Illuminator AE1500WH Series | 10-Year Battery | LED Backlight | 5-Alarms | 1/100 Sec Stopwatch | Men's Digital Watch

product inoformation
Band ColorKhaki Model Year2020
ClaspTang Buckle Band width27.63 millimeters
Model numberAE-1500WH-5AVCF Band sizeMens Standard
Water resistant depth100 Meters Display TypeDigital
Case materialResin Case diameter5.1 centimeters
Dial colorGray Bezel functionStationary
Brand Seller or Collection NameCasio Item ShapeRound
Dial window material typeResin MovementQuartz
Bezel materialResin CalendarDay-Date-Month-Year
Special featuresWater Resistant,Stopwatch, Dual time, 5 Alarms, LED backlight, Wide face WarrantyManufacturer’s warranty can be requested from customer service. Click here to make a request to customer service.
Part NumberAE-1500WH-5AVCF Case Thickness15.73 millimeters
Band MaterialResin
about item
  • 10-year battery life, 100m Water Resistant
  • Stopwatch, Dual time, 5 alarms, LED backlight, Wide face
  • Countdown Timer, Full Auto-Calendar
  • Approx. battery life: 10 years on CR2032

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Jordan Spencer
I have used my cell phone instead of a watch since about 2001. Decided to start wearing cheap, quartz watches again because I often find myself without my cell phone within reach at rehearsals, recording sessions, lawn-mowing, or work from home situations. Picked up a few Timexes and Casios around the same time. So far, I like this model the best for general use. The size of the time display is so easy to read that I have already started preferring it to comparable analog models. I will mostly be looking to buy digital watches like this with big, simple displays from now on.I’m not James Bond, in spite of what you may have heard. I don’t want an expensive watch on my wrist that might make me a potential target for theft/robbery downtown or on a subway. If I get some paint on this one or it breaks while I’m trying to remove an oil filter, it would be no great loss.Use is fairly intuitive and it hasn’t lost or gained time in the few weeks I’ve owned it, unlike a Timex expedition analog model I got at the same time. After only a couple of weeks, the analog Timex expedition has lost about ten seconds already, which I admit I was surprised by.The only complaint I could possibly make about this watch is that the two LED’s are quite poor in comparison to Timex’s indiglo or the backlight used on much more expensive G-Shock models. But for how cheap and functional this model is, that is a completely unfair comparison. The lights work perfectly fine for me to see if I wake up in the middle of the night but can’t roll/reach over to check my phone due to a sleeping dog contorting my legs at the foot of the bed. Or if I fall asleep on the couch.I have mostly avoided getting it wet up until now, but I did accidentally leave it in the bathroom with the shower running a couple of times and no condensation formed on the inside of the face at all even though there was plenty of water vapor in the room. I also leave it on when washing my hands with no ill-effects.I’m very impressed by how simple and functional this watch is. These cheap, digitals are light years ahead of the Timex Ironman I owned as a kid. But it should be said- that $25-$35 Ironman I bought sometime around 1995 went body boarding, surfing, in the pool with me, and I showered with it on. That thing was basically water-PROOF and never had an issue in water less than 20ft. deep. I swam in Atlantic/East-Coast hurricanes with that thing and it even got tossed around in the salty surf with me. Also used it to time lap-swimming in Olympic-sized pools. I do not have the same confidence in this model, though I have no real rationale for that.The rubber strap was very uncomfortable on the old Ironman models and used to cause some really annoying, visible, skin irritation. I found G-shock straps of that era to be almost just as bad. That is not the case with these modern Casio polymer straps.I also despise those weird circles Casio, Armitron, etc. put on watch faces and take up a quarter of the face of the watch. This watch has NONE of that BS going on. The info on the watch face is SO bold and easy to read that I would definitely prefer it to all the G-shocks with those damned, senseless circles taking up so much of the display. PV cells excluded because they actually do serve a purpose. But here’s my view on all that: if the watch battery lasts even close to ten years, it will already outlast the battery/operation of the solar-powered, $150 G-Shock I once owned by a factor of YEARS. So I would still prefer this because legibility is far more important to me than photovoltaics.After a few weeks getting used to wearing a watch again for the first time in twenty years, I’ve really appreciated not having to dig my cell phone out of my pocket just to check the time/date. A weirdly subtle difference I would never have thought would matter. But it does. I’m starting to really like Casios!I also like the hourly chime because otherwise I get lost and completely lose track of time while recording/producing. That could only backfire if the chime goes off in the vocal booth and ruins a take. Hasn’t happened yet, though.I’m also glad they make it in the desert-sand/beige color because I’m fair skinned so it doesn’t look like a giant thing on my wrist.At some point or other I will wake up exhausted and forget to take it off before I get in the shower. At that point I will update this review if water penetrates the buttons/gaskets/seals.Again, I am in disbelief at how excellent this watch is for the price. I hope they never discontinue this model until an identical “20 Year Battery” model is available. But by then we’ll no doubt have flying cars, rocket-skates, jet packs, and digital, tattooed watches with veinous, indiglo epidermis. Or more than the current, standard-issue, two to three computer chips implanted into in our visual cortex at birth.Just pick the color you like and buy the damned thing!

