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 Not Solar powered January 6, 2009
Mark (Stockport, UK)
This is a great watch which sets itself in the middle of the night from the radio time signal. The instructions tell you to leave it near a window away from metal objects.
It is not solar-powered, however, and I feel that the description is misleading in this respect. It runs on a lithium battery which needs replacing after about two years.
By the way, the UK time signal transmitter has been at Anthorn, not Rugby since April 2007.
what a great watch December 31, 2008
can't believe it (small town usa)
bought this for hubby for xmas. he is very happy with this watch. it has large enough number where he can see the time well. and it updates the time by itself.
the only problem he has is his wrist is thick and sometimes changes the time certain eays he bends his wrist. he just put it on his other arm, now he has no problems. nice watch.
 Solid atomic watch, pretty decent overall December 28, 2008
Chris J. Taylor (Bremerton, WA)
I got this watch from Walmart, after searching high and low for a watch that fit my criteria. It's thin enough; doesn't catch sleeves. It syncs well, but here's a tip for syncing: leave it on your arm at night. I live across the Sound from Seattle (a long way from the Ft. Collins transmitter), and the watch will not sync if it's on the windowsill. It will sync 9 out of 10 times though, if it's on my wrist while I sleep. Probably using the contact with my body as an antenna or something.
Anyway, it syncs well and is always well within the margin of error of time.gov, while my Timex is about 8 seconds off after only a couple of weeks. However, there are some details I don't like about it:
There's no night mode (hold in the light button on a Timex for 3 seconds, and any button press will light the backlight). Also, the light doesn't stay on as you're cycling through modes or pressing other buttons; it turns off as soon as you press another button. This makes setting an alarm at night difficult.
Also, the timer is limited to 60 minutes, in one-minute increments. Again, my Timex will do ten hours' countdown, and you can set it to count down two and a half minutes, etc.
I prefer a Velcro quick-wrap strap on these kinds of watches, however, it does not seem that I'll be able to use that type of strap on this watch, due to the design (the poles that hold the strap to the body are recessed somewhat). Might give it a try anyway, but it will be more difficult that it should be. The stock strap is fairly comfortable, but the VERY thin plastic latch doesn't make me think it will last long.
Finally, the watch face is not recessed. I find that a recessed face, if only a little, helps immensely in preventing scratches on the watch face, and keeps it readable for years longer.
One thing I do like about the design is that while in timer or stopwatch modes, the top portion (normally date) displays the current time.
Those are my few complaints about this watch. Overall, it's a good choice for an inexpensive atomic watch, just don't buy it if you use a lot of the other features frequently. If you don't mind resetting the watch for Daylight Savings (that's about how often you'd need to sync it to keep it accurate to within a minute or two), get an Ironman; they last forever and have a ton more features.
Here's hoping this watch lasts as long as my old Ironman did (four straps, two battery replacements and eleven years . . . until it was stolen).
good December 16, 2008
S. K. Garrett (Rigby, Idaho)
This product has worked wonders for me, where i drive a bus with a time line, it has keep me on schedule
 Watch Band Easily Broken From Watch December 12, 2008
Mark Piller (Dallas, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I now have 2 of these watches. The first on was with the "plastic/resin" type watch band. The watch got hung on something and there was a tug against the watch on my wrist. This separated the bad from the watch and I was able to put the two together again. However, the point where the metal pin is lodged on the frame of the watch was now damaged. It was cracked and beginning to break free from the rest of the watch body. This eventually completely failed and cannot be repaired by any glue or other means, rendering the wrist watch useless.
I consider this to be a design flaw since I have owned many Casio watches in the past. I could not recommend this form of the watch.
I have since paid about $10 more for the stainless steel version of this Casio watch. It holds up better with the kind of punishment I have just described. Indeed, the watch did get snagged on something and there are scratches and such on my watch but it is still holding together. I think the stainless steel version is what you should consider if you too may occasionally have your watch be snagged on some exterior item.
I like the features and ease of use. Works nicely for me.
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