Alien v Pac-Man?! The New Casio A100!
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
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Can you think of a watch with two more difference reference points? Maybe the Speedmaster, but then that'll sting you a few more dollars than this fun and funky litle piece of the future from the past. Cheers, Jody
I used to be into luxury mechanical watches but as I get older I'm starting to really appreciate these retro digital watches
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Great to have them back but I want the original resin! Hopefully it's coming in the future.
Yeah, I'm sure there will be a special edition soon.....
Casio=resin in my view.
That chrome finish just scratches up way too fast.
@@zestyfg I've had mine for a week and jest now decided to wear it. Within the first hour it was scratched across the entire front. Now wondering how to fix this one long scratch.
Agreed. The gunmetal is cool but the resin would be classic and more comfortable.
As a self-labelled fan of "Alien" franchise, this piece of knowledge was new to me. Now, I need an A-100 for my collection. Interesting æsthetics for a watch, clearly need more like that.
i saw a youtuber do custome case to fit 2 casio to tribute to the alien watches. ua-cam.com/video/ogAjN4-Ykic/v-deo.html
This is the first time I buy a watch I had never seen, before the video has even finished 😱 what a looker!
🤣🤣 You've got it bad.
Hey Jody, how about a watch-band review with recommendations before the 11/11 Ali Express sale?
Great fun, thanks for the review, Jody. I just got the silver a100 myself and the biggest surprise: no 24h display! Big shocker since that's an option on even my super cheapo 3-button Casios. Still, a stellar esthetic and cool link to Alien. 👍
The F-100 was my first digital watch. I remember that my dad returned from a business trip in the 70's with an F-100 as a present for me. Very much out of character for him. I was the first kid in school with an LCD digital watch. Everyone else had a watch with the LED displays. It was very cool at the time.
He probably made that purchase post nut after a sloppy toppy from a prosty on his 'business trip'.
@@shino8854 True. He was very fond of your mother. I remember him telling me how she never charged extra for the real freaky stuff.
My first watch too!
@@hmr171 Freaky stuff!? So he was the guy who liked to be pegged with a 12 inch strap on. Like father like son eh.
Just picked this up last week, I am loving it.
I love this watch. I got one in the mail today. I hope a resin version is coming out in the future.
Never saw the appeal of these vintage casios until I picked up an a168 last week and now I'm hooked. There's a lot of value in these watches and I will definitely be getting one of these just for the alien connection. Unfortunately the current UK prices are a ripoff.
Thanks Jody, I just ordered a silver one here in Canada for less than 50$ from a well known place. Cant wait to receive it 🙂
Picked up the gunmetal on sale and yes, it was the Alien link that got to me. Just a neat little watch.
I wonder if Casio originally put the pushers on the front and that colour coded explanation of the functions to help teach people how to use the watch, because it'll have been quite a new technology back in the day, as the good old 3 handed watch with a day ( if lucky) and date was the normal watch to have.
Must admit from those days I always prefered the old 3 hander despite having a digital watch when I was about 12.Yes it was very different.My daily runner now is still a casio mrw200 which is a 3 hander with day and date and rotating bezel.Winning set up.Thanks.
Urban Gentry had taught how to combine 2 watches with a NATO strap, definitely a worthy try for these series.
Do you happen to know which video that was?
@@Ephunker89 If you haven't found it yet, TGV shows how to do it in this video:
ua-cam.com/video/DfYlJ_Rbdms/v-deo.html
I love it. The silver or gold ones look a bit like something Starfleet would issue, or any retro-futuristic or cyberpunk organization.
Casio just released an A100 in a black and white case, positive display and a leather strap! For €49.99 I am really tempted to pick one up.
Full Black Resin Please 👍
I'm not normally a big digital watch fan, but I do really like the look of these.
I really wish Casio would make more gold tone watches with black dials. Otherwise, I might be keeping an eye out for one of these 👀
Awesome showcase and review, definitely a fan of these but I'm not paying new price, will wait until they drop somewhat. Thanks for the video 👍
Nice to see it back. Personally I would prefer a plain plastic one...
Time travel Casio back to the Aliens we go Good times. Thanks Jody as always interesting reviews thanks.
Thanks for the overview! I'd heard about this watch for a while and as an Alien fan, I'd been kind of wanting it too, but your review opened my eyes to the different variations of the watch and that gunmetal one instantly drew my attention so I bought it. :)
I bought mine for Christmas in Dec 1978. Still have it. Black Resin version.
I remember when my mate came to school one day wearing his new Casio F-100. We were all bedazzled by it. Everyone wanted to press the buttons but he only allowed us to press them once each because he was scared it'd drain the battery. It was a Casio. Little did we know he'd be 23 years old before it needed replacing.
