Casio Men's MTG900DA-8V G-Shock MT-G Atomic Tough Solar Watch | 
| Brand: Casio
Category: Watch
List Price: $150.00
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Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 123
Color: Silver
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Band Material: stainless-steel
Bezel Material: stainless-steel
Case Diameter: 44
Case Material: stainless-steel
Case Thickness: 17
Clasp: fold-over-push-button-clasp-with-safety
Dial Color: digital
Dial Window Material Type: Mineral
Watch Movement Type: Quartz
Water Resistance Depth: 660
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
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MPN: MTG900DA-8V
Model: MTG900DA-8V
UPC: 079767776817
EAN: 0079767776817
ASIN: B00134L8XU
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| Features:
| • | Quartz movement | | • | Auto receive function (4 times per day); signal: WWVB, Frequency: 60kHz | | • | Auto EL backlight with Afterglow; world Time | | • | 29 times zones (48 cities), city code display, daylight saving auto on/off | | • | Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
This Casio G-Shock digital watch offers a stylishly rugged look, world-savvy features ideal for business or adventure, and a durable design. The watch's atomic timekeeping calibrates the displayed time with radio signals to ensure a high level of accuracy, and the tough solar power offers a battery life of approximately 11 months on full charge without further exposure to light. The watch is built with a round stainless steel bezel, stainless steel case, and a stylish stainless steel band with a fold-over push-button clasp. The digital window shows the time in a bold central display, with world time settings for up to 29 time zones (30 cities), daylight savings option, and a city code display. The digital window also conveniently shows the day of the week above and the month and date below, automatically pre-programmed through 2099. The battery power level and calibration signal reception are indicated on the sides. This watch also offers four daily alarms and one snooze alarm, a time recorder, a 1/100 second stopwatch function, and a handy automatic EL backlight with afterglow. Specially designed for shock resistance and water resistant up to 660 feet.
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 It's very big and shiny, and does it all February 8, 2007
John E. Vidale (Seattle, WA USA)
57 out of 57 found this review helpful
I surveyed vast field of digital choices before getting the watch a month ago, and I'm well satisfied. Most digital watches (as opposed to analog with hour and minute hands) are ugly, IMO, so my surveying has mainly been frustrating. I found a nice line of digital Casio Edifices, with big digits and glimmering colorful faces, which served for a while, but has apparently been discontinued a year or two ago, and my last one quit working two months ago.
I bought this watch, grimacing at the price, just because it wasn't particularly ugly and had big digits, but it exceeded my meager expectations. The manual was a bit of a slog - it took about 20 minutes to read, but well worth it.
The features are outstanding - about 5 alarms, one of which can be set for snooze alarms, the expected stop watch, easy access to Greenwich Meridian Time, markers for noting times, a backlight, waterproof enough for scuba diving (not that I dive).
The special features include checking with a radio signal daily so the time is always correct (important for catching my buses and winning arguments about what time it really is), solar power (so run-down batteries should never be a problem), and backlighting that turns on when one turns one's wrist (surprisingly convenient). A nice touch is when one cycles back to the time, the watch gives a different unobtrusive beep.
There are other features available on other watches - tape recorders, flash drives, altimeters, compasses, but none that sound remotely useful in the long run.
I had to shorten the well-built wriststrap by 5 or 6 links, a little tricky, but any watch shop could do it in 5 minutes.
If you want a big, full-featured, easy-to-read and operate digital watch, this is the one, and I've surveyed most of them.
Post originally written mid-January, this added 2-25-07: I've found there might be problems with battery life, or maybe it is just the Seattle winter. I've had to leave my watch sometimes under a light when the power get low, and changing the battery can only be done by Casio, according to one watch shop. Also, the price on the watch is coming down quickly to more reasonable levels. I still like it a lot, despite having to juice it up from time to time.
Toughest watch I've ever owned August 24, 2008
D. Matheny (Austin, TX)
43 out of 43 found this review helpful
I've had this watch almost 5 years now, so I thought I should sit down and write a quick review of it. I'm the kind of person that tends to break a lot of watches, so it's amazing to me that this watch has lasted this long at all - although the buttons and part of the front bezel have been beat up pretty good.
First, the things I really like about this watch are:
1) Because it sets itself off of the atomic clock in Denver every night, it is completely accurate - the longer I wear it, the more I find myself setting all the other clocks I use by this watch. As a reference, I live in Austin, TX and have never had a problem getting a signal - it also picked up the change in daylight savings when congress decided it needed to change the dates (thanks to the atomic clock).
2) The solar power is also a great feature, I've found that it sits on full power from about March through November each year. Once the days get noticeably shorter, it tends to settle on the second highest battery setting until spring. This doesn't impact the performance at all, but it does give me an idea how much sunlight I'm getting.
3) This thing is completely waterproof and very tough. Believe it or not, I actually throw it in the dishwasher when it gets dirty and it comes out sparkly clean. It's been through some beatings that would have completely destroyed pretty much any other watch and it still works perfectly.
4) I really love the auto-backlight feature. It's very convenient not to have to push any buttons to see the time at night.