Monica Taylor
To be straight to the point. The watch you get for the money is stupendous! Setting aside the abundance of functions, this watch is probably the most comfortable watch I own owing to it's lightness and breathable designed strap. The main star of the show, the screen, is crisp and legible. So well executed and the ten second count down markers are a great touch. Has a military and tactical esthetic, is perfect for taking into the field, has a great backlight and is sturdy and durable. This thing is certain to get all the wrist time you can give out. WAY more watch than you'll pay for!

Robert Webb
This is a nice Casio. Great price. Large display that's easy to see, especially if your eyes aren't what they used to be. Light works well in the dark or working at night. Nice size watch. Has plenty of features. Easy to set up. Well worth the price.

Kimberly Smith
If you are looking for an inexpensive watch that does the basics, is easy to see and can take a beating this is a good option. Really comfortable on the wrist (even though it is a little big). Easy to use and the display and font are the best I have ever seen on a watch. There are a couple things that kept it from being 5 stars for me:(1) The backlight time can not be adjusted(2) It does not have the wrist tilt backlight feature(3) The strap does not have a keeper (to keep the buckle from moving on the long part of the strap)Those are minor complaints. For this price point it is a great watch and perfect for those who want something that is easy to see, use and will take a beating. The attached video shows all of the features and settings, hope this helped.

Donald Parker
The media could not be loaded.  It is a watch suitable for all types of terrain because it has a great design, it is economical and its performance is all you need on your day. I think it's a great watch, its quality is more than obvious, it's well assembled, the parts are perfectly well adjusted in their place, you can feel a good feedback when pressing its 4 buttons because they are firm and fast-acting, the back cover is made of steel stainless steel is fixed by four screws, the overall construction of the watch (case/strap and buckle) is made of a soft and resistant resin, the fit on your wrist is perfect since the weight of the watch is absurd, you don't even notice its presence, the acrylic glass commonly used in digital watches but from my perspective it is a tug of war because although it is very easy to scratch (just cleaning it roughly πŸ˜‚) it is also resistant to impacts because it has greater flexibility and that Helps reduce breakage with a heavy accidental bump, at the end of the day scratches on glass are inherent and speak of rough use than a bit of glass polishing paste (the one that e is your preference) and a cloth will remove most of the scratches The design of the dial is quite clean and extremely clear, because it shows you enough, a quick glance and that's it. The information is displayed in digital format, all with good balance, in the upper left part the day is written in abbreviated form, then the month and finally the date, in the central part is the time in large Arabic numerals marked and solid ( for an excellent reading) it has the option of 24-hour format for what military time usually uses and finally at the bottom the seconds which in turn have a kind of excellent animation on the right side of the clock I like the detail for to be honest . The watch is large, robust, too masculine and clearly resistant (IT'S A CASIO!!) It is made to be a tool in its entirety, its functions are the most basic, such as a stopwatch, 5 alarms and a double time zone, not to mention that brings with it a battery that feeds a simple low-consumption module that has a 10-year battery life, it is easier for you to buy another watch over time than to run out of battery πŸ˜…Personally, since I unpacked it and adjusted it on my wrist, I haven't removed it at all (except taking a shower of course πŸ˜‚) Well, its useful life begins as a tool in my day-to-day life due to its strength and its great versatility. I don't have to worry about any accidental bumps or scratches (I dedicate myself to engineering, so you can imagine...πŸ˜„πŸ˜…) It has a noticeable and substantial resistance. It is a simple watch with enough testosterone to withstand your work. Its tactical and robust design gives you the message that it can withstand everything that you put it in the way, something to highlight is the hermetic resistance of 10 bars (I can have a dip in the lake and it will not drown, I am more than sure of that πŸ˜…πŸ˜‰) it is more than enough for the use that I can give it. Until now, in my personal opinion, I consider (you should understand this carefully....because I don't have much experience in the matter, I'm just a guy who wears a Longines watch with a mechanical movement most of the time, that until today I timed my life πŸ˜…) I have the perception that my Casio watch is very precise, the manufacturer mentions an accuracy of -+30 Seconds per month, I consider that from time to time I will have to visit an atomic clock on the internet and reset the seconds and minutes on my watch, so I will have the exact march again. I think that for a simple watch that Casio factory has a good design in terms of versatility because for its large size it looks good, sometimes I have to wear a sports jacket for the occasion and Casio continues to give Rock & Roll to my inexperienced eyes looks very masculine and sober I chose the negative version for a couple of reasons, one of them is that it gives it a more minimalist and conservative touch, the large and robust design of the watch already captures attention, I don't want to give it more unnecessary decorations, something that surprised me a lot It was the fact that in daylight the reading is so clear and forceful without a doubt CASIO did a good job on the screen. In short , it is a watch that every working man should wear in his day to day due to its design , strength , precision and its affordable price .

Scott Pennington
It’s a simple, rugged watch that is cheap and easy to read. I like the long battery life too. I wear it when I don’t want to risk damaging my Apple Watch.