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Casio Baby-G BG-169PB-4ER Pink Strap Watch - W59116
Ref. BG-169PB-4ER
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Stepping up in Casio's range
Baby-G began as Casio's answer to a simple problem: the original G-Shock was built for punishment but sized for men, leaving women who wanted the same resilience with little that fitted. The BG-169PB-4ER belongs to the Playful Beach series, which takes that rugged brief and runs it through the colour palette of a Caribbean reef — coral-pink resin shell against an orange LCD, with metal bars crossing the crystal face to keep the impact-resistant structure honest even when the look is anything but serious. At 43 grams the watch is light enough to forget between activities, and the lug-to-lug span means it sits without overhang on smaller wrists despite the case being a confident presence. The backlight here is electroluminescent rather than photoluminescent, so low-light legibility comes from a press of a button rather than stored glow — worth knowing before a night swim, but entirely adequate for the 200-metre rating this watch carries.
- Reference
- BG-169PB-4ER
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Baby-G
- Case size
- 42.6mm
- Case thickness
- 16.4mm
- Case material
- Resin
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Orange
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time
- Water resistance
- 200m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Pink
- 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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