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The shock-resistant design of the Casio Men's G-Shock Atomic Tough Solar Watch makes it a one-of-a-kind timepiece. This tough watch is constructed with a durable black resin case, a stationary stainless steel bezel, and a black resin wristband with an adjustable buckle clasp for a personalized fit. A durable mineral window shields the digital-gray dial face, which features the time display, as well as the day, date, and month. The digital-quartz-powered watch includes adjust, mode, split/reset, and start/stop function buttons to fit your activity, as well as subdials that track battery life. It is water resistant to 660 feet and is backed by a one-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
Technical Details
- Quality Japanese-Quartz movement- Tough Solar Power; Shock Resistant; Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow; 4 Daily Alarms & 1 Snooze Alarm
- Chronograph measures up to 110 seconds
- Time Recorder; Memory capacity: 30 records (each record contains month, day, hour, minutes, seconds); ourly Time Signal
- Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)
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By xt (Lexington, KY)
Summary: Wear it and forget it.
It is a tank. Mega durable. I put this thing through hell and the face doesnt even get a scratch ... good material and recessed. I never ever have to set the time because it's synched (living next to Fort Collins doesnt hurt). AutoEL feature is brilliant. If it doesnt detect movement for a long time, the display shuts off - genius! Of course, tough solar means I dont have to ever worry about battery. Being a frequent flyer, the dual time zone with preset cities is also a huge plus for me. Extremely easy to use with intuitive controls
This watch is also made in Japan (rather Thailand), if you care about that
3+ years of ownership now and its been solid for me. Oh, and the reason I bought this? I had 3 Timex Ironmans fail on me with 2 months of ownership (though, it was cosmetic and not functional - their straps broke)
By Tom-n-NC (North Carolina USA)
I bought one of these several months ago. It's one tough piece of machinery. Time and other data on its face are easily read. Operation is relatively simple and straight forward although the accompanying manual is confusing in places. Picking up the time signals from Ft Collins has been a snap. I've never bothered removing the watch at night, placing it near a window, or any of the other things the manual recommends to facilitate signal reception; and have never missed an update. Casio could have done a few things to improve this model. The three circles on its face designating battery status, five minute increments, alarm, etc are barely readable. The five minute increment circle, the most readable of the three, is about as useful as an extra nostril. Everybody would be better off if it had been left out of the design and the other two circles made larger and more readable. One other thing would make the watch more efficient. As it is, it looks for the Ft Collins signal at 1:00 am, 2:00 am, 3:00 am, 4:00 am, and 5:00 am. Later models, like the 3431 movement, stops looking for the signal once one is received. Much more efficient. All this is pretty nit picky though. Bottom line is this watch is tough as nails, is incredibly accurate, and is about as reliable as gravity. If you want a watch that works flawlessly, that cares not one whit how badly you punish it, and that will not cost you an arm and a leg--this watch is as good as you are likely to find.
By Autumn Lover (Santa Clarita, CA)
I bought this for my husband. He has dozens of watches, but nothing rugged enough to handle his boot camp workouts and 'mud run' events. This watch handles all the abuse. He loves the solar power, and setting it on a window sill at the end of the day keeps it running and set to go in the morning. I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a sturdy watch.
By Victor Wren (Austin, TX USA)
I got this as a gift from my wife, who paid over $100 for it about six years ago. Like others here I had very good experience with this watch. I had to be careful where I left it in the house, or it would not get a time lock. That wasn't a problem, because the time could not drift much in a day or two. It was a little annoying that it tried to reset the time at 5AM, because I was awake and wearing the watch at that time of day, and the display would blank as it tried to get a signal lock. Touching any of the buttons would bring it back to life. I'm sure it would be even more annoying for anyone who works graveyard shift.
I did not have any problems with the battery life. For the people who complain about the battery dying, completely discharging any battery causes damage to it. No rechargable will last long if it is frequently discharged (even car batteries). If you keep it in the top 1/3 of its charging range, the battery will last practically forever.
I loved this watch, and wore it all the time. But I haven't been able to wear it in a couple of months, because the band broke. Casio seems to be the sole supply of bands that will work with this watch, because it's an unusual shape, but they seem to be treating this as a disposable watch. The watch itself will probably last for another fifteen years, but without a band, it's garbage today. I would gladly rate it 5 stars, but the fact that it is a disposable watch gets it knocked down considerably. With Casio's attitude that $100+ watches are disposable, I don't know if I'll want to buy another one of theirs.
EDIT: Before I wrote this, I had ordered a replacement band from casiosalesandservice.com which does not appear to be directly affiliated with Casio. They listed the OEM band as "out of stock" but said they would collect orders for a future order, so I placed an order. A month went by, and I decided it was futile. Within THREE DAYS of posting this review, I get an Email saying the band has shipped. Interesting timing? In any case, they have the band in stock, now, and I'm VERY HAPPY to have my favorite watch back.
By H. A. Lipps (Cincinnati, OH USA)
Had the watch for several years, it performs well. However, Casio customer support is a complete FAIL. Had to return the watch for service recently; shortly after having received it back from service (and paying $45) the buttons started falling off. I returned it just over a month from the original service date and was told it would be ANOTHER $45 to fix the buttons. Contacting customer support was a COMPLETE waste of time, so don't bother. According the watch and company gets ZERO stars
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