a red vacumn display....lol. makes me feel old. And I'm only early 40s...
I'm honestly shocked that the CA-53w didn't become stupidly expensive like the original sony walkman did because of pop culture and movies. I always wanted one when i was a little kid, but I thought that they were expensive, then I got one at a walmart for 20 bucks in the summer of 2017, and I never let go of that watch ever since. It broke recently, but I'll just get another one. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I'm 21 and I just bought one of these bc I love the cool retro look and the feel of it. The fact it's waterproof is also awesome bc I literally never have to take it off. I wish it had a backlight is the only complaint
Today I purchased a very used one from a friend just about $5 dirt cheap. But the nostalgia is addictive. I am 40 now and I love this and also my old F91W
"Everybody should buy one.....a piece of history.....!!!!!" absolutely..... can't afford this high-tech piece in the 80s.....now I own this iconic watch.....
My mom got me this watch! I've always wanted one of these vintage watches so I'm pretty content with it. Thanks for making this, I was too lazy to read the instructions !
I first got one of these in 1984 because of Alex P. Keaton (worn prominently by Michael J Fox, which is why it's also Marty McFly's choice of watch- he made both at the same time). I'm glad they still make them, because in 2017 I picked up another one at a local Kmart. Casio has some outstanding watches they've made over the years- calculator, scientific calculator, television remote, temperature/barometer/altimeter, you name it, and Casio probably did it!
Watching videos like this is why I now have 38 Casios. Since you mentioned databanks, I also have the DBC-32 Databank Calculator, DB-360 Databank and AW-81 Telememo watches.
Watching this while wearing my Casio Duro… knowing someone has already bought this for my birthday next week. I turn 46 next week and I couldn’t be more excited for my Back To The Future watch 😂 Proud nerd.
I thought the same think, and then I thought how much harder it was for black people, women and gay people. Watching Back to the Future, I saw how much they downplayed black people, their culture and how they were really treated in the 50s.
No, you needed to be born in the 70's to live the 80's, no one born in the 80's really lived them, because the first half they were babies and toddlers, remembering nothing of the time- their first memories come well after half the decade is over and are still in grade school when they end, while 70's babies (until 1977) were at least in junior high school.
It's great to live in 80s, 90s but not in my country, those decades are full of darkness and sorrow, no one in my country want to live in those decades
just bought new gen casio ca53wf-1b my grandfather used to have the OG version. im 43 this year and it brings back the memories when i was a kid i couldnt afford it
Every watch fan must own this watch, even if you just have it in the watch box or on the shelf, its a classic! But, I grew up in the 80's and had an original model, and I'm a nostalgic old bugger.
Just bought 3 non working vintage flip CASIO calculator watches that should keep me busy, but have always fancied a BTTF watch... cool video my friend 👍🏼😉
After watching this video I sat on the couch thinking about my high school days in the 80s. I remember all the nerds had these in those days. Hahaha. If I only knew then what I know now. 🤷♂️. Great video. Keep up the great work. 👍👍
I have 5 of these watches. The bands are the weak link and they break and rot away. Cheaper just to buy a new one than to replace the band. The very firat one i bought in 2013 is still on the same battery.
As someone with dsycalculia I would absolutely love this, so I don't have to constantly open my phone just to use my calculator- which I need all the time.
Just a watch a bought timeless design which tells the whole world your a geek when you wear it, had the iconic f91 w but this one is certainly a 80s watch no backlight reminds me of a simpler time , the Casio f 91 w is more if a 90s watch the square design is futuristic while the CA 53 remaining fixed in the past but super cool.
New model has no backlight or number invader game.. They discontinued them because they were being used as a timer in bombs. The Lockerbie suitcase bomb had one. So they discontinued it and totally redesigned the insides.
I’ve had probably 5 of these. The bands break after a few years and replacements are as much as the watch so I just buy a new one. Still have all the old bodies tho. Actually today another broke so I’m onto 6 soon.
still have my ca-901 calculator casio watch from the 80s :) it's made from stainless steel and even has light and a game! (there were like 30 different models in the 80s, one more beautiful than the other, but the king always will be the cfx-200)
the CFX-200 is one of my goals when it comes to watches, along with the rolex milgauss, the super rare MCR watch from danger days, and the Gshock 2D wore in humility.
