Casio Men’s G-Shock Multi-Band Solar Atomic Watch #GW810D-1A
Casio Men’s G-Shock Multi-Band Solar Atomic Watch #GW810D-1A
The shock-resistant design of the Casio Men’s G-Shock Multi-Band Atomic Solar Watch makes it a unique, rough-and-tumble timepiece. This steady watch is constructed with a durable green resin case, a stainless steel bezel, and a green stainless steel link band with a double-push-button-fold-over safety clasp for a secure fit. A durable mineral window shields the digital-gray dial face, which displays the time, as well as the day, date, and month. The solar-powered watch includes a battery life display, as well as adjust, mode, reverse, and forward function buttons to fit your active life. It is water resistant to 660 feet and is backed by a one-year limited manufacturer’s warranty.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Stylish and Rugged
Great watch for the money! You get the superb Casio functions and options (Atomic, Solar, Stop Watch, 5 Alarms, Timer, & World Time) combined with stylish looks with the all metal band and mostly metal case. Should last for years if any of my previous Casio watches are an indication of durability.
4 Stars Nice, sporty watch that does its job well
I wanted a relatively lightweight watch to wear for playing tennis and other outdoor activities. This one seemed to fit my criteria.
Pros:
- very lightweight compared to my Omega
- smallest of most of the mens G-Shock watches (for my small wrist)
- solar-powered
- atomic time-keeping
Cons:
- side buttons somewhat difficult to access (but that could be a good thing)
- more expensive (on Amazon) than the other G-Shock watches even though the retail price is the same as the others ($150)
Overall, a very nice watch for the price.
5 Stars great watch but cell phone make them obsolete
great watch brought it because it was a casio but watches are becoming obsolete thanks to cell phones
5 Stars A Portable, Perpetual Atomic Timekeeping Instrument
I chose a Casio solar atomic watch because I had prior favorable experience with Casio’s Databank (calculator) quartz watches.
The Casio G-Shock wristwatch GW810D-1AV (Module 3050) is more than a watch, and more than a chronometer. This timekeeping instrument is rated to gain or lose no more than 15 seconds per month. So if the wearer is in a part of the world where there is no detectable time signal, the watch can be expected to gain or lose 1/2 second or less per day.
At midnight local time, the watch’s radio receiver automatically turns on and attempts to synchronize with the atomic time signal broadcast from the nearest official transmitter (two beacons in Japan, WWV in Fort Collins USA, one beacon in UK, and one beacon in Germany — 5 total). If it successfully receives the time signal, it synchronizes the watch. If reception is not successful, the receiver tries again at 1 a.m. local, 2 a.m. local, … up to six attempts, total, per day.
I took a flight to the San Francisco Bay area and found that I could not receive the time signal during the nights that I was there. This could have been due to the fact that my motel room in Redwood City was surrounded by other buildings and walls. During the week that I was away, the watch gained only two seconds. I took a motor trip to IL, WI, IN, OH, and KY, and the watch did update on time every night during my travels.
The watch has a photovoltaic cell under the crystal that charges an internal rechargeable battery, hence it never needs to be wound. It is big (not necessarily a plus), beautiful, rugged, portable, reliable, and accurate. I use mine to set all my other clocks, clock radios, etc. at multiple locations. And I use it to track artificial Earth satellites visually, for which purpose I do need a watch accurate to the nearest second.
Addendum of June 2009: I’ve had the watch for more than a year now and it continues to perform flawlessly. I have received no compensation of any kind for writing this review.
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