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This Casio G-Shock watch is a highly accurate and durable digital timepiece perfect for travelers, adventurers, or anyone looking for a multi-function, rough-and-ready watch. Featuring atomic timekeeping, the watch automatically sets using radio signals to ensure perfect time accuracy. Charged by solar power, the battery can last up to eight months on a full charge without further exposure to light. The screen indicates the battery level, and the watch comes with a power saving function. Ideal for world travelers or international calls, the watch can be set for 29 time zones (30 cities), with or without daylight savings, and comes with a city code display so you know where you are. The watch also features four daily alarms and one snooze alarm, a countdown timer, a 1/100 second stopwatch, hourly time signals, and an automatic calendar pre-programmed through 2099. The octagonal bezel of dark gray resin gives the watch a distinctive look, and the octagonal digital display window offers an automatic EL backlight with afterglow for easy night reading. The rugged band and case are also made of resin. The watch is designed for enhanced shock resistance, is water resistant up to 660 feet (200 meters), and is backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
Technical Details
- Quality Japanese-Quartz movement- Tough Solar Power; Shock Resistant; Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow
- World Time - 29 times zones (30 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off
- Rugged case and strap made of resin
- Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)
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By M. Namvar
I live right outside of Washington DC.
The Atomic Sync happens every night with the watch sitting on my night stand - I don't have to place it by the window. The Auto EL works perfectly and has 2 settings 1.5 and 2.5 seconds - this was something I did not know but makes the watch even better. The solar charging seems to work and Hopefully this watch will last years and years without having to replace the capacitor that is charged by the solar cells. I had a spare 22mm nylon Nato strap so I cut notches into it and was able to get it under the 16mm lugs for this watch without having to get the casio strap extendors which would have made the watch more bulky. It wasn't the cleanest of jobs but I did burn the frays away and you can't see anything when the watch is on my writs. The final product is an awesome watch with an awesome, comfortable strap. It look very tough and I get a lot of complements on it. In a word I love my watch. It does everything perfectly and well worth the extra $35 over the DW5600E.
By Douglas Paul Pruiett
I have used G-Shocks for 25 years. This model does not allow me to set the countdown clock on anything other than an even minute. Moreover, the countdown only allows up to a one hour countdown. I used to be able to set hours, minutes, and seconds on countdown. This to me makes the countdown timer fairly useless or at least not versatile enough to be be often useful.
Another feature that used to be there, but is missing on this model is being able to see the actual time while the stopwatch is running. It used to display the time in the upper right hand of the display while the stopwatch was ticking off. This no longer happens. Moreover, the stopwatch no longer has a "split time" function, allowing me to stop the display while still having the stopwatch counting in the background.
Overall this watch is at best a compromise. You get the "atomic" feature which means that it periodically synchronises with a cesium clock somewhere, but you lose features of the countdown timer and the stopwatch. Three stars at best.
By Ed Rooney (Annapolis, MD)
I own a dozen or so watches, including several Seiko divers, Casio and a Rolex. I typically find myself wearing this G-shock alternately with the Rolex Sea-Dweller. It's a great watch for knocking around on weekends, or to take to the beach or pool. Solar and Atomic means I don't have to worry about batteries or setting the watch. 5 stars, I highly recommend this watch.
By G. Hawkins (Texas, United States)
I have read some low ratings on this watch due to it's lack of a simultaneous display of the day of the week and the date; I read the reviews after purchasing, and began to worry... until the watch arrived. For anyone who read these same reviews and frets, don't. The only thing you have to do to see the day is press the adjust key, and to see the date again, press it once more. That's all... if that's too much work for you, then the last thing you should worry about is a watch. Also, if you need to be reminded more than one time in a day which actual day it is, again, you have more problems then simply telling time will solve.
This watch is perfect for the minimalist... someone who is looking for something cheap, durable, unostentatious, and above all, functional, then this is the watch for you. It is under 100$, has a solar cell battery, and receives it's time from radio transmissions (aka, atomic). The band is very comfortable, the light does not remain on for 5-10 seconds (it simply flashes you the time, then fades), and there are even power saving functions and special auto-lighting modes available. 5 alarms (4 single and 1 recurring "snooze" alarm), a stopwatch, and a 60-min max countdown timer round out the basic features. No compass, altimeter, or any of that fancy crap that will only be used in special circumstances.
This watch is perfect for the everyday task, whether it be at home or on duty, it will take a beating and keep on ticking, so to speak. It really looks very nice, and I have no idea how Casio can get away with selling these at such a great price.
By Burndt Toast
I really wish I saw the GWM5600-1 model before ordering this one on Amazon. It just irks me all the time that this watch doesn't display the date and day of the week simultaneously (just has a useless empty spot where the day's abbreviation should be). I wouldn't recommend this watch to a friend because I am eventually going to replace it with the GWM5600-1 or equivalent.
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