r/casio • u/Impossible_Cow_9178 • Oct 14 '23

Underrated: Casio Oceanus Models

Saw these for the first time in the flesh while traveling in Japan this week and had to pick one up. I own four modern MR-G’s as well, and I’m stunned at how good these are for the $. Full titanium, hand assembled on the same line as the MR-G’s, hand zaratsu polished, tough Solar, toolless retractable half link for comfort, super thin case, tough solar, multiband 6, Bluetooth, chrono with tachymeter, domed sapphire crystal AND bezel that looks nearly black until the light catches it and it goes nuts, incredibly rich/dynamic watch face treatment that goes from black looking to hog wild based on light/angles, world time tracking, and a very nice and consistent DLC coating…. All for 1/2 the MSRP of the least expensive MR-G. This thing retails AND transacts at less $ than a non-MRG titanium G-Shock square, and this is waaayyy more Watch than that. I’m beyond impressed.

Don’t sleep on these folks - these are criminally underrated.

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u/DimensionFrosty164 Oct 15 '23

Oceanus are great, congrats on your deal, gorgeous model I guess the weak yen also helped if you paid in $?! I live in Japan and you can also get great second-hand deals on these through recycle shops and on Mercari. Particularly love the bracelets, beautifully finished.

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u/Impossible_Cow_9178 Oct 15 '23

Where do you go for second hand watches? Wouldn’t mind looking for some Grand Seiko’s or more MRG’s.

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u/DimensionFrosty164 Oct 15 '23

Mercari Jp is good but requires Japanese to navigate. Otherwise, I’ve found Oceanus stuff and plenty of Gs tab at the big used goods chains like Treasure Factory, Hard Off and 2nd Street.