Casio Duro MDV106 Dive-Style Watch
Product Information, Not A Review
Quick Specs
What Stands Out
What To Check
The Casio MDV106, usually called the Duro, is the affordable analog dive-style watch built for the lake, the gym and the grill. It pairs a stainless steel case with a one-way bezel, a screw lock crown and a screw lock caseback, and it is one of Amazon's top sellers in Men's Wrist Watches.
What makes it worth a look is construction you usually pay more for. A screw down crown and caseback with a 200 meter rating means a day of wading, swimming with the kids or hosing off the boat is not something to worry about. The bezel only turns one way, so if it gets bumped it can only make a timed interval look longer, never shorter.
The Numbers That Matter
| Spec | What it decides |
|---|---|
| 200 m, screw lock crown and back | Whether water days are a non-issue |
| 44.2 mm wide, 92 g | Whether it fits your wrist and your cuff |
| About 3 year battery | How rarely you think about it |
| Mineral glass | How it handles scrapes against rock and steel |
The size. Casio lists the case at 48.5 x 44.2 x 12.1 mm and 92 g. That is a substantial watch. Big wrists will like it; smaller wrists should compare it against a watch they already wear.
The bezel. Casio lists an anti-reverse bezel. Line up the marker with the minute hand at the start of a rest, a smoke check or a drift, and the elapsed time reads right off the dial.
Who It Is For
The dad who wants one analog watch for fishing, yard work and the gym floor, with steel and a real dive-style build, and who would rather not charge anything. If you want timers and alarms instead of a bezel, the Casio AE1200WH and the Casio W800H cover that ground. For a proper dive computer, see the Suunto Ocean.
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The Short Version
This is the dive-style beater for a dad who wants steel, a real screw down crown and a bezel he can actually use, without a watch he has to baby on the boat or at the gym. I would point anyone with a smaller wrist to check the 44.2 mm width before buying. If you want a lighter digital with timers instead, look at the Casio AE1200WH.
MIKE MANNING
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