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Casio Vintage MQ-24DA-2AEF Blue Dial Bracelet Watch - W59186
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The MQ-24 has existed for decades as one of Casio's plainest everyday watches — a resin case, a simple dial, nothing to argue about. The DA variant, released in mid-2026, keeps that silhouette but translates it into metal: a stainless steel bracelet, a caseback in steel, and a case body with a metallic finish that reads as brushed silver without actually being it. At 45 grams the result is noticeably light for a bracelet watch at 34.9mm, which is partly the construction — the case body is resin beneath the paint — and partly just the scale. The blue sunray dial does the work the rest of the design sets up for it. The raised baton indices shift from flat silver to something more dimensional as the light moves, and the overall effect is closer to a quiet dress watch than anything in the original MQ-24 range. Resizing the bracelet requires no tools: the clasp slides along grooves in the band and locks where you want it, which is a more practical arrangement than it sounds on a watch people will actually wear daily.
- Reference
- MQ-24DA-2AEF
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Vintage
- Case size
- 34.9mm
- Case thickness
- 7.8mm
- Case material
- Resin
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- Module 1330
- Functions
- Date
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 38.8mm
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.
Also in 3 collections
This watch appears in Watches Under 37mm (1,656), Blue Dial Watches (812) and Watches Under £100 (652).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 34.9mm suits most wrists
- 38.8mm lug-to-lug keeps the 34.9mm case wearable
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Casio's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- Acrylic crystal marks easily, though it polishes out
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| Specification | MQ-24DA-2AEF | 3449 | 6669G |
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| Price | £35 | £35 | £25 |
| Case size | 34.9mm | 37mm | 34mm |
| Water resistance | — | 50m | — |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Will the glass scratch?
Yes, but it polishes out. Acrylic marks easily and a scratch can be buffed away at home, which is why vintage-style watches still use it.
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 38.8mm, which suits wrists from roughly 15cm (6 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £35. 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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