Like the vast majority of Casio watches, it is made to be used hard, so even though it does not have a massive, bulletproof case like a G-Shock, it is still good for a very useful 100m water resistance and has a 10-year battery life. The AE1200 series is a plastic-bodied, LCD digital, multifunction watch. A couple of weeks later, I had a small AE1200 collection, which I will review for you today. It was not a bad-looking watch, not too big, and crazy cheap.

Then I stumbled upon an article about the Casio AE1200, and a light went on. I’d browse the Casio site, skimming their catalog of what must be a million G-Shocks, and think, “meh, not for me.” Even the F91W – the dime store darling of the watch world – does nothing for me. I’ll even choose quartz over mechanical if it’s the right watch, but a digital? Not happening.