Just had the A100WEGG-1A delivered. Super cool! It took me a quick look up for how to adjust the slide clasp since there is no instructions in the box, oddly enough. Thanks for finding these cool-but-affordable watches.
I was hoping these will be full metal... that's what it looked like when the first photos were released, and the price was about 150...
I showed these to my wife and just like everything else in life, she picked the most expensive and I picked the least expensive. Amazing how that works.
I'll just hold on to my A700, really couldn't lose the day-date on the same screen. Would reconsider if they release the original black resin though.
The gunmetal one looks really good...I may just have to give it a shot!
Ordered the gunmetal A100 on Monday. The silver one was nice, but as a big Alien fan the vibe of the Gunmetal & it's display when illuminated sealed the deal.
I just purchased this watch based on looks alone, didn´t know it featured in in Alien. Makes me like it even more, as it´s one of my favourite movies
Great vid as usual. Bought myself a ca53 last week. When my wife asked why, I had no reasonable reply except. Just coz. Ha ha
Great review Jody. I didn't know and now I do, but I have seen them and did wonder. Having just bought the Mission Impossible DW290, I now just have to have the Alien A100. Congratulations you have just sold me another Casio. They should up your sponsorship or whatever! 😀👍 🏁🇬🇧🇦🇺
When I saw the thumbnail I thought yes a proper Pac man game watch. Then realised those 4 front buttons were the alien F100 watch.....bugger!
I'm hoping Casio will revisit their 80's back catalogue with the game watches that were available and release them all and no negative displays please.
Thanks for the video as usual. Love all your work BUT can't help but think you didnt mention the pricing from the group that supplied these to you because it would be slightly embarrassing for them. Here's a tip $149AUD vs Casio UK where they charge $49 pounds. That works out to me to be about $90AUD converted. I asked them why and they blamed the tyranny of distance to Aussie. I'm no expert but I suspect these are made closer to Australia than UK. Maybe have a word to your Aussie freinds and ask them nicely to stop taking the mickey out of the local market? :).
Last week I bought this. I love this watch
Been ogling these for a bit now, and had no thought of doing a Ripley-esque band with 2 of them. Thanks for making this purchase that much harder for me, because now I can't not do that! But hey, it's going to look cool af. It also makes the decision of gun metal or silver easier. "Would you like the gun metal or they silver?" Yes.
The gold one would go lovely with my purple track suit.
Love your reviews more and more - what a fun movie watch!
Definitely a nice little homage to the F100, but $149 AUD is just taking the p*ss!
That negative display is much clearer than the one on my solar G, nice.
I picked up the stainless finish one as soon as it was available. Gotta be one of my favourite Casio’s 👍
scored a couple of the original for a good price back in 2015 and made a replica of ripleys watch.its pretty cool.
Love them! I'd deffo rock up to a black tie event in one of these but then I'm a sucker for retro Casios 😁
Yep, I'm in! Prices are £30-50 UK for anyone's reference.
That's perfectly reasonable, I think, for a fun wee watch!
I have an original 1978 steel version (52QS-14) and it's one of my fave watches. The original steel version is actually not the same shape as the black F100, it has a slightly more old school futuristic octagon design.
It also blew my mind how comfy the bracelet was when I first got it, nothing like new casios.
Great reviews Jodie 👍💯🇬🇧
Already have mine in silver and absolutely love it ❤️
I would actually like a black resin version. A little more hard wearing perhaps; I think it would look good on a black nato. Probably coming soon!
The 'Wearing Casio in the Future' joke was very good.
The Pacman one is already sold out and discontinued (on the UK website). At twice the price of the silver one! Not that it affects me though; for this to steal wrist time from my F-91W it would need to be in the original resin and cost less than the silver version does.
Is it just because Timex did it first recently?
they look like a lot of fun
If I'm not mistaken a similar watch is worn by Gil Gerard in the premier release of Buck Rogers which was released two months prior to Alien.
Did you mention the price?
Very cool history behind the watch with the Alien franchise but I just don't have the necessary swag to put this watch on my wrist. Loved the review Jody.
Wifey got me the Pac-Man version for Christmas this year. I love it already. Surprised by it's horological pedigree. 😁😁😁
Cool! She sounds amazing and gorgeous. 🤩 Probably a great cook too 😉
I like the watches but they are kinda high. $54 USD for the silver, the gun metal is $ 74 USD and the Pac Man is $100 USD. I which they were cheaper seeing that they have resin cases and resin glass!
For $ 53 USD you can Can get a Pac Man Weekender on Amazon USA.