People mentioned Walter White ( Breaking bad ) , Marty McFly ( BTTF part II ) , The Joker ( dark knight ) but nobody mentioned the Ultimate GEEK : Wayne Szalinski ( Rick Moranis ) in Honey I shrunk the kids , ... and in the sequel Honey i blew up the kid , both Wayne Szalinski and his son Nick Szalinski are wearing Casio ca-53W . This is the best watch ever , i have 3 of this model and its the same identical watch as the 1988 released CA 53-W . ** Since late 2020 thought , Casio has modified the WR in the top right corner with an Outlined ( that shape like a HDMI contour ) . The right version is the model before 2020 , the one shown in this video , with the WR plain without a contour ( outline ) . Grab this model if you can , its a perfect replica of the classic 1988 model we have seen on many movies and its a timeless iconic watch and his identical to the one in my 1989 Sears Christmas catalog ) .
The buttons on that watch were tedious to hit even as a 1st/2nd grader...I was apt to playing video games as it was and button pressing. It was all about saying you have it. To be honest maybe adults or older kids at the time did. But as a kid in elementary it was a status symbol almost purely. We were basically always required to own calculators on our school supply list - and of course once middle school required ti-83s we got invested in those as a geek item. It always made more sense to do longer session or bigger math problems on a normal calculator. And obviously you weren't getting away with it on a test lol. I remember getting newer watches and being fine with leaving the calculator watch behind. It just was niche and highly non practical 95% of the time. 90s for some reason has memories of lots of cool function watches.
Weird. I'm wearing mine for the first time in a while and this video pops up. I live in Sweden and they're not very common here, had to order one from Israel and after taxes it was around 45$. Cool watch.
Unfortunately I think that as of 2020 it has been discontinued in favour of the much modern newly released colourized versions with the negative screen look, of that same model! Prove me wrong but in most of the searching online, it is listed: "Unavailable" so I don't really know what to think!
they did change the Ca-53W a bit ... the WR is now outlined ( contour ) , but its still available , the black one your refering to is the Ca 53-w 1Z , its one of the variation of 3 colors ( camo , white , and black , they did in 2020 and the screen is a negative screen look . i perosnnaly have no interest in thos e, they are not the classic
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I just bought one yesterday, omg the feeling, i always wanted one so bad when i was 15 but could never buy one and now that im 40 i bought me one, feels great.
i just bought one today
Brought one today at 36
Same as as you when I brought one hahaha
I‘m 15 right now and have the urge to be 15 in the 80s. Well, not actually, I’m greatfull for technology etc., but I really enjoy the vibe.
Ha! This comment reminds me of the night vision goggles in Step Brothers.
“Can you imagine if we had these when we were 12?”
“Even better. We’ve got them when we’re 40.”
I’m 13, so not old by any standard, this is the most comfortable watch I’ve ever owned. Only issue is that it doesn’t have a back light. That’s why I wear my f91w lol.
did you get it from amazon or casio?
Youre 15 now boi
Dwight wears this one in the office!
Indeed, a true nerd should have it
its another one, but it still a casio
Just bought one right now, 46 yo and happy like a kid
Born in 99 so wasn’t around for this watches prime years but absolutely appreciate its timeless yet retro style
Just ordered one up cannot wait for it to arrive
I bought one of those at the PX in Japan when they first came out. Used it (with a pen toggling the buttons) for artillery calculations at the guns. It couldn't take the field conditions of rain, cold, mud, and shock and broke/died after a couple of weeks, but it looked cool in the bars on liberty when it was working.
After watching your review and reading other comments, the nostalgia hit so hard that I immediately went on ebay and got me one.
I'm in my 40s but I still try to enjoy the things I could not have or afford back then. I don't know why it took me this long to get this.
Thanks for the memories
I know that feeling. I searched 5 years for the Casio CFX - 200 because i looked for a price below 500 dollars. Got it last week for 150 Dollars. I#M so happy with it
That's an excellent price for another favourite of mine. I hope you'll enjoy it for a long time !
@@dimitriskoutsourais4457 thank you.
We really need to treat ourselves more often😄
I remember having one of these when I was in school. As well as getting told to take it off during exams 😛
Same for me.
Thats so cool
But you can wear them now in exams. Kids can’t count now that’s why🤔
@@malcolmmitchell8538 😆
I've had this one for decades. To this day people ask me about the calculator.
I concur about the lack of a backlight.
The battery lasts about 7 years.
I just saw another video about changing the battery. After all these years, I didn't know that after the new battery is installed, you have to touch a thin wire to the top of the newly-installed battery and a spot near the letters "AC", effectively restarting the watch.
