Thank you for checking out my latest watch review! In this review, I will be looking at a Stainless Casima Charisma, Model 5114, 42mm, Day/Date/24 hour quartz watch.
^ Website Pic ^
The BangGood listing picture above features a decent looking product…a product that looks somewhat suspiciously like an Omega Speedmaster…not necessarily a bad thing.
FYI…this ‘Mushroom Brand’ (one of several brands that seem to spring up everywhere) Casima 5114 watch is available in two versions…with a Stainless Steel bracelet, or a black leather strap. I will be reviewing the SS band version. I received this watch gratis from BangGood for review.
^ A few of my own pics from lightbox ^
From what I can determine, the company that owns Casima Watches is the Shenzhen IDS Watch Co., Ltd. . This is their Alibaba site, which was the only website I could find for them.
The specs as they appeared, verbatim, from the BangGood Listing :
Specification
Brand: CASIMA
Model NO.: 5114
Item Type: Wrist Watch
Movement: Quartz
Case Shape: Round
Dial Window Material: Glass
Band Material: Leather / Stainless Steel
Clasp Type: Fold Buckle / Needle Buckle
Style: Casual, Business
Gender: Male
Dial Display: Analog
Water Resistance: 100M Waterproof (Swimming, diving within 10 meters, but don’t operating in water and don’t bathing in hot water.)
Features: Time Display, Date Display, Week Display, Luminous, Waterproof
Dial Diameter: 4.2cm
Case Thickness: 1.05cm
Band Width: 2.2cm
Band Length: 22cm
Package Included: 1 X CASIMA Watch
Notice:
1.The picture is only for reference, please consider carefully before purchase.
KronoReview:
First…the unboxing:
^ Box with my new favorite EDC knife, the Ganzo G753 Axis-Lock folder. ^
^ The Casima came in a very well padded/bubble-wrap envelope, with outer cardboard box wrapped around a nice inner retail box. It was VERY well protected. ^
CASE/CROWN/CASEBACK/LUGS: The Stainless Steel case is 42.25mm, and the overall height is 10.5mm high, a pretty comfortable size for me (I have a 7-3/4” wrist). The top and sides of the case are polished. The crown is properly knurled and easily gripped, and sports their embossed logo on the side. The pusher at 2 O’clock controls the day of the week, and the pusher at 4 O’clock controls the date. The screw-down case-back requires a standard 3-point or 2-point adjustable tool for removal. There was a singe black o-ring seal underneath. The depth rating is 10 ATM, but I would probably avoid anything beyond hand-washing with this watch.
BRACELET/CLASP: The solid link, 20mm Stainless Steel oyster-style bracelet has eight removable links for easy adjustability. The end links are also solid. The center links of the bracelet are brushed, and outside sections are polished. The double push-button, locking deployment clasp is of a decent quality, has 3 positions for micro-adjustment, and has the Casima logos present.
^ You can see a mark on the buckle. I believe this was adhesive residue from removal of the protective tape. This residue was easily removed using a Magic Eraser. ^
^ Adhesive removed. ^
DIAL/HANDS/INDICES/FUNCTIONS: The black dial has raised, baton indices fashioned in angled chrome. There are also vertical lines running down the entire dial. There is no traditional date-window. Instead, there is a date sub-dial at 6 O-clock. A day sub-dial is at 3 O’clock, and a 24 hour clock sub-dial is at 9 O’clock. There are no numeric markers on the indices, and there are seconds and micro-seconds hash-marks between the indices. The Hour, Minute and Second hands are sword-style designs that are also chrome in color. Lume exists only on the Hour and Minute hands…and not very much of it. There is an internal, black tachymeter ring with white numbers & letters. I found that it was a challenge at times to quickly tell the time, and it was definitely a challenge telling the day and date due to the small numbers on the sub-dials.
MOVEMENT: Japanese Epson VX9JE quartz, no-jewel, quartz movement. I verified this through removal of caseback and internal inspection.
CRYSTAL: The Casima 5114 crystal is flat, and purported to be “Hardlex”. I am unable to verify this. The crystal does extend above the bezel ever-so-slightly, perhaps .2mm, and I am confident in saying that there is no anti-reflective coating.
*+BEZEL+: *Very standard, non-prominent, non-rotatable, un-numbered, polished Stainless Steel bezel.
PROS:
Japanese Epson (Seiko Company) VX9JE quartz movement.
Sony battery.
10 ATM water resistance.
Styled like an Omega Speedy.
Day/Date/24 hr. displays on sub-dials.
Tachymeter ring.
Attractive fit and finish.
6 point, screw-down Stainless Steel caseback.
Moderate-feeling Stainless bracelet with solid end-links/bracelet links. 8 removable sizing links.
Double pushbutton, locking deployment clasp.
Flat ‘Hardlex’ crystal.
Lume on hour and minute hands.
Retail box.
Choice between leather strap and Stainless Steel bracelet.
CONS:
Legibility, especially of the sub-dials.
Insufficient lume on hands, and no lume whatsoever on dial.
Cheap sounding bracelet, although it wears and looks fine.
Styled like a chronometer, but no chronometer function.
ACTUAL DIMENSIONS:
Width (including crown): 45mm
Case Diameter: 42.25mm
Lug to lug: 51.5mm
Bracelet width: 22mm
Crystal: 38.5mm
Overall Height (top of crystal to bottom of caseback): 10.5mm
Weight: 136gms
Battery size: SR927SW
RATING:
Cost: 4
Looks: 3
Durability: 4
Function: 3
Comfort: 4
Average: 3.6/5
In conclusion, the Casima Charisma 5114 is an OK looker, and a decent feeling watch. This is the first Casima watch I have used, and it seems to have reasonable functionality for it’s cost. The utilization of a Japanese quartz movement, paired with usable (if somewhat challenging) functions, makes this watch a consideration, especially for the low cost. Overall, a reasonable watch for a reasonable price.
Thanks,
krono
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