5) I also like how easy it is to adjust the time by just changing the timezone whenever I travel.
This wouldn't be complete without a list of things I don't like, so here they are:
1) I really wish this watch had a countdown timer instead of the databank feature. I've found the databank to be pretty useless, but I think I would use a countdown timer quite a bit.
2) Going back to the dishwasher theme, this watch does tend to get pretty dirty since it has some large recessed areas. The reason I even tried the dishwasher in the first place was because it was kind of a pain to clean any other way.
Overall, I really like this watch and would recommend it to anyone. If I ever do manage to break it I will definitely be replacing it with another one of the Atomic-Solar G-Shock models.
Tough Watch July 31, 2006
H. Fowler (Temple, TX)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've had the G-Shock MTG900DA8 for a few weeks now. I've never worn watches before but the lack of an exterior clock on my latest cell phone forced me to get one. After doing some research on watches I decided that a G-Shock would give me the right combination of function, toughness, and looks. I don't think I could've picked a better watch.
Features:
Solar Power: There are 3 charge indicators: high, medium, and low. When I got the watch it was on medium. I put it on the dash in my car for about an hour and it moved to hi. I haven't had to do that again and it has never moved from hi. The solar power actually works. It's pretty cool. Makes me wish my car worked that way.
Atomic Time Keeping: Yep, it's atomic, and yep, it works. I think by default it tries to connect to the atomic clock in Colorado 3 or 4 times a day. My watch always manages to sync while I'm sleeping at around 5 in the morning. I've been on a couple of trips and no matter where I've gone (in Texas) it has been able to sync itself at least once everyday. It's cool knowing that no matter what that the time is exactly right. I've even compared it to other atomic clocks (and our servers at work which are synced to atomic clocks). Not only do they all have the same time but they are the exact same down to the seconds. Pretty cool.
Tough: I do computer work in a manufacturing plant and, unfortunately, I've beat the heck out of this watch in the few weeks I've had it. But you couldn't tell by looking at it. This thing is tough. It still looks brand new and shiny. It really lives up to it's name.
Looks: This watch looks great on my wrist. I was afraid it would be too big or too heavy but it's neither. I don't think I have particularly big arms either. Plus it's a nice combination between tough and functional and classy looking.
Other Features:
It's easy to remove links from this thing when you get the hang of it (you just need a teeny, tiny, flat head screwdriver).
The Indiglo light is just bright enough and being able to flip your wrist toward yourself in a dark area and have the light come on is neat.
The display on the watch (even in bright noonday Texas sun) is easy to see. I've never had to struggle to read what time it is.
It's is very light for it's size. I was afraid it was going to be real heavy but that hasn't been the case. It's surprisingly light.
The clasp is very easy to do and undo but I've also never had it get undone when I didn't want it to.
Being able to hit a button and set the watch to different time zones works great. I haven't needed to use it yet but I'm sure I will and knowing that I can is cool.
When - wait, IF this watch ever dies (and I could see it lasting for 10 years or more) I will definitely get another G-Shock. Good game, Casio.
G-Shock plus some great extras. This Is One Terrific Watch. February 3, 2005
B. Clark (North Waterboro, ME USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Pros: Durable. Gets time signals. Water resistant. Good for casual or formal wear. Solar battery. Easily read numbers. Display backround is different color than other digital watches. 12/24 hour time modes. World times. Auto on light feature when you tilt your wrist. Power saving mode. Band is easily adjusted with spring pins in metal segments. Easy on/off band clip.
Cons: If you are far away from the time signal the watch may not receive it every day. A nice feature would be an adjustable alarm volume (seems low). Price (if your like me and didn't shop around)
It says you can get the signal up to 2000 miles away. Being about 1766 miles away (Maine) from the atomic clock, in Colorado, the watch gets the time signal every few days, still enough to keep it accurate up to the second. . Even though I paid full retail, I don't feel like I got ripped off.
If you like digital watches and gadgets, this may just be the watch for you.
Terrific watch - nice features and well done. September 8, 2006
Vladimir Kushnir (Darien, CT United States)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I really like this watch. This is my second atomic watch, but the first one was cheap and scratched easily. This one is much more solid and has all necessary features, e.g. alarms and stopwatch. The only difficulty I had with shortening the bracelet. However, after some effort I figured out that you need a safety pin or a needle and a sharp knife with a pointed end. On step one you locate the pins which have opening to the side of the bracelet via holes, and push a needle in there and disconnect the bracelet. On step two other pins have to be disconnected by using a knife, and this is kind of tricky at first, but once you figure out how to do it, it is easy. You stick the knife in the opening of the bracelet, from the inside of the bracelet, sharp side of the blade towards the pin, and push it in there slightly and then twist it and pull the bracelet at the same time so the tracks get disconnected. Concerning the solar element, weather was rainy when I bought it for several days, so I stuck it under the fluorescent lamp at about 1 inch from it, and after half-a-day the battery indicator went from medium to high. Your mileage might vary. The watch gets the synchronization radio signal in Connecticut without any problems. Highly recommend.
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