The silver one is already in my collection. Would love either a metal cased version or a proper black resin cased/black buttoned version like the original. Tip - at the moment in the UK casio offer a 20% discount for key workers making this about 35 quid. Bargain (ish)
I like the look of that gold one. Somehow reminds me of C3PO.
I know you'll agree Jody, i have the wd290 (i love it), but looking for a classic black resin Casio with orange back light.
i just got mine today and i just thought it was cool enough not even knowing it was worn in Alien and i love that movie so super cool bonus for me 😂
I have the silver one and I believe the water resistant has been upgraded👍
Thanks! Will buy one yey! Which do you think is better, this one with the resin strap or the other model with stainless steel strap?
I had a digital when they first came out, wasn't long before it was retired. They don't do time at a glance, you just can't beat proper hands.
I liked the design, bought it and it’s so small and light it disappears on the wrist, i have thinner wrists too, should have known with it being a resin case. I’m going to go for my usual full steel casios
damn thats a nice watch,just a bathtub full of retro
WARNING: The clasp might be a hit or miss. Mines didn't even work OTB, had to swap it for the one on the A168
I wish Casio make this model entirely of metal or entirely of black resin without any coatings with mineral glass and WR 10 bar.
I am old enough to remember when they came out and they sold them in Boots the chemist. Would like a plain black resin one like the original.
Four very cool reissues! The Pac Man doesn't quite do it for me either, but I like the overall direction Casio has taken
Bought the silver one a few weeks back purely because of the Alien link, 30 euros delivered to the UK from a Spanish watch shop.
I hope the release a black one with positive display soon, so I can buy 2 and make an Alien watch.
A local AD in my city in Austria sells the silver model for 60 Euro (93 AUD or 70 USD) which is absolutely overpriced imho!
I just bought a new version of this. One with all silver case and a negative display
I love the design but the pricing is getting into G-Shock territory for something that offers little over a F91 bar a usable backlight.
Won't be likely to see a drop either as on the UK site its listed as discontinued (mind you that happened before with the Royale and that came back with avengence).
When i saw all four of these Casio's in one shot i thought "holly shit".... I like them all 😅
Love it !😋 old school like sailor jerry
Why oh why didn’t I hold on to my old Casio’s 😥 had an F100 ! May need to put the Gunmetal on my Xmas list 😁
Awesome watches. I suspect when I find out the CDN pricing I won’t be quite as excited. Love my Casios! Merci!
Halifax Watch has the silver for 75. Worth it if you like the look and movie link (like me!).
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Thank you very much my friend!
@@JustOneMoreWatch Thank you for the great content!
Agreed! 🙏
very nice love that gun metal one... cheers
No thanks..batteries suck
But Jody.....you are the best at reviewing watches of all kinds so you always get a 👍
I love casio vintage watches but they should make them with metal case instead of resin
Looks interesting.
Interesting watch. Timex made a similar pacman watch but for double the price. Back then i thought it was ridiculous since it looked like a $20 Casio but now that Casio made their own it's even more laughable
It's 100 euro here in Denmark, that price really alienates 👽 me from buying it 👻
@@larsstougaard7097 yes but it's just a special edition and not a limited edition so i think It will go down in price after a few weeks.
@@TheDesius let's see I thought it came out 3 month ago, but maybe late on different markets.
Jody slated it....
The regular silver one costs 50€ in Europe
This looks great, especially the gunmetal. But I can't get anywhere near the price. Looking this morning in the US, this is just over $100. Too much for me for this watch. I'll just stick with my calculator watch from BTTF that cost me 10% of that.
-If only Casio would release a black resin “Alien” version. It could have a neon green (alien slime) color line going around the border & an alien etched onto the case back & sold them for around $30. They wouldn’t be able to make them fast enough. 🔥
Can you switch it to 24h instead of AM/PM? I've only seen them in 12 hour mode and the button which would be used to do that on the F91 is used to display the date.
Fantastic Look i love it
Why so expensive? I love Alien, but $70 for a f91 on steroids is silly. Oh well, they're cool.
Thanks for the great videos Jody
Thanks for watching, Andrew!
Now Casio had to re-release the A201/Blue Thunder Watch. Of the dv115 with a better resin gasket.
So are these watches good for deep space cargo runs?
Great video. I remember you giving the Timex Pacman watch a good roasting last year. Any change of a Casino vs Timex Pacman showdown ?
My son gave me the PAC MAN version for Father’s Day. It’s a very nice watch albeit expensive.
There’s a lot of unskippable ads before your videos these days Jody? What’s that about?
Funky and cool!
Anyone know where to get a 3D printed Ripley strap if I buy two of these?
Would have preferred to have seen the original black case/strap.