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Product Specifications
| Watch Information | |
|---|---|
| Brand Name | Casio |
| Model number | EF340SB-1A1 |
| Part Number | EF340SB-1A1 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| Item Shape | Round |
| Dial window material type | Mineral |
| Display Type | Analog |
| Clasp | Fold-Over Push-Button Clasp with Safety |
| Case material | Stainless steel |
| Case diameter | 44.00 |
| Case Thickness | 10.00 |
| Band Material | Stainless steel |
| Band length | Men's Standard |
| Band width | 22 millimeters |
| Band Color | Silver |
| Dial color | Black |
| Bezel material | Stainless steel |
| Bezel function | Stationary |
| Calendar | Day and date |
| Special features | Chronograph |
| Movement | Japanese quartz |
| Water resistant depth | 330 Feet |
| Warranty type | Contact seller of record |
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Product Description
The Casio Story
With the launch of its first watch in November 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market at a time when the watch industry had just discovered digital technology. As a company with cutting-edge electronic technology developed for pocket calculators, Casio entered this field confident that it could develop timepieces that would lead the market.
In developing its own wristwatches Casio began with the basic question, ""What is a wristwatch?"" Rather than simply making a digital version of the conventional mechanical watch, we thought that the ideal wristwatch should be something that shows all facets of time in a consistent way. Based on this, Casio was able to create a watch that displayed the precise time including the second, minute, hour, day, and month — not to mention a.m. or p.m., and the day of the week. It was the first watch in the world with a digital automatic calendar function that eliminated the need to reset the calendar due the variation in month length. Rather than using a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was adopted to better show all the information. This culminated in the 1974 launch of the CASIOTRON, the world’s first digital watch with automatic calendar. The CASIOTRON won acclaim as a groundbreaking product that represented a complete departure from the conventional wristwatch.
Casio transformed the concept of the watch — from a mere timepiece to an information device for the wrist — and undertook product planning based on this innovative idea. We developed not only time functions such as global time zone watches, but also other radical new functions using Casio’s own digital technology, including calculator and dictionary functions, as well as a phonebook feature based on memory technology, and even a thermometer function using a built-in sensor. The memory-function watches became our DATA BANK product series, while the sensor watches developed into two unique Casio product lines of today: the Pathfinder series displaying altitude, atmospheric pressure, and compass readings.
In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch. This product shattered the notion that a watch is a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care, and was the result of Casio engineers taking on the challenge of creating the world’s toughest watch. Using a triple-protection design for the parts, module, and case, the G-SHOCK offered a radical new type of watch that was unaffected by strong impacts or shaking. Its practicality was immediately recognized, and its unique look, which embodied its functionality, became wildly popular, resulting in explosive sales in the early 1990s. The G-SHOCK soon adopted various new sensors, solar-powered radio-controlled technology (described below), and new materials for even better durability. By always employing the latest technology, and continuing to transcend conventional thinking about the watch, the G-SHOCK brand has become Casio’s flagship timepiece product.
Today, Casio is focusing its efforts on solar-powered radio-controlled watches: the built-in solar battery eliminates the nuisance of replacing batteries, and the radio-controlled function means users never have to reset the time. In particular, the radio-controlled function represents a revolution in time-keeping technology similar to the impact created when mechanical watches gave way to quartz technology. Through the further development of high radio-wave sensitivity, miniaturization, and improved energy efficiency, Casio continues to produce a whole range of radio-controlled models.
Product Description
With a stylish and multi-use design, the Casio Edifice Self Charging Solar Powered Watch has a sporty yet elegant look. The black textured dial features three black sub-dials which represent the day/ date and 24 hour time. The white hands and bar hour markers are luminous for easier night reading. The red seconds hand matches the detailing on the sub-dials, and the 43-millimeter silver-tone stainless steel case and bezel includes Arabic printed numerals in increments of five. The fashionable and rugged stainless steel band has a secure fold-over-clasp-with-safety, and the mineral glass resists scratching. Water resistant up to 330 feet, this watch is powered with analog-quartz movement.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I hate replacing batteries in watches. It