G-shock Atomic Solar Watch | 
| Brand: Casio
Category: CE
Department: mens
List Price: $120.00
Buy New: $54.99
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 8,662
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Band Material: resin
Bezel Material: stainless-steel
Case Diameter: 46.2
Case Material: stainless-steel
Case Thickness: 15.3
Clasp: buckle
Dial Color: digital
Dial Window Material Type: mineral
Watch Movement Type: japanese-quartz
Water Resistance Depth: 660
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 3.1 x 2.9
shock-resistant
MPN: GW500A-1V
Model: GW500A-1V
UPC: 940356548385
EAN: 0079767802578
ASIN: B001AZXN4O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Quality Japanese-quartz movement | | • | Tough Solar Power; shock Resistant; auto EL backlight with Afterglow; 4 daily alarms and 1 Snooze Alarm | | • | Chronograph measures up to 110 seconds | | • | Time recorder; memory capacity: 30 records (each record contains month, day, hour, minutes, seconds); hourly time signal | | • | Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M) |
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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 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.
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 Make sure you have a backup November 1, 2005
Daniel R. Greenfield (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
This is an excellent watch. It is virtually indestructible, feeds on sunlight, and "phones home." The common criticisms of this and its atomic G-Shock siblings are that they are cumbersome and ugly. Admittedly, it is not the slimmest, sleekest watch in the world. And no, it isn't the most elegant either. And clearly, style and comfort do indeed enter into the equation when you are shopping for a watch. But this is not a fashion watch, nor was it ever meant to be one. It is a functional one. You might wear a sleek, beautiful Movado watch to the opera, but you are not likely to subject such a watch to all the stresses and strains of an active lifestyle. This watch will take whatever you can throw at it and then some, and it will be accurate to the atomic second. So, it is a very different kind of watch from a stylish Movado. My Movado sits quietly in the darkness of my jewelry cabinet most of the time; it is "too good" to wear every day.
I have worn my atomic G-Shock for over a year now, and have grown to depend on it. However, I recently decided to purchase another. Here's why: The watch does indeed feed on sunlight. You never need to hassle with a battery. You may have it fully charged in October. But as you go into the dark months of winter, without adequate exposure to sunlight, the watch will slowly begin losing its charge. Eventually, in the middle of winter, you may find it going into a state of hibernation if its charge falls below a certain threshold. In that event, all you can do is take it off and leave it in the feeble winter sunlight for a number of days until it is recharged. During that recharging time, you will need a backup watch to wear, if you have one. I didn't. I was originally going to buy a cheap stand-in, but decided instead to buy a second atomic G-Shock, so impressed was I by the first one's resilience and dependability.
In summary, this watch is not meant to replace the stylish watch you wear to the opera or other dressy occasions. This is a functional, everyday watch, resilient, self-sufficient, and intelligent.
Great Watch! September 26, 2008
Mace Thomas (Orlando, Florida United States)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
First off, I agree that this watch can be found in retail stores for about that price or less where you can try it out. Once you own this watch, you can forget about needing to change a dead battery when you least expect it due to the built-in solar panel. Also, this watch can update itself to the atomic time using a signal that is automatically obtained by the watch early in the morning as you sleep. This watch has a tilt sensor that will automatically turn on the indiglo light when you go to look at your watch. I have had this watch for a few years now, and there is not a scratch on it. The band is still in perfect condition as well. This is a watch that you can forget about replacing for many, many years to come.
Casio G Shock Rocks June 15, 2005
Shopper Dad (Long Island, NY)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Step aside Inspector Gadget - This watch takes the cake. From the advanced atomic calibration, to the fantastic solar charging, battery free operation. This watch is great. As for the overall style, and feel, it is typical G shock durable bulletproof construction. It is, however, significantly LIGHTER in weight than most predecessors. The band is typically large for ful lsized wrists. I truly cannot say one negative thing about it, except, the atomic calibration must occur with certain conditions, facing a window, outdoors, not near a building/train/etc. Doing a calibration every now and then will be just fine. Other than this, it is great. And, hey, I ain't Big Ben. Oh, and one more thing, this watch being solar must be exposed to the sun or light to charge. You can't have it hide under your sleeve or jacket-it won't charge. To top it, it doesnt require much sun or light to charge anyway.
