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Casio W-218HD-3AVEF Digital Bracelet Watch - W17605
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The W-218HD series sits in the lineage of Casio's square digitals — a format the brand has owned since the late 1970s — updated here with a green display and a stainless steel bracelet that lifts it clear of the purely utilitarian versions. The combination is the point: resin case, metal band, retro geometry. At 43.2mm it reads large on the wrist but stays at 11.4mm thick, so it carries well under a cuff. The green display gives the dial a character the standard black-on-grey lacks, and the steel bracelet adds enough weight — 85 grams in total — that the watch settles rather than floats. The seven-year battery life means it is simply there, running, without needing attention.
- Reference
- W-218HD-3AVEF
- Brand
- Casio
- Case size
- 44.4mm
- Case thickness
- 11.4mm
- Case material
- Resin
- Dial
- Green
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date, Stopwatch, Alarm, Backlight, Perpetual calendar
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Three-fold clasp
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Weight
- 85g
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 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,007), Chronograph Watches (1,131), Watches 44mm and Over (810), Watches Under £100 (631) and Green Dial Watches (392).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- Sits in the lower half of Casio's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 44.4mm sits at the larger end
Casio W-218HD-3AVEF Digital Bracelet alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | W-218HD-3AVEF | 30314 | SR5142 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £29 | £30 | £37 |
| Case size | 44.4mm | 44mm | 44mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Silicone strap | Silicone strap |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedCheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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