Casio Men’s G-Shock Atomic Tough Solar Atomic Watch #GW500A-1V
- 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)
Amazon.com Product Description
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 w… More >>
Casio Men’s G-Shock Atomic Tough Solar Atomic Watch #GW500A-1V
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.
Rating: 1 / 5
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
Rating: 1 / 5
I received my watch within a few days as promised and it was just as described I am very pleased.
Rating: 5 / 5
Great watch and TONS of functions … sadly, it is far cheaper at Walmart for $65.00 USD.
Rating: 5 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
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