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Casio Standard Black Dial AQ Mens Watch
Ref. AQ-S810W-1A2VEF
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A sizable resin sports watch combining analogue hands with a digital LCD window set just above the six o'clock position. The black dial carries Arabic numerals and baton indices, with Neobrite-coated hands for low-light legibility, while the domed acrylic crystal adds a gentle curve to the face. At 48.3mm wide and 13.7mm thick, it wears with presence on the wrist. Solar cells power the movement, with up to ten months of reserve without further light exposure. Functions include world time across 31 time zones, five independent alarms, a 1/100-second stopwatch, and a countdown timer. The black resin strap fastens with a buckle clasp, and water resistance stands at 100 metres.
- Reference
- AQ-S810W-1A2VEF
- Brand
- Casio
- Case size
- 52.2mm
- Case thickness
- 13.7mm
- Case material
- Resin
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Solar
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Date, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time, Solar powered, Dual display
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Weight
- 40g
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 Back in Stock (3,434), Chronograph Watches (1,064), Watches 44mm and Over (735), Watches Under £100 (535), All Black Watches (286) and GMT Watches (211).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 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
- 52.2mm is a large watch with real presence
- Acrylic crystal marks easily, though it polishes out
Your new watch
Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Water resistance explainedWill 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?
No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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