I had one of these as a kid and now I have one again!
Though, sadly, my daughter has decided that it's hers. I'm not all that unhappy.
Haha mine is just under 4 years old but loves to take my GW-6900 because she likes the easy to press light button 😂😂
I hope your daughter enjoys it and doesn't break it
I have this on my wrist right now. It's my only watch. One thing I like about it, is the strap. When you hold it in direct sunlight you can see blue and green spots and it's pretty beautiful
that part of the watch is also my favorite, however I got in trouble once because I was shining it on my mom when she was driving.
My son bought me one for Christmas, I really enjoy wearing it and find myself gravitating towards putting it my wrist regularly, like you say you forget you’re wearing it and it has so much retro charm. Another Casio classic everyone should own.
I wore it today. My son occasionally let me wear it as my weekend watch😀
I have this watch. Of course i drooled over it during the 80s when my rich friends were able to have it, and I wasn't.
but...but...$15...
@@edmund8954 they were not 15 dollars in 1984.
@@nate_d376 how much were they? i wasnt born in the 70s haha
@@edmund8954 honestly i don't remember, but they weren't the cheap option at the store, and my parents weren't about to get one for me, and I had to make due with a quartz movement analog watch lol. They cheapened up at the end of the decade, and became much more available. The speed at which things got smaller and faster was incredible to see. My dad had to buy an ibm pc clone for his business in that time period, cost over 4 grand and was just a DOS machine, lol. Heck, even a portable electronic calculator was expensive. I remember being blown away as a kid by the (I belive it was also a casio) kids version shaped like an owl, with a red vacumn display....lol. makes me feel old. And I'm only early 40s...
I'm honestly shocked that the CA-53w didn't become stupidly expensive like the original sony walkman did because of pop culture and movies. I always wanted one when i was a little kid, but I thought that they were expensive, then I got one at a walmart for 20 bucks in the summer of 2017, and I never let go of that watch ever since. It broke recently, but I'll just get another one. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I have this watch and I love it. I never use the calculator functions but I just like the look of it.
I'm 21 and I just bought one of these bc I love the cool retro look and the feel of it. The fact it's waterproof is also awesome bc I literally never have to take it off. I wish it had a backlight is the only complaint
Got mine for $4 on clearance at Walmart. Best deal ever!
Today I purchased a very used one from a friend just about $5 dirt cheap. But the nostalgia is addictive. I am 40 now and I love this and also my old F91W
"Everybody should buy one.....a piece of history.....!!!!!" absolutely..... can't afford this high-tech piece in the 80s.....now I own this iconic watch.....
I bought this watch because I liked the look of it and I was getting more people complimenting it than someone with an Apple Watch.
My mom got me this watch! I've always wanted one of these vintage watches so I'm pretty content with it. Thanks for making this, I was too lazy to read the instructions !
you bring back childhood memories again. thank you
I first got one of these in 1984 because of Alex P. Keaton (worn prominently by Michael J Fox, which is why it's also Marty McFly's choice of watch- he made both at the same time). I'm glad they still make them, because in 2017 I picked up another one at a local Kmart. Casio has some outstanding watches they've made over the years- calculator, scientific calculator, television remote, temperature/barometer/altimeter, you name it, and Casio probably did it!
Just got one of these, one of the best purchases I’ve ever made and the coolest watch I’ve ever had. I do wish it had a backlight though.
Watching videos like this is why I now have 38 Casios. Since you mentioned databanks, I also have the DBC-32 Databank Calculator, DB-360 Databank and AW-81 Telememo watches.
I have 3 casios, AW-81,DBC-32, and CA-53W, but not with DB-360
Being born in 71 I loved living through the 80’s
Watching this while wearing my Casio Duro… knowing someone has already bought this for my birthday next week.
I turn 46 next week and I couldn’t be more excited for my Back To The Future watch 😂
Proud nerd.
80s were awsome! Wish I was born in 80s! Life was way more simple...
I was born in 1980. I agree with you
I thought the same think, and then I thought how much harder it was for black people, women and gay people.
Watching Back to the Future, I saw how much they downplayed black people, their culture and how they were really treated in the 50s.
No, you needed to be born in the 70's to live the 80's, no one born in the 80's really lived them, because the first half they were babies and toddlers, remembering nothing of the time- their first memories come well after half the decade is over and are still in grade school when they end, while 70's babies (until 1977) were at least in junior high school.
