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Casio Vintage AQ-230GA-9DMQYES Gold Plated Bracelet Watch - W59158
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Stepping up in Casio's range
The AQ-230 sits within Casio's Vintage line, a family that draws directly from the rectangular, dual-display modules Casio produced in the late twentieth century. At 29.8mm the case is genuinely compact, and at 38.8mm lug-to-lug it will fit a narrow wrist properly rather than hanging off it. The resin middle case keeps the whole thing to 47 grams, which is light enough that it largely disappears on the wrist. The ana-digi layout places analogue hands over a gold dial with an LCD strip running along the lower portion — a format that reads as retro without requiring any knowledge of its history to appreciate. The all-gold finish across case, dial and bracelet is unapologetic, and the sliding clasp adjusts along the bracelet without tools, which is a more practical arrangement than it might appear on something this dressy.
- Reference
- AQ-230GA-9DMQYES
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- Vintage
- Case size
- 29.8mm
- Case thickness
- 8.1mm
- Lug width
- 18mm
- Case material
- Resin
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Gold
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- GMT, Date, Stopwatch, Alarm, Dual display, Digital display
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Gold
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 6 collections
This watch appears in the Casio Vintage range (55), Back in Stock (4,847), Watches Under 37mm (1,704), Watches Under £100 (638), Rectangular & Square Watches (460) and GMT Watches (238).
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What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 29.8mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- Sits in the lower half of Casio's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- Acrylic crystal marks easily, though it polishes out
Casio Vintage AQ-230GA-9DMQYES Gold Plated alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | AQ-230GA-9DMQYES | 40703 | RN807AX9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £58 | £60 | £55 |
| Case size | 29.8mm | 30mm | 30mm |
| Water resistance | — | Not water resistant | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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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.
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 comparedWhat size strap does it take?
18mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
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.
How to size a watch to your wristIs 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
Both Goldsmiths and F.Hinds list it at £58, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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