When it comes to standard digital watches, Casio stands out above all others in features, reliability, and accuracy. From its cheapest plastic tickers to its GPS-connected, solar-powered, apocalypse-proof metal masterworks, Casio generally makes the best, most usable and most durable timepieces in every segment of the market it enters.

So when it announced its WSD-F10 Android Wear-powered Smart Outdoor Watch, everyone, including smartwatch skeptics, wondered if this could be the one we’ve been waiting for—the one that would finally take the smartwatch concept and make it more than a niche toy for gadget loving geeks. Well...