@BEN 1891 wait, born in 1981 means you were 9 in 1990. Sorry, that's not a teenager! Your teens began in 1994, half way through the 90's!
It's great to live in 80s, 90s but not in my country, those decades are full of darkness and sorrow, no one in my country want to live in those decades
I remember seeing a missile technician in the movie War Games (1983) wearing this same watch.
My best friend got me one 2 years ago. I wear it dang near every day
just bought new gen casio ca53wf-1b my grandfather used to have the OG version. im 43 this year and it brings back the memories when i was a kid i couldnt afford it
The watch I wanted to have in the 90s! I think I'm going to order one soon... 😎
+ A little calculator is always useful!
The watch looks nice, nice design and looks very comfortable
I love the 80's vibe!
Every watch fan must own this watch, even if you just have it in the watch box or on the shelf, its a classic! But, I grew up in the 80's and had an original model, and I'm a nostalgic old bugger.
*80s
Love this watch! The keyboard is a pain in the ass to clean though. But I still love it!
Just wash it. I washed mine and wore it in the shower many many times.
Q tip with rubbing alcohol or literally just use a wipe, and that should do the trick.
Gave mine to my nephew but I love this watch. May need to get one again. Thanks for the vid👍
Just bought mine!!! And I am so happy with it!!!
This watch never get old.
Just bought 3 non working vintage flip CASIO calculator watches that should keep me busy, but have always fancied a BTTF watch... cool video my friend 👍🏼😉
I actually own this watch and I love it so much. I put a leather-nato strap on it and it looks so good + I can cheat in school hehe
you're lucky. I had to wear a different watch whenever the SAT's came up.
Did you need thinner spring bars to fit the NATO?
Steve Nikazy yes but it is possible to do it with the originals too
I wear a Silver Metal Casio watch daily for the past 20 years and I adore it.
After watching this video I sat on the couch thinking about my high school days in the 80s. I remember all the nerds had these in those days. Hahaha. If I only knew then what I know now. 🤷♂️. Great video. Keep up the great work. 👍👍
I have 5 of these watches. The bands are the weak link and they break and rot away. Cheaper just to buy a new one than to replace the band. The very firat one i bought in 2013 is still on the same battery.
I bought one because I saw it on Back To The Future & Wargames (yeah, the Air Force missileers)
As someone with dsycalculia I would absolutely love this, so I don't have to constantly open my phone just to use my calculator- which I need all the time.
Love this watch. Very cool...I wear mine for special occasions...but ultimately it’s only to make me smile
When I was a kid it was definitely cool and not “nerdy” around here.
I had this one in high school. It feels nice that it’s still appreciated to this day. Now I have an omega Speed Master.
Oh yeh? i have rolex submariner. 😎
I get mor complements out of this watch than any other I own.
Just a watch a bought timeless design which tells the whole world your a geek when you wear it, had the iconic f91 w but this one is certainly a 80s watch no backlight reminds me of a simpler time , the Casio f 91 w is more if a 90s watch the square design is futuristic while the CA 53 remaining fixed in the past but super cool.
I noticed Jack from silent witness wearing one the other day.....he is a scientist but possibly his own.....
I was born early 70s so I know this watch birth. Never owned them buy decided to buy it for my 15yo. I just gave it to him today..he loved it
Just picked up a Casio AE1200 World Watch and this CA53W to start my mini watch collection
Had this when I was 11 years old back in 1989. Lost it after 5 years. Sad.
New model has no backlight or number invader game.. They discontinued them because they were being used as a timer in bombs. The Lockerbie suitcase bomb had one. So they discontinued it and totally redesigned the insides.
I wear it, because I like to see it and to (see me) wear it :)
Iconic and affordable, brings up memories. What more can you ask?
a backlight would be nice (but i agree, this watch is awesome)
It needs to going back to the all buttons on the side' plus a good back light
I’ve had probably 5 of these. The bands break after a few years and replacements are as much as the watch so I just buy a new one. Still have all the old bodies tho. Actually today another broke so I’m onto 6 soon.
I'm wearing this watch right now ✅️
Very nice review bro ! Love the styling of the watch !
still have my ca-901 calculator casio watch from the 80s :) it's made from stainless steel and even has light and a game!
(there were like 30 different models in the 80s, one more beautiful than the other, but the king always will be the cfx-200)
the CFX-200 is one of my goals when it comes to watches, along with the rolex milgauss, the super rare MCR watch from danger days, and the Gshock 2D wore in humility.
