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Casio MTP Series Analogue Quartz Mens Watch
Ref. MTP-1302PD-3AVEF
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Stepping up in the same dial colour
The MTP-1302 has been part of Casio's catalogue long enough to qualify as a fixture rather than a fashion decision. It exists to provide a clean, bracelet-worn dress-casual watch at a size — 38.5mm with a 9.2mm case — that sits flat under a cuff and suits a wide range of wrists without demanding attention. The sunray green dial is the detail that separates this variant from its siblings, shifting the whole character of the watch depending on the light. In shade it reads as a deep forest tone; angled toward a window it develops visible texture. The fluted bezel picks up light along its ridges in a way that reads as considerably more considered than the price would suggest. On the wrist, 105 grams is noticeable but not uncomfortable, and the folded bracelet drapes well enough for everyday wear. The lume is present but modest — thin strips on the hands rather than anything that performs in genuine darkness. Worth knowing, not worth worrying about if the watch is worn as a daily companion rather than a low-light instrument.
- Reference
- MTP-1302PD-3AVEF
- Brand
- Casio
- Collection
- TimelessCase Size: 38
- Case size
- 38.5mm
- Case thickness
- 9.2mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Green
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- 1330
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Three-fold clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 44.2mm
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
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 38.5mm suits most wrists
- 44.2mm lug-to-lug keeps the 38.5mm case wearable
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Casio's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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| Specification | MTP-1302PD-3AVEF |  30154 |  RYS28-2160 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £50 | £50 | £60 |
| Case size | 38.5mm | 41mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 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
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.
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.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. 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 44.2mm, 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 men's, though at 38.5mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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