*REVIEW* Casio DBC611 Databank Vintage/Retro Digital Calculator Watch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- This watch is GUARANTEED to get you laid! (60% of the time, all the time).
In all seriousness, it's a beautifully fun watch at an exceptionally budget-friendly price, so let's talk about it.
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"The girls wont be able to leave you alone with this watch so you can store all their numbers" 😂😂
Real playas know!😎
I had to buy a second one of these after the 26th girl showed up..
Yall are making me want one now! I am stuck with 1 girl and I want more!
Had Databank in 5th grade and remembered storing phone numbers was so damn cool. Got the new one on a Christmas exchange and love the retro look. I have people asking about the watch every time they see it...
Really wish Casio will make a metal, mineral crystal and true WR version of this watch.
Nice review. But I never understand people complaining about the dim backlight. I love it. When your eyes have adjusted to the dark, the modern ELs are just too damn bright, whereas these microlights are perfect. I can perfectly see the time in dark with the vintage lights and it doesn't hurt the eyes.
How else are we supposed to take sick lume shots for Instagram???
@@degenerateWA Haha. 😄
It's the classic Casio backlight, putting a modern backlight in it would ruin the aesthetic!
I remember having this watch i had my black resin one since 1988 and it still works fantastic and I got the metal one in 1990 the this reissue is exactly the same as the one I got from the late 80s but it does not have the wold time feature that the vintage ones have it this review bought back memories of me buying this watch from caldor and Kmart and wearing it and it did bring attention when I wore them back then
I bet the metal one is sick. I would love to own a metal version and I hope Casio reissues one.
Casio have always been a King in the field of the uniquely-looking and geeky-functioning watches for everyone.
0:17 - Unfortunately, the only available variation of this one here is DBC-611G (gold colorway for 112 USD after the taxes) and I don't have even a single golden tooth to match that watch...
0:36 - Love the banana-shaped body of the watch.
2:00 - Lol, this was a hit-or-miss fit... Paraphrasing GOLF abbreviation of the sport (Gentlemen's Only Ladies Forbidden) - Small Wrists Only Giants Forbidden (SWOGF) :D.
2:25 - Just to add... It depends if you are lefty or righty. For example, I'm righty and my left wrist (where I wear my watches) is a little bit smaller/thinner (6.7 inch) than my right wrist (7.0 inch). This is by nature and not by choice. For ambidextrous people (rare cases), It is in the way you've said it.
4:07 - Love this little box in the upper left corner that shows you the current mode. It just screams a dummy phone from the 90'. In addition, the ability to see the time while operating the modes is very cool and practical feature.
6:00 - This is because they've calculated (sounds ironically on the background of the current watch :D) a transition time between the date of production of the watch and its acquisition by the buyer. For example, they put in a 5-years-battery watch an overcharged battery that could last 7 years in order to compensate for the maximum expected time between the manufacturing and purchase of the particular watch. This is CASIO - they calculate, you know :).
6:36 - Probably one day SEIKO (misaligning bezel) and CASIO (poor light on their bestsellers) will be room mates in hell, but until then, it is classy :) )
8:10 - Probably it will nip the hairs on the wrist as nothing else :).
8:34 - It is a great attention to the detail that every language option is written on the corresponding language on the stainless steel back of the watch (for example "Рус" (Cyrillic) for Russian).
10:06 - So much metal and electronics in one place! If Mr. Schwarzenegger watch this, his next reliable whereabout will be in the closet. Lolz!
10:04 - This dial-pad reminds me for this one from Tron Legacy (the grid pattern): drive.google.com/file/d/19zrZk8OPJ1YZD5L5meMpb10ZFLBiRBRr/view?usp=sharing
10:22 - You explain very well the reason why I decided to have this watch.
Congrats for your review! Always versatile in collecting watches. I like that :)
That Tron control pad is awesome. Very cool and great comparison.
Oh yes, this is everything that Casio was always been.....calculators, watches, cheap, good, useful, legendary. They really should add some features like titanium, sapphire, good lume and 200m WR, and put a 500-600 USD price tag, that would be completely unnecessarily, crazy and weird. But that's Casio, they can make whatever they want and people will always buy these things because they know what they are buying. A kings of a 50 USD watches....they made much more 10-50 USD legendary watches than Rolex 10k USD watches. Nothing against Rolex off course but this is really an art. B5000 is larger but screen is the same size (i like that calculator's screen much more), the case is larger just because of protection inside. From all your G's i like that 5610 the most, that's a monster.
Good job Simucom
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Crazy, unnecessary, and weird? Sounds like you just described my favorite kind of watch! 😁
Casio also made the Gshock line :)
i'll ask my daughter rachel to order me one...still have my original i got for a gift when i was 13 years old way back in 1987...thumbs up from queensland australia (mitchell)
The one from 1987 is a keeper. Very cool that you still have it🤘 thanks for stopping by.
You are correct. I like retro stuff and growing up on mid 80's and early 90 this brings back nostalgia. Ordered mine on ebay for 50 bucks . And one thing that's convinient is now one really knows cell numbers anymore as only saved on cell contacts . In case I dont have cell or need an important number that I want no one to know i have ill save it there. Wonder if you can convert pesos to dollars by calculating it on this? If not its still great. Love the retro/vintage look.
Love the databank! Need to get myself one. Thanks for the video
Anytime brotha. It's definitely a "must have" for the collection.