Very good watch.
I bought that today
My fave of all my casios cause it's similar to what Marty Mcfly from back to the future has
I had one in 1986. Now I got one back from Amazon.
Finally the constant ticking background is gone ❤️👍 Thank you! Love it!
Ima use this so when I’m in math class
People mentioned Walter White ( Breaking bad ) , Marty McFly ( BTTF part II ) , The Joker ( dark knight ) but nobody mentioned the Ultimate GEEK : Wayne Szalinski ( Rick Moranis ) in Honey I shrunk the kids , ... and in the sequel Honey i blew up the kid , both Wayne Szalinski and his son Nick Szalinski are wearing Casio ca-53W . This is the best watch ever , i have 3 of this model and its the same identical watch as the 1988 released CA 53-W . ** Since late 2020 thought , Casio has modified the WR in the top right corner with an Outlined ( that shape like a HDMI contour ) . The right version is the model before 2020 , the one shown in this video , with the WR plain without a contour ( outline ) . Grab this model if you can , its a perfect replica of the classic 1988 model we have seen on many movies and its a timeless iconic watch and his identical to the one in my 1989 Sears Christmas catalog ) .
My parents era smartwatch
Im planning to buy this it may come handy as a waiter when taking bills
2:40 Back in the day, people pressed the buttons with the end of a pencil or pen, not their fingers.
I had this watch in 1989, I kept it till 1999. It was my favourite watch till then.
What happened in 1999?
@@dk7472 millennium bug :D
Awesome video mate but i still believe Casio F91W is most iconic & no watch can 👊beat it😄
The buttons on that watch were tedious to hit even as a 1st/2nd grader...I was apt to playing video games as it was and button pressing. It was all about saying you have it. To be honest maybe adults or older kids at the time did. But as a kid in elementary it was a status symbol almost purely. We were basically always required to own calculators on our school supply list - and of course once middle school required ti-83s we got invested in those as a geek item. It always made more sense to do longer session or bigger math problems on a normal calculator. And obviously you weren't getting away with it on a test lol. I remember getting newer watches and being fine with leaving the calculator watch behind. It just was niche and highly non practical 95% of the time. 90s for some reason has memories of lots of cool function watches.
Had one as a kid and loved it!
I have it for that reason, having a piece of pop culture history
I've had more comments on this watch than any of my other watches 👍
My fave of all my casios
One of my first watches! 1985!!!!
Weird. I'm wearing mine for the first time in a while and this video pops up. I live in Sweden and they're not very common here, had to order one from Israel and after taxes it was around 45$. Cool watch.
I have my over 24 years old Casio with 50 phones numbers Data Bank, on metal bracelet! 😁 But I would need to change battery there...
If I'd told me what day of the month it was it would replace my f-91w
It does you simply press the divide key while in the time mode. Year, month and day is displayed
Great shoots. Please explain double button operation in calculator mode with the small "K" indicator.
Unfortunately I think that as of 2020 it has been discontinued in favour of the much modern newly released colourized versions with the negative screen look, of that same model! Prove me wrong but in most of the searching online, it is listed: "Unavailable" so I don't really know what to think!
they did change the Ca-53W a bit ... the WR is now outlined ( contour ) , but its still available , the black one your refering to is the Ca 53-w 1Z , its one of the variation of 3 colors ( camo , white , and black , they did in 2020 and the screen is a negative screen look . i perosnnaly have no interest in thos e, they are not the classic
Best watch ever
i have this ⌚ and a variant
and depending on what Hood, i am in,
" they " calling me Raj or Walter White
but i stay Marty McFly 🙂 ( facts )
A classic for sure!!!
I had the one with the data base when I was young
Correction. Marty McFly wore a CA-50 and not the CA-53.
CA-53 is used in BTTF part 2
marty mcfly had a casio ca-50 btw :) looks almost same than the watch shown in the video (ca-53)
He wore a ca-50 in the first move and a ca-53 in the second
Just got mine
Didn't Joker wear it also in the opening of Dark Knight?
Serena Williams wore this during her last match at the U.S. Open Championship.
He does anyone knows what is the difference between WR logo unframed liked this one and with framed in the same watch?
Back to the origins! I have one and is amazing
When I was in grade 2, teachers👩🏫 made me to take it off 💁😅 in my mathematics exam .......
No backlight helps the battery to last for along time.