WHAT A GREAT ITEM! BUY IT NOW!
Favorite Watch Ever! March 18, 2010
T. Hannon (Senecaville, OH United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I usually don't give a product a 5 star rating unless there are no cons whatsoever, but the cons on this watch are just nitpicky stuff anyway. I have always been a Timex Ironman buyer and this is my first Casio. I will never go back. This is the coolest watch I have owned. Just the feature alone where you can turn on the light just by tilting your wrist makes everyone say "Wow! That's Cool!". Below is my list of good and not so good, some I have experienced and some came from others.
Good:
1. Tough as Hell! Can't hardly hurt it.
2. Charges the battery with light! You got to love that! (Cool Feature #1)
3. Sets itself every night. It is ALWAYS within 1 second of the official U.S. time. (Cool Feature #2)
4. Can be set so the light comes on in the dark just by tilting your wrist. And yes, the watch knows when it is dark! (Cool feature #3......really cool!)
5. If you take the watch off at night and put it on your nightstand (because you will turn the light on a lot as you roll around in bed), it will go to "sleep" to conserve the battery. Yes, the watch also knows when it is not moving around. (Cool feature #4)
6. It is comfortable and surprisingly light for its size.
Not So Good:
1. The band that comes with the watch is the ONLY band that will fit it. I have not had to replace mine nor does it look like it will happen any time soon, But I am sure it will not be an easy process.
2. Most of the words and functions on the watch face are very difficult to read, and I have excellent eyes. The left dial gives you an analog version of where you are in the current hour. People who like analog watches for this reason will like it, but for the most part it is just a filler feature on the watch face.
3. So far, nobody has made a rechargable battery that does not eventually wear out. This battery will wear out at some time and I understand it is quite an ordeal to replace it. This will not likely happen until about 5-10 years of use.
4. If you wear long sleeves and don't get outside much in the winter, the battery charge level may get too low and it will go to sleep. Easily fixed though....just set it in a sunny window for a day.
5. My biggest gripe......there is NO lap feature on the chronograph. Hard to believe that somone would put a chronograph on a watch without this but it is not there. I would also like to see a count-down timer. The Timex Ironman has this and I used it all the time.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this watch. I love it! In my opinion, it blows the Ironman out of the water for everyday use.
Great watch, poor company October 18, 2008
H. A. Lipps (Cincinnati, OH USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've had this watch for about 4 years now (GW-500A) and I thought i would post a review and address some of the complaints and questions I read in other reviews. Firstly, in the four years I have owned it, I have NEVER had the battery indicator drop below half, even during winter months. I do get outside in the winter and room light WILL recharge the battery, so if it gets low, just put it under a bright light and leave it there for a few hours. Second, what does the dial on the left do? It's kind of a throwback to an analogue watch face in that it shows the minute progression throughout the hour. Last, the auto time set. I live in the midwest (Cincinnati) and have never had an issue with the atomic signal. I had to experiment to find the best time and place for the auto set to work; normally the watch will try to auto sync overnight and I find if it doesn't auto sync, I can put it in one particular location and manually sync it in the morning. I really don't know about the chronograph complaints; My reasons for purchasing the watch were two fold: I wanted a watch that would always be set to the correct time and also would not need a battery change every year if I wanted to use the alarm (most watches consume maximum power sounding the alarm). This watch has performed FLAWLESSLY for the four years I have owned it and it is worn everyday. I am not particularly gentle with it and it has had a few hard knocks but continues to perform like the day I got it. If your needs are the same as mine, I don't think you can find a better watch. Oh, and about the looks. No it's not the prettiest or slimmest watch out there, but it does what it's supposed to. As an electronics tech, that's an attribute I appreciate.
UPDATE 3/4/09 I stupidly left my watch in the sun and damaged it. returned in Jan 2009 for service. Received back from service and immediately a button fell off. Shortly after that, a second button fell off. Returned the watch to Casio service again; was told the repair cost would be ANOTHER $45, above and beyond the original $45 I paid for repairs. Casio, if this is your idea of customer service, perhaps you should relearn the definition. Accordingly, my review has gone from 5 stars to 2.
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