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This sport watch from Casio packs a lot of power without the face clutter typical of many chronographs. An elegant bluish-purple dial with luminous white stick indexes and hands is housed within a resin stationary bezel. Featuring analog/digital time and 12/24-hour format, this timepiece also includes a 30-page databank, three daily alarms, and an auto-calendar. Presenting on a stainless steel band and powered by a quartz movement, the watch is water resistant to a depth of 165 feet.
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Technical Details
- Quartz movement- World time with daylight savings time option
- Stopwatch with elapsed time / split time / 1st and 2nd Places
- Daily alarms, hourly chime, countdown timer, 12 and 24 hr. format
- Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)
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By tennisdude (phoenix,az usa)
The watch could be a little thinner but it is not a complaint. I really like it so far.
By Julius Kovatch (Roseville, California USA)
I have many watches and this is my everyday watch alternating with the light grey color dial model since I got one of each. I do not understand some people complaining about how difficult to use it and they have to carry the manual with them. I am retired, over 65 and do not have any problem to remember all the basic functions I need to use when I am on a trip. All in all it is a very nice looking watch, very accurate and an excellent value for the money buying it from a first class place and one of the most reliable source Amazon.com.
Highly recommend it to anybody who is looking for a good loking watch at a very reasonable price for everyday use.
By Troy Fassbinder (Florida)
both first watch and replacement leaked - never submerged below one meter - supposedly "water resistant to 50 meters"
By Jeffery H. Reynolds (Dallas, TX)
I bought the watch as I wanted an inexpensive casual watch with a metal band. I liked the picture of the watch so I ordered it.
I like it.
I also bought another casio watch with this one that has the same guts.
As with the other one, the crystal does scratch easily so don't go banging this thing against walls. Also, the backlight doesn't do much good.
But... all in all, I like this lightweight watch.
I rate it only with 3 stars but don't let that discourage you. It's a good time piece.
By tylernt
I have been a big fan of Casio Telememo watches for some time and have owned several. This particular model represents a balance between features and looks; on the upside, it has the fancy Casio features you expect, plus it looks good. On the downside, the features are a little less convenient than on other Casios.
-Looks
Many have complained about the color being closer to purple. I disagree -- it's indeed a very dark and muted grayish blue, but I would not call it purple. The silver band, dark gray accents, and blue and gray-blue dial work well together and is the main reason I chose this over other Casio models.
The analog face is easy to read in the daytime, but at night the yellow light only weakly illuminates the analog hands (Timex's Indiglo puts it to shame) and it doesn't light the digital LCD display at all. Truth be told, though, even on other Telememo watches the backlight goes out when pressing buttons in the Telememo and other features, so really the main thing you lose here is the ability to see the date in the dark.
-Features
The Telememo function is here but is definitely a poor implementation. Scrolling through the database, you see only names, not numbers. You have to press the SET button (which is hard to remember) to see the number, and even then you don't see the whole number -- it is scrolled by slowly only 5 digits at a time. Still useful if you're stuck somewhere without your cell phone, though.
Unlike some other Casios, you cannot set a date on the two alarms, only a time.
The World Time, stopwatch, and countdown timer function as usual.
Turning DST (Daylight Saving Time) on and off for the digital portion is relatively easy, but for the analog portion it's slow and painful in the fall as you have to advance the hands around the dial 11 hours (Casio should really have linked the digital and analog clocks together!). Similarly, setting the analog hands initially also required a look in the book to realize the "H-S" mode is the "Hand Set" mode.
-Summary
Casio had to compromise on some features (light, Telememo) to squeeze them into an analog watch, so the user experience is not as polished as it is on other Casio models. Still, if you want something a little more stylish and a little less geeky than a full-digital Casio Telememo, this is a good choice, especially considering the low price.
-Long-term Update
After about 6 months of ownership and daily wear, it's holding up ok. Both the plastic face and the plastic bezel have acquired scratches, so durability is not impressive... but then again, what do you expect from an inexpensive watch.
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