DW6640 - a LEGEND reborn! The Navy Seals DW6600 reintroduced - 40th Anniversary Remaster Black

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Today we are reviewing A LEGEND REBORN, the newly released DW6640, a recreation of the legendary Navy Seals watch the DW6600. After more than 20 years out of produtcion, Casio decided to reintroduce the DW-6600 in the Limited 40th anniversary Remaster Black series!
The new DW-6640 is a faithfull recreation style wise but the functions have changed. While the original DW-6600 was the first Casio to use full EL backlight, this one uses an LED upping the battey life from 2 up to 5 years, while using the same CR2016.
It also has a better countdown timer with AUTO repeat function and settable up to 24 hours in one second increments, unlike the original that had a 60 minute one.
Sadly the stopwatch is a regular 24 hour stopwatch, while the original one had a pre-start function and target time setting.
The strap has major G-Shock models embossed with their year of intruduction, starting with the DW-5000,the first ever GShock and ending with MRG-B5000 making it a total of 45 models listed.

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[darth_jarjar]

I just REALLY wish they make a non-anniversary relaunch of the 6600. such a legendary watch!

[timoteomeccanicatecnologia]

The best feature of this watch: positive display! Thank goodness!

[laughingman]

It's a great watch. Was featured in a lot of 90s military and action movies including 'American Sniper'. I have the original DW-6600 and prefer the looks of the original to the new one.

[roadgent]

I got mine today. I've 2 originals from the 90s. In the flesh it's a nice watch. The Lcd display is the new super clear type found on the GW5000U. Alarm is better with the date alarm feature. Strap I found more comfortable. Light is better than the 5000U but not quite as good as the old 6600 EL, trouble is Casio have abandoned EL, that's it. Calender on new one is a lot better (full upto 2099), old calender had to be reset each year as it isn't perpetual.
Beeps and timers better on old.
On balance a worthy continuation. 👍

[SkyForce]

It is worth pointing out this new resin is not more biodegradable then traditional PUR resin. This is biomass resin which means they use sources such as corn to create the long polymers in the plastic. This plastic is either slightly more stretchy due to even longer polymers or slightly more stiff depending on the mixture. This type of resin is mostly green washing for Casio at this point since it makes no difference to the environment at all. The bi products of oil and gas that was used for regular resin is still being produced since we are still using fossil fuels so nothing is saved by this, since those bi products are still being produced we might as well put it to use in plastics. I really like that the 6600 is back and I do understand why casio have to move away from EL panels since that is a technology going extinct due to AMOLED and LED displays in tech today so almost no one are manufacturing these panels any more. The disadvantage of EL panels is they degrade over time even when not used so if you find NOS 6600 somewhere and pop a new battery in most likely the panel have already lost 50% of it's brightness by today by just sitting on a shelf all these years. LED's do not suffer this problem and last a lot longer. Considering the original 1995 6600 was known for having the brightest backlight of any G-Shock and a nice rich blue colourway I wonder why casio are no longer having fun with LED's`? My old G-8900SC "Devastator" model have a very bright pink LED backlight called Super illuminator (that is the one found in my avatar here at YouTube). So why why are casio just giving this the standard boring white and weak backlight? I think it should have come with a nice rich blue coloured LED with the same brightness as my old Devastator.

[BladeRicsi]

Hi there, the original was not so durable what you think. I owned one back then in 95 ( and i still have it). The case material started to rotting away, it crumbles, about 10 years after i got it. Only the core of the watch left, wich is not functioning now. You can drop it, you can even stand on it, almost indistructable, it only can not stand the pass of the time....but i remember it as a really good watch.

[Fleur_de_lisk]

The backlight totally killed this one for me, with a regular cyan illuminator it would have been a buy.

[deech]

Great stuff- 4 stars on the keeper for 40 yrs (4 decades) as well.

[icychap]

Very cool watch. I really wish my 5610 had the auto repeat countdown timer. I never knew that function existed! And I agree, the old school backlight was way better.

[jijoious]

i wish that every casio remake model comes with a tough solar just like the ga-B2100

[aussieexpatwatches]

far out how do I get one! I neeed it! It's my 40th this year and a watch that's "since 1983" would be PERFECT.

[mechanix]

Now that you mention G-Super...its actually a homage to 6600 produced by Mamona...i remembered back in the mid 90's they sold it for a fraction of price of the original G-Shock...but the quality is not bad.

My cousin had one and took it into a swimming pool...not a single drop of water went inside the watch.

I also had that Mamona but a different model...it was a Buffalo...a homage to the Casio DW-340. Really works like the original Casio. 😆

[xmohd]

I have the DW-6600 in mint condition that I bought off of a good friend. Yesterday I got this the moment I found out about it. Glad there’s still care for this legendary watch!

[zackamanda]

There are two other differences with the new DW-6600 and the original. 1 - The time is not displayed in the stopwatch mode on the original, only in the alarm/timer mode. 2 - On the original each second would be displayed on the lower graph triangles and every 5 seconds would be displayed on the upper graph. On the new DW 6600 each second is displayed on the upper graph and every 5 seconds is displayed on the lower triangle graph.

[Turmogo]

It's a very appropriate reedition, I like that the layout of the LCD is the same as the original.
I also like that they didn't make it solar or radio controlled as that would make it lose the essence of the original.

[kittrainbow]

Casio never dissapoint, most reliable brand proven, even with hard use.
So many years of honorable service.
I had that model (older version) for many years then switched to solar power with all metal construction.
🇮🇹

[manoelfelipe]

Hi, I believe they're using LED now because contrast isn't quite good with EL.

[wpherigo]

I bet they will bring in the variations that you want. Casio does that.😊

[benefitthirteen]

"...not the GW I'm currently wearing..." as I fondly look to the GW6900 on my own wrist. I like the muted look of the 6600 well enough (my son wears a DW6900MS-1 which carries a similar bezel), but I'm not yet sure how I feel about LED backlighting. I know a number of G-Shocks now use it, I know it's more power efficient, but there's something so much more aesthetic about that soft even EL glow.

[WaywardPondering]

Nostalgia factor is high on this model, but I must resist the temptation and wait to see what comes in the future. Missing dual time which is helpful when traveling and that’s the only negative I have.