Quick Verdict
The most watch per dollar in this database. World time across 31 zones, 100 m of water resistance and a decade of battery, in a resin case that costs forty dollars.
At a Glance
- Typical street price
- $40
- Movement type
- Quartz
- Power reserve
- Battery, approximately 10 years on a CR2025 (Casio specification)
- Case width
- 42.1 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 45 mm
- Crystal
- Resin glass
- Water resistance
- 100 m (328 ft)
Design
A 45 x 42.1 mm resin case with a stepped, protected bezel and WORLD TIME and ILLUMINATOR moulded into it. The segmented LCD with its world map is the reason the watch has a following that has nothing to do with its price.
Movement
A Casio digital module specified at ±30 seconds a month, running from a CR2025 that Casio rates for roughly ten years. It carries world time across 31 zones and 48 cities, a Multi Time display for four of them at once, a countdown timer and a 1/100 second stopwatch reading to 24 hours.
Build Quality
Resin case, resin glass, resin strap, and a screwless construction that is not meant to be opened by the owner. At 39 g it is lighter than the A158WA despite being far larger.
Dial
The busiest display Casio sells at this price: a 24-hour analogue-style ring at top left, the world map at top right, day and city in the middle band and the time across the bottom, with 5 ALARMS, WR100M and 10 YEAR BATTERY printed around it.
Bracelet & Strap
A plain resin strap on a case with integrated lugs. Casio does not publish a lug width for this reference, and the strap is not designed to be swapped for a standard one.
Comfort & Wearability
39 g keeps it wearable, but 45 mm long and 12.5 mm thick is a large footprint. It sits better on a wrist that can carry the width than the dimensions alone suggest.
Accuracy
±30 seconds per month, and a full auto-calendar that runs to 2099 without intervention.
What we like
What we like
- 100 m water resistance, which the F-91W and A158WA do not have at any depth
- 31 time zones and 48 cities, plus four simultaneous Multi Time displays
- Ten years on a CR2025 — twice the interval of most quartz watches
- Five alarms, a countdown timer and a full auto-calendar to 2099
What we don't like
- 45 x 42.1 mm and 12.5 mm thick — a genuinely large watch on a small wrist
- Resin glass over a busy display collects scratches in the worst place
- The world map is decorative; it does not tell you which zone you are in
Who Should Buy It?
Travellers who want a second time zone without a GMT hand, anyone who needs a watch they can swim in for under fifty dollars, and anyone who likes the look of a display that shows everything at once.
Who Should Skip It?
Skip it if your wrist is under about 16 cm, or if you want the flat, invisible profile the F-91W has.
Best Alternatives
Three watches worth weighing up before you commit.
How It Compares
Casio AE-1200WH
0 categories won
Casio F-91W
4 categories won
- Typical street price
- $40
- $30Winner
- Movement type
- Quartz
- Quartz
- Caliber
- Not published
- Not published
- Power reserve
- Battery, approximately 10 years on a CR2025 (Casio specification)
- Battery, approximately 7 years on a CR2016 (Casio specification)
- Stated accuracy
- ±30 seconds per month (Casio specification)
- ±30 seconds per month (Casio specification)
- Case width
- 42.1 mm
- 35.2 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.5 mm
- 8.5 mmWinner
- Lug-to-lug
- 45 mm
- 38.2 mmWinner
- Crystal
- Resin glass
- Resin glass
- Water resistance
- 100 m (328 ft)
- Water Resistant (Casio publishes no depth rating)
- Bracelet / strap
- Resin strap
- Resin strap
- Weight
- 39 g
- 21 gWinner
- Style
- Digital · Sport · Everyday
- Digital · Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Medium · Large
- Small · Medium
- Selection Score
- Not published
- Not published
Final Verdict
Buy the F-91W because it weighs nothing. Buy the AE-1200WH because it does everything. At forty dollars, the second argument is the easier one to make.
Specifications
- Brand
- Casio
- Model
- AE-1200WH
- Reference
- AE-1200WH-1AV
- Collection
- Not published
- Typical street price
- $40
- MSRP
- $40
- Movement type
- Quartz
- Movement
- Casio digital quartz module with world time
- Caliber
- Not published
- Power reserve
- Battery, approximately 10 years on a CR2025 (Casio specification)
- Stated accuracy
- ±30 seconds per month (Casio specification)
- Balance spring
- Not published
- Case width
- 42.1 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.5 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 45 mm
- Lug width
- Not published
- Weight
- 39 g
- Case material
- Resin
- Crystal
- Resin glass
- Water resistance
- 100 m (328 ft)
- Dial colours
- Black
- Bracelet / strap
- Resin strap
- Bracelet material
- Resin
- Clasp
- Not published
- Date
- Yes
- GMT
- Yes
- Chronograph
- Yes
- Style
- Digital · Sport · Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Medium · Large
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Released
- 2012
- Selection Score
- Not published
Score Breakdown
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the Casio AE-1200WH and the AE-1200WHD?
They are separate references. The AE-1200WH-1AV has a black resin case and resin strap; the AE-1200WHD-1AV is the silver version on a stainless steel bracelet. Same module, different watch.
Can you swim with the Casio AE-1200WH?
Casio rates it to 100 m, so swimming and snorkelling are within specification. It is not a dive watch and Casio does not certify it to ISO 6425.
