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These do not have a countdown timer. But, otherwise, it’s a fantastic watch. I have owned the model you posted plus the black dial and the now discontinued white dial (I think). Bottom line, one of the best values in a watch I’ve ever owned. Durable is an understatement. Pop the plastic strap off and put it on a Nato/Zulu immediately. Will not take long of daily wear for the band to begin cracking. Lost my champagne colored dial due to strap failure. Sucker popped right off my wrist while hurling beads from a Mardi Gras float.
Color. I’ve never seen a full chart for anything other than the G-Shock coding, but all of the important stuff of a Casio model code is up front. The A for analog, W for water resist (no idea on the M, metal case maybe?) and then the model/module number: 320. After that you get into stuff that is more cosmetic and end with the market it is intended for. To the best of my knowledge any AMW320 (D-9EV, R-9AV, B-1A, etc.) will be identical in design and functionality, and vary only in things like case color/finish, dial color, band.)
From what I can tell..
AMW320R-1EV – black face, silver case
AMW320B-1A black face, black case
AMW320D-9EV – Yellow face? silver case – seems to be the most popular.
AMW320R-9AV Gold face?, silver case
casio site doesn’t seem to list an AMW320R-9AV, but shows the other 3 (with the D-9EV showing as the rose gold ish face) along with a AMW320RD-1A9V which is a black dial with fold markings instead of silver and comes on a steel bracelet instead of a resin band.
It is interesting that Casio does not list the D-9AV.. But amazon does. Maybe it’s just a mis-marking by sellers.
It is interesting that Casio does not list the D-9AV.. But amazon does. Maybe it’s just a mis-marking by sellers.
Might also be an older revision. You see that a lot with G-Shocks (and things like Hamiltons for that matter). The official website only carries the current models, but plenty of places still have something a year or two back.
It is a great looking watch, except for 1 flaw, IMO: for a diver look of it, the minute and second hands are way too short. In a quality diver watch a second hand should reach to the minute marks and a very important minute hand should be almost nearly as long, giving its owner a clear indication of each minute. But that is just me. I used to want this watch years ago and then my watch taste got ruined by those darn Omegas and others. I got the addiction and spent tons of money on these things. I am recovering now and it has been 2 months since I bought a watch. Hi! My name is NOC and I am a WIS (Watch Idiot Savant).
Although I completely agree with your assessment and the shortcomings this Casio has in the “true diver” category, I have to say Casio/Omega = Apples/Oranges :). To further detract from true diver status it does have a bidirectional bezel and poor lume application, not to mention the absence of a lume pip. But it is 100m water resist which is more than suitable for swimming/snorkeling! In fact, all this talk makes me want to order another one!!!
#10SJS101, May 12, 2015Although I completely agree with your assessment and the shortcomings this Casio has in the “true diver” category, I have to say Casio/Omega = Apples/Oranges :). To further detract from true diver status it does have a bidirectional bezel and poor lume application, not to mention the absence of a lume pip. But it is 100m water resist which is more than suitable for swimming/snorkeling! In fact, all this talk makes me want to order another one!!!
As I said, my expectations are clearly way too high, especially if one considers the price difference. I wanted that watch myself too. Heck, even well known individuals such as Arnold and Denzel picked that watch at some point.[IMG]
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Of course, one must also consider Arnold’s switch of taste from this nonsense he wore in Commando (1985)
[IMG]To this limited edition $42,000.00 Audemars Piguet T3 timepiece in Terminator 3 (2003)
[IMG]While I agree that it may not be a true to the word diver.. ( I have my skx007 for that.) I think it will serve my purpose as a great purpose dive-esq beater that is not an automatic, with a chrono..
I’ve heard how wonderful durable it is, and as a sailing coach, thats a big deal! I love analogue watches, if only I could find one with a countdown timer. I was really hoping this one had one.
After having mine for a few days, it is definitely a different watch than the seiko skx007, but I love it! It’s a little bigger, I love the yellow-gold face, and having the stopwatch is pretty nice!
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