I’m 50 years old—nothing to brag about? ... OK, but over the past 50 years I’ve owned a lot of cheaper watches, and I’d like to share that.
From a very young age, I didn’t treat them very carefully, so I figured they had to get tougher and tougher to keep up with me.
The bar kept getting higher with every purchase, and it went something like this:
1. There was a wind-up watch on a leather strap (a First Communion gift), but it didn’t last long... while swimming in a pond, the leather softened in the water and I knew it wasn’t the right one... Plus, all that winding and fogging up in the water... ugh
2. There was a plastic Casio Water Resistant. Everything was plastic, including the crystal, but it got scratched up quickly, and the strap cracked from old age. I replaced the strap, but the lug on the case eventually snapped off. Although the plastic Casio kept working (2–3 years on a battery), it became clear: the watch had to be metal, all metal.
3. I bought another one, with a stainless steel case and a WR steel bracelet, featuring a reinforced crystal.
Unfortunately, the glass got scratched, and the movement devoured batteries like crazy... and it fogged up a bit after replacing them.
4. Then there was a steel Casio, but I broke it. It still worked, but it couldn’t be repaired cheaply anymore.
5. OK, I thought. It has to be more expensive, with a super-tough crystal that won’t scratch, so I went with a better brand from Switzerland. The watch didn’t leak and the crystal didn’t scratch, but it... broke after 4 years. The batteries also drained quickly.
6. Then I went for a steel beast, a stainless-steel G-Shock in a cage with a reinforced crystal. To make sure I never ran out of power, I got the solar-powered version, the WR200, with radio synchronization....that was 10 years ago. It withstood everything, even a few dives to depths of over 50 meters. Eventually, the telescopic arms on the bracelet wore out, and I lost it on a construction site. Two days later, it was found, run over by a large excavator. I replaced the links and kept wearing it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very elegant, and it hadn’t looked pristine for quite some time, but there was nothing to replace it with, because the requirements were high.
The new watch had to be:
- elegant,
- with a sapphire crystal—because it turned out to be the most durable,
- with a steel bracelet and case,
- water-resistant, because I like to dive,
- equipped with solar power, because I never want to have it serviced or replace the battery,
- not so expensive that I’d have to sell a kidney.
I searched for two years, but there was no happy medium, so I wore a scratched-up G-Shock, but it was the only one that lasted 10 years with me without any problems.
And then suddenly... I turned 50, and for my birthday, my wife and daughter gave me a surprise gift:
a new Casio EDIFICE Premium Carbon Dial Sapphire Solar watch, which has it all.
It was worth the wait... After all, Casio has watches for everyone.
I asked why they bought it at Zegarownia? Because they weren’t sure I’d like the model, and Zegarownia offers a 100-day return policy—perfect for a gift.
By the way... My old plastic Casio from over 30 years ago with plastic gears still works after a battery replacement... A standing ovation for Casio for its value for money.
I highly recommend the elegant and durable Casio watches with sapphire crystals from Zegarownia.
Rafał
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