Casio's Best G-Shock Killer Budget Watch: Casio AE1500

The AE1500 is the G-Shock killer for the budget minded Casio enthusiast. The AE1500 has the four basic functions...and with the perks of 5 programmable alarms with a snooze option, timer with a recurring timer option, dual LED light, and the most legible display I've ever seen on any Casio let alone under $25!! This is THE BEST Casio under $25 bar none.

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[JuandelaCruz]

One of my best purchases ever. Same model as mine and 8 months strong! My 49-year old eyes couldn't be happier.

[krazykat]

Picked this up in blue for around $21 at Walmart about a year ago. One of my very favorite beaters and that huge display is money for someone in their 60’s like me whose eyesight isn’t what it used to be.

[JusttheWatch]

I'm getting ready to do a top 10 G-Shock Alternatives video, just ordered this one to add to the list!

[davidcrandall]

I have a slightly smaller than Average wrist! This watch fits perfectly IT'S THE LIGHTEST AND MOST LEGIBLE WATCH I've ever had! Great water resistance 10 year battery! I can't buy dinner for this this price where I Iive!

[MichaelTravisc]

This is my favorite Casio, including my GShocks. I actually have a second one coming tomorrow in a different color. If they maintained dimensions, turned it into a GShock and integrated tough solar and multiband, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. But for $21, my feelings won’t be too hurt if they just leave it as is. Honestly, this watch just makes most of my other watches look stupid. 😂

[neillewi]

Great review. I have recently jumped down the Casio rabbit hole, and I have eating up info on line and on YouTube. I really enjoy your down earth and informative reviews. I recently bought a w736h, Big Sky, with a positive screen. I love the legibility and the vibration alarm. I have been wearing while I am sleeping, it fits great on my arm, to see if it will wake me up, and it does. The AE 1500 sounds great, particularly since it has the 5 alarms with a snooze alarm too. However, for the moment I am enjoying my honeymoon with the w736h.

[a.juchter]

I have the one with the negative display.
It's excellent! The digits are so big that i have no prblem reading the time.
And the illuminator lights them up, instead of the entire display. Which makes it even easier to read in the dark than the positive one.

[remowo_]

This must be my second favorite watch. It's a great, vfm, good looking, utilitarian watch. The functions of that thing amazing. This is the Swiss Army knife of Casio watches...

[arunbear]

Another handy feature: if you're not in time keeping mode, a long press on the mode button takes you right back to time keeping mode (the Greyman can also do that).

[chriscon]

That’s a great watch. It’s so legible! I’d consider it if it came in about a 90% size. It’s just too big for my 6 1/4” wrist. I can do a 43mm in a few cases, but my normal cutoff is 40mm, or about a 48mm lug-to-lug.

[davekat]

Bought one about 6 months ago after watching all the positive reviews and the fact I’m always running behind.nNo disappointment. My wrist is pretty thin but it is a pleasure to wear. Has allot of features. $20 stocking stuffer just snag one for yourself as well for Christmas 2024 🍻 cheers

[volkank]

I got cream version with negative screen, best display on mid range digital Casio's, even better display than some G-Shock models that I got. Salut from Istanbul!

[c.evankyriazis]

I just love this watch. I ended up buying a second one when I saw it priced even lower than usual for a Black Friday sale. Now, I wish I would have picked up a few of them in different colors and even one in the negative display. The legibility is just awesome, and the backlight is very effective. You can't go wrong with AE1500.

[devilefan]

So I saw this review and I literally just got the AE 1500 today (5-25) ... love the display on this watch and it probably will be my go to work watch.... if the GD 350 had this kind of display, it would be the absolute perfect watch... like you, I can do without all the meters, bars, Or whatever you want to call the little extras, they put on most of their watches.... The display on the 1500 is just what it should be... the date on the top, a second counter on the bottom, and the main time displayed right where it should be, in the middle... Even if they made the display smaller to accommodate other watches, it's still the best format of any display

[alphaandomegaministry]

This is the big brother of the Module 3157 SGW-100 compass watch. Duel sensor 5 alarms and display right bang in the middle which has made it for a long time easily my most readable watch. But this new casio eclipses that by a long margin. Compass watch display is about 3/4 diameter of the AE1500. I too was put off by size but something magical happens when you wear it for a day or two . The size shrinks and it suddenly looks absolutely right in all its proportions. The metal pushers are a high quality addition ensuring using this watch with gloves will be no problem. I do believe it's the best watch I ever bought and the highest value for money item I ever bought. Simply outstanding timepiece. Get one fast.

[ElementalHeroJoe]

I knew you'd love this watch Tim. I've been eyeing the Royale with the stainless steel bracelet. It's fun having different watches for all kinds of occasions

[lilsweeny]

Thank you soo much for reviewing!!!!
Btw I have an idea💡
How about and ultra extreme budget series where you test g-shock/casio homages like skmei and sanda and eventually put them under an extreme durability test to see if they can go the distance 😄

[tradedate]

Great review. This watch is what I was looking for in the more expensive G Shocks. I don't care about wasting the screen real estate with a bunch of other gizmos and features. Let me see the time nice and big right smack in the center of the dial. With the day and date as a supplement.

If t
Casio makes a tougher G shock version of this watch without changing dimensions on the dial display, it would sell like McDonald's.

[Kevin]

I like mine a lot. Definitely worth the low cost. The display is the biggest and clearest I’ve ever owned.

[Oddzilla]

This is one of my favorite watches. It checks all the boxes of what I look for. I wear this more than my G-Shock Square, mainly because I just can't stand the recessed buttons. Plus, I needed a digital watch to wear at night that didn't make a ticking sound, was easy to read and had a great led light. The 1500 is it!