Casio Men’s G-Shock Atomic Tough Solar Atomic Watch #GW500A-1V
Casio Men’s G-Shock Atomic Tough Solar Atomic Watch #GW500A-1V
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.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great Watch at a Great Price!
This watch is built tough and wonderfully crafted. The look and design is understated in the picture. The watch will last for years. I have a number of Casio watches and never had any problems.
1 Stars SOLAR battery dies in a few years
All of the good reviews must not be from people who have owned tough solar watches for more than a few years. The solar batteries in these watches tend to die after ~5-7 years and can no longer be charged, so the watch becomes worthless unless you have the expensive battery unit replaced, but that defeats the purpose of the solar battery. It would be cheaper in the long run to just buy the non-solar versions and replace the $5 batteries every few years. I feel like the solar gimmick is a scam by casio. Although the watches themselves hold up well and have good features, DO NOT buy SOLAR unless you expect to replace it in a few years.
5 Stars Greaat Item!
I received my watch within a few days as promised and it was just as described I am very pleased.
4 Stars Very Sturdy and Accurate
This watch is great to have and is indestructible. I banged it against my desk to see if the glass would shatter or anything else would break. It didn’t. The automatic time calibration is good, but will only work in certain locations. The manual time calibration is hit or miss and that’s why I gave the watch 4 stars. Overall my experience has been great.
5 Stars Just well designed by seasoned mass market watch maker
It dropped $5 right I ordered it!! Arghh!
I love the solar, atomic, recessed buttons, light, batt indicator, recessed glass, 4 independent alarms, aluminum frame.
Just wish it had bigger solar cells and better sleep functions.
Citizen’s eco series sleeps after a few minutes and awakens in bright light.
Although this type of sleep may be unnecessary for a LCD watch.
The plastic band is not standard, but the pin is much stronger. Its not really a pin, but more like long thin bolts. So finding a replacement band is hard.
Also, its the reverse of how watch bands are put on a watch.
Instead of putting the pin inside the band then squeezing it and putting them in the watch, you put the band in, then put the bolts in from the outside ends.
The watch is big. It sticks out.
The alarm lasts 10 seconds.
The piezo-electric transducer (speaker) is 1/2 inch wide and not particularly loud.
There are three springs inside that pop out, so be extremely careful when disassembling.
To disassemble, remove both parts of the watch band, then the four back cover screws on a solid stable table. Be careful when removing the cover and watch out for those springs.
The battery is a 1616 size cell. It is specially made and it is rechargeable.
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