casio ae1600h, a big digit square

I'm liking this so much that I might buy one. Maybe.

My current daily wearer is my Casio W735H. Great watch, no question about it.

However, now there's the AE1600H. Comes in black or sand with positive display or gray with negative display.

While I totally don't need another Casio watch, there are four things going for the AE1600H I really like.

First, it's a square. Good.

Second, the digits are giant-sized. Nice.

Third, it has 5 alarms. I could actually use that. The W735H only has 1 alarm and there are times I wish I had more.

Fourth, it has a countdown timer with auto-repeat. That's a feature the W735H doesn't even have. It does have a countdown timer, but without auto-repeat.

What I found from experience is that even though the AE1600H is big and my wrist only a little larger than 6.5", I could wear it. The experience I speak of is that I had an AE1500WH for a brief spell. Going by just the dimensions, that watch should have never fit my wrist correctly - yet it did. And since that one fit, I'm certain the AE1600H would also fit.

Also, the AE1600H is not a heavyweight as it's just 52g. That's only 2g heavier than the W735H.

A square with big digits, all the features I want and a timer with auto-repeat? Yeah, that's the AE1600H.

I might get this one. Also, I dig the fact the seconds are offset and at bottom right. That just looks cool.

Published 2025 May 29