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Casio Baby-G BG-169PB-2ER Playful Beach Blue Strap Watch - W59128
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Stepping up in Casio's range
The BG-169PB-2ER belongs to Casio's Playful Beach series, which takes its colour palette from larimar — the pale blue-green stone found in the Dominican Republic and considered characteristic of the Caribbean. The result is a semi-translucent light blue case and strap set against a pink dial with yellow accents: deliberately sun-bleached and unserious, which is entirely the point of the series. At 42.6mm across but only 45.9mm lug to lug, it sits surprisingly neatly on a smaller wrist despite the 16.4mm stack that the shock-resistant construction demands. The bull-bar guards across the crystal are a Baby-G signature and read here as part of the overall graphic rather than purely protective hardware. At 43 grams, it is light enough to forget on the wrist, and the 200m water resistance means the beach setting is not merely decorative.
- Reference
- BG-169PB-2ER
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Baby-G
- Case size
- 42.6mm
- Case thickness
- 16.4mm
- Case material
- Resin
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Pink
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Day-date, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time
- Water resistance
- 200m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 45.9mm
Learn more about Casio
Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo in Tokyo in 1946 as a machine shop. The company's first success was a finger ring that held a cigarette, and its second was the 14-A of 1957 — the world's first all-electric compact calculator, which used solenoids rather than gears.
Casio entered watchmaking in 1974 with the Casiotron, a digital watch with an automatic calendar that knew the varying lengths of months. The company approached watches as an electronics manufacturer rather than a horological one, and that difference produced the G-Shock.
The G-Shock came from a single engineer, Kikuo Ibe, who broke a watch his father had given him and set out to build one that could not break. The specification was three tens: survive a ten-metre drop, ten bars of water pressure, and ten years of battery life. It took over two hundred prototypes, and the solution was suspending the module inside the case on a cushioned internal structure rather than mounting it rigidly. The DW-5000C shipped in 1983.
It became one of the most durable product designs in any category, adopted by militaries, emergency services, and skateboarders alike, and Casio has since added solar charging, radio and GPS timekeeping, Bluetooth, and full-metal and carbon variants.
Casio also produces the Edifice, Pro Trek, and Oceanus lines, and remains an independent Japanese public company.
- 1946
- Tadao Kashio founds the company in Tokyo.
- 1974
- The Casiotron is Casio's first digital watch.
- 1983
- The G-Shock DW-5000C survives Kikuo Ibe's three-tens brief.
- 1994
- The Frogman extends G-Shock to ISO dive certification.
Manufacturer’s guarantee
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 200m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational diving.
Will the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Does it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 45.9mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16cm (6¼ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are F.Hinds?
F.Hinds has been run by the same family since 1856 and is now in its fifth generation, with more than 115 shops across England and Wales. They are a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council and an Authorised Diamond Dealer.
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