Sure, the latest Apple Watch 10, Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Google Pixel Watch 3 are all nice, but sometimes, nothing scratches the ‘wrist candy’ itch quite like a semitransparent, baby blue Casio Baby-G watch.

In fact, the Baby-G BG169R-2C (Casio has never been one for cutesy names) has five major advantages over even the best smartwatch models available today.

It’s as if the 1990s never left us, Hammer Time, the Macarena, and all. This $89 gem is big on nostalgia and brimming with fun 'easter eggs,' namely, random animations of doggies, puffer fish, etc. that generate on the LCD (more on that below).

'But, Dan, isn’t that a girl’s watch?' Uh, who cares? In 2025, you can have your cake (pretend it's still the 1990s) and eat it too (wear whatever you want).

The Casio Baby-G 'dumb' watc

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