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Stainless Steel Case Stainless Steel Band Mineral Crystal Fold over Clasp with Double Push Button Case Diameter 43 mm Case Thickness 12.3 mm Japanese Quartz movement Water Resistant to 165 ft Date Display Luminous Hands
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Technical Details
- Quality Japanese-quartz movement- 1/100 Stopwatch
- Dual Time
- Full Auto Calendar
- Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)
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By John C. Chandler (Richland, WA USA)
I have always wanted a wristwatch with the cool functions that Casio puts into its watches but with an analog display. This one does exactly that. I might have been happier if it had included an altitude display, but whenever I really need one of those, the airplane I'm flying has one on the instrument panel. What sealed the deal was the stainless case and band, which make this watch look like a civilized timepiece. I had some minor difficulty adjusting the band, but nothing else has softened my enthusiasm. It updates well and keeps good time between updates, and the stopwatch function is easier to read than my last watch. All in all, this watch is what I needed, and I'm happy to recommend it to others.
By J. Shao (Saint Louis, MO United States)
I've had this watch for a week now. I cannot wait to share my thoughts.
This is a great watch! There is no need to replace any battery and the time is always accurate to the second (I checked with the internet time#.
Easy to set up #unless you are not electronics-savvy#. I took it out of the box and set it to my time zone. That is about as much setting as you need. It was charged already out of the box, so it was working properly after a few minutes.
The sync was never a problem. I tried multiple locations in the house, by the windows, by the door, and on a counter by the fridge #far away from any door or window#. At all locations I tried, the sync was completed without any problem #my home is about 900 miles from Fort Collins, CO#.
In response to an earlier review, the minute hand advances 1/3 of the division every 20 seconds, so the minute hand does not alwasy point to the division marks. All the hands are aligned well enough on my watch, so no hand setting (one of the modes) was needed.
The watch looks really good on my wrist. Now I just hope it will last long, if not forever.
By G. Demetrius Jenkins
Casio has changed my mind on their watchmaking pedigree. Yes, they still do their G-Shock and somewhat lame calculator watches, but this watch is the ultimate timepiece for the discerning individual who needs function and form.
So far, the atomic signal has been able to reliably update the watch. That has to be my most aspired trait of this watch so far. Yes, the second hand is slightly off when in the 35-55 area, but it doesnt bother me that much.
The digital display is very legible to my 30 yr old eyes, and the LED light is bright enough to illuminate the entire face. I did wish the LED would shine for 2 seconds instead of just one. The chronograph will take some getting used to for me, as my last one made use of the digital display.
My biggest quip regards my size. I need extra links, and even on Casio's website, there isnt a clear way to get more. I understand that they send the watch with more links than the average man, but I am not your average man (6'9" with some of the biggest hands and wrists). The various Casio reselling shops/websites dont carry links for this model either. I am about to give Casio a ring in a few and see if their service matches their product. In the meanwhile, if anyone is willing to send me two links, I would pay for shipping.
All in all, a great timepiece that should last me a long time, should the build quality match my initial impressions.
By Jee Chung (USA)
My automatic watch started losing time in a major way. I wanted to get a replacement watch that didn't require changing batteries every couple of year. I was initially considering a Citizen Eco-Drive model, but then found the Casio models that offer not only the light-powered movement, but also the added benefit of atomic time (via radio signal). After looking at several similar Casio watches, I settled on this one mainly due to the slightly smaller size compared to other sports models. Overall, a great watch, but with some quirks.
Pros:
- Solar-power never needs batteries (in theory)
- Atomic signal time sync works well every night (I am in New England area, about as far as one can be from Boulder, CO)
- Bright lume
- Easy to read
- Relatively comfortable to wear given the 12mm thickness
Cons:
- Bracelet links are loosely coupled resulting in constant clatter with the smallest of the arm movement
- Bracelet size adjustment is too course
- The digital display in the display window is too small to be practical. Can't imagine why the letters/numbers inside are so small when the window itself is decent size.
- No full calendar feature, just date. Why?
Overall, I like mine enough to keep it, but I hope Casio designers make some simple enhancements to make this an even better watch.
UPDATE: After having owned the watch for couple of weeks now, I am downgrading my rating of the watch from 4 stars to 3 stars. The main reason for the downgrade is the poor precision of the second and minute hand movements. As the second and minutes hands move around the dial, they don't line up with the minute markings. Worse, they line up reasonably well through one portion of the dial and poorly through other portions. This lack of precision is rather disappointing from a watch of this price range.
By Moshe ben Asher (Chatsworth, CA)
I've only had this watch for a few days, but I'm very happy with it. If it turns out to be reliable over time, it'll be the best I've ever owned. It deals with the two most annoying aspects of watches I've had in the past--replacing batteries and regularly resetting to the correct time. This watch can reset itself automatically several times a day, and it runs on natural or artificial light-power.
Notwithstanding some of reviews I've read elsewhere, I can't say that reading the dials on this watch is any different or more difficult than several other chronographs I've owned; and I've found that the back-light feature works very well, both in the automatic mode, when the wrist is turned a certain way, and manually by pressing one of the buttons. However, the watch can be programmed so that this feature is permanently off.
I would rate this watch with five stars except for the User's Guide. It's incredibly small, so it's very difficult to follow the rather complex directions for setting the watch and using its various functions, such as the stop-watch and alarm. Having said that, however, a much more readable User's Guide is available online from Casio at no charge.
On balance, when compared to watches that are not programmable, there is a steeper learning curve involved in the set-up of this watch and becoming familiar with its functions, so it's not for technophobes or the electronically challenged.
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