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Casio DW5600 vs A168WA

Casio digital wristwatches have become famous as they offer the best value.  You will be hard pressed to find an alternative. The G-Shock DW5600 and vintage A168 are excellent examples of their respective model lines and can be had for around $45 and $20 respectively.  It's that low price point that make these watches so attractive relative to their very high quality and feature list. When comparing watches you would want to compare 5 criterias: Features Accuracy Reliability / Durability Wearability Aesthetics I. Features - DW5600 wins The huge advantage that digital watches have over regular analog watches is its display.  For an analog watch to hold multiple features it would need to reserve room on its display for each feature and this can be inherently difficult due to the limited real estate on a wristwatch dial. Digital watches avoid this problem as they can cycle through multiple features sharing the same display.  By pressing the mode button either Casio can cycle through 4