Enter the new LF20W (a super-clean reimagining of the 1985 AE-20W Twin-Graph), which pinged my radar in an Insta post about a week ago. It’s got a similar profile (37.8 × 33.7 × 8.6 mm) and its lightweight construction (23g) keeps with the F-91W’s, but the retro-futuristic look seems to be grabbing fans’ attention with both hands.

Then there was the drop test, measuring its resistance to repeated second-story falls. When the watch shrugged off these impacts, I strapped it to the business end of a trekking pole and strolled a few miles through the forest. Again, zero trouble apart from a few scratches on the mineral screen. And take a look at the way the lugs join the body. Because of the narrowness of the joint, swapping in another band (like, a NATO, perhaps) will result in something that looks almost comically skinny. Conclusion: Casio LF20W Review

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To ensure that you have everything in view even in dark surroundings, the display of the watch is illuminated by a light-emitting diode at the touch of a button. Sometimes a watch doesn’t need the highest specifications to be an instant hit. Such is the case with the affordable Casio LF20W-1A, which was released in May and is now sold out at casio.com and walmart.com in the U.S. With its LCD display featuring analog-style digital hands, this watch is part of Casio’s “POP” line, which includes more playful and youth-oriented designs. The watch is based on the Casio AE-20W “Twin-Graph” from 1984 and has a retro-tech look with the sort of appeal that the AE1200WH world time series has. An advantage of such an analog-style display is that, like a real analog display, the current time always remains visible when the other functions are being used, and unlike some analog-digital models, the hands won’t get in the way of the other display sections.

The time display can be set to 12- or 24-hour format. In 12-hour mode, there is a p in the display for the second half of the day, i.e. 12 noon to 11:59 p.m. Next, I’m a little perplexed as to why Casio chose to include bio-based resin in the band, but not in the rest of the case. This is a fairly minor quibble, but if you’re going to go partway with the eco-friendly thing, why not go all the way? You get a 3 year warranty-certificate for your new timepiece. If there is any problem with the mechanism, this certificate garanties a 100 % protection- meaning we take care of the technical integrity inbetween these 3 years. It measures a mere 35.2 x 38.2 x 8.5mm, weighs literally next to nothing (21 grams, to be precise), and even has a nominal 30 metres of water resistance. The diminutive everyman watch now comes in a range of colours, including the newest ones in summery translucent pastels.If desired, the key tones can be switched off with the mode button. After switching off, there is no longer a beep when switching from one function to the next. Set alarms or countdown timers are still active after switching off the key tones.