Casio A158WA-1 Vintage Stainless Steel Digital Watch
Product Information, Not A Review
Quick Specs
What Stands Out
What To Check
The Casio A158WA-1 is the steel-bracelet take on the same small digital shape as the F91W, and it is the one that reads as a real watch with a collared shirt. Casio currently lists it at number two in men's wrist watches on Amazon, so readers are already buying it in volume.
At 36.8 mm across and 8.2 mm thick this is a small, flat case that does not catch on a barbell sleeve or a truck door. The chrome-plated resin case keeps the weight down to 46 grams even with the steel band attached.
Safety and fit note. Removed bracelet links and their tiny pins are a choking hazard around small kids, so size it away from the floor and put the spares in a drawer. Casio lists no meter water-resistance rating on this model, so keep it out of the pool and the lake.
The Numbers That Matter
| Spec | What it decides |
|---|---|
| 36.8 mm wide / 8.2 mm thick | Whether it fits under a cuff and off a small wrist |
| 46 g with steel band | How much watch you feel during a lift |
| About 7 years on CR2016 | How long before you think about it again |
| 1/100 sec stopwatch, split time | Whether it times sets and intervals |
The case size. 36.8 mm is small by current standards, which is the point. It looks like a watch from before watches got large, and it stays out of the way.
The bracelet. Steel links with an adjustable clasp. Plan on removing links out of the box, either with a pin tool at the kitchen table or at a jeweler for a few minutes of their time.
The light. A green LED, not a full-face backlight. It is enough to read the display in a dark room, but it is a single lamp rather than a glow across the whole screen.
Who It Is For
The dad who wants one plain watch that works with a polo and with chalk on his hands. For the same shape in a bigger case with a full-face backlight, see the Casio A168WA-1. If you would rather have resin and 21 grams, the Casio F91W-1 is the light one. For a rated 100 meter digital, look at the Casio W800H, and for steel with a dive-style bezel, the Casio Duro MDV106.
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The Short Version
This is the steel-bracelet version of the F91W idea, and the one that reads as a real watch with a collared shirt. I would point a dad here who wants something plain that works at the office and on the gym floor. If you want a bigger case and a full-face backlight, step up to the Casio A168WA-1.
MIKE MANNING
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