I put mine on to watch the review lol… agree the water resistance and back light should have been improved, and I would prefer a chrome plated finish to the silver plated (it looks cheap). But overall a sweet lil retro piece from the king of vintage style
Hi great retro watch, when your in calculator mode if you press bottom right button you get currency ex. Also the alarm mode is 5 alarms and hourly chime not snooze.
Yes you're right. My bad on the snooze, I even wrote chime on my note sheet but said snooze anyways lol. The brain works at half capacity once you hit the "record" button.
@@degenerateWA I would imagine it's not easy. Great review
Great review. I hope this helped your bottom line.
Just clicked for my second one. First one, 1991.
Cheers.
I wish that the DBC-611 should have come with a timer function, including that feature would make the DBC-611 a steal.
When wearing this watch, do your arms get sore when fighting off women?
Not my arms, but my legs get tired constantly running away from the hordes of models chasing me.
Definitely cool watch. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
A titanium case would push this model over the top, along with a EL display. Go the extra mile and have it made in Japan.
A case made out of metal alone would have put this watch to the top. I don't want any more plastic Casios.
Received mine yesterday and it's lighter and smaller than I remember from the watch I had in the '80s it feels like it's only a few grams in weight or maybe it's because I'm used to wearing heavy 40 to 40,5mm watches... anyway not wat I expected or remembered from back in the day
A very descriptive and detailed explanation thank you 🙏🙏🇹🇷
Awesome, thanks for the positive feedback🤘
The amazon ad claims 30m or 100 ft water resistance.
Owned multiple ones of these in the 80-90s, I thought they used to hold more phone numbers
They should considering all of the numbers girls are gonna be throwing at you when you wear this watch🤘
I remember I still have my original data bank it hold up to 50 phone numbers
Nice video. Congrats! As far as I can see your model should be the DBC-611-1DF, am I right? I got one today and the case is as opaque as yours. I know there's also the DBC-611-1EF that has a shiny case but I wasn't able to find it. Best regards
Mine is definitely not the polished version so you and I would have the same models. It's a really fun and neat watch so I know you're going to enjoy it.
Royale or this ? Which one do you recommend for daily use like for office use and thin wrist?
I had Databanks when they were first introduced. Loved them! Can you still buy them new? I'm always dubious about Amazon watches. They're not on the Casio website.
you can buy them new. Amazon has been good for me.
@@degenerateWA Why don't authorised dealers sell them? I think the Amazon and Ebay ones are Chinese fakes.
Nice Review!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
I am now looking for the 1990 evolution of this watch its a complete dot matrix it was the dbx 100 I saw one back in 1990 when I took a trip to New York that year
You may have some competition now😁. I did not even know that was a thing but now I know I must have one in my collection.
A kid when I was a kid was wearing his calculator watch riding his bike he fell off his bike and scratched up his watch I would have cried if it was mine
You can pick one up on Ebay for 46 bucks. I'm tempted.
Dang, I should have looked on eBay first. Great deal.
Is this grey colored plastic & not actually steel? Kinda looks that way from what I can tell
Plastic unfortunately. Only the bracelet and caseback are steel.
I got the watch from eBay, it wasn’t turning on, took it to get the battery replaced and it turned one but stopped working after 10 minutes any idea on how to fix this?
That's tricky and it could be various reasons (in which case you might be better off saving your time and money by buying a new one). First things first I would remove the caseback and make sure that the battery is the right size for the watch. It may be too thin, so the watch could have worked for a little bit but lost connection with the contacts. I would also make sure that everything is connected properly.
@@degenerateWA thank you so much. Which is the correct battery?
The girls will not be able to leave you alone 🤣
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Cool
Does anyone know the difference between dbc611-1VT and dbc611-1d? One costs 54.90 pounds amd the other costs 86.90, apart from the colour of the strap I can't tell the difference.
Probably just which country it is released in. I'm sur for the most part they are identical inside and out. I would go for the cheaper one.
@@degenerateWA ok thanks for the reply
I have dbc611 silver but I want to know if it's waterproof. When it rains or wash your hands, will there be a problem? Pls🙏🙏
Not waterproof. Only splash resistant. It may be fine in shallow water but I don't recommend it. I recommend only light hand washing with this one.
@@degenerateWA Ok thank you vary much
@@spacerabbit7686 no problem. Wear in good health.
@@degenerateWA 🙏😍
Just ordered
Awesome, hopefully it arrives soon
@@degenerateWA yup already got it
I love it and many women are love me now
@@greggieo 🤣 🤘😎🤘
iss it water resistante ?
Just like I thought 🤔 cool watch
Very cool
I really like this watch...but What happens if you have a 9 inch wrist?
Unfortunately the stock bracelet will not fit you. I have a 7.5" wrist and it just barely fits my wrist.
@@degenerateWAi just found out they make it with 9 inch bracelet now..THANK GOD!
Is there any resin(black) version of this series?
Off the top of my head I am not sure but I want to say yes.
@@degenerateWA I found DBC61 / was is DBC610 tht have black resin type, but to bad no light button
Can you get a new one that has more than 25 phone number memories
Not that I'm aware of
This watch is orginal casio
Certified babe magnet😎
army of the thieves bring me here..
Welcome🤘
My friend used this to cheat the SAT.
Using the right tools ain't cheating😎
Very disappointed. Not once did you write “boobless” on the display.
I have failed....
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10:55,
What diameter do you see on this watch?
Length width height no diameter white boy lmao
whoops. fortunately a diameter of 32.7mm is the same distance as a length of 32.7mm so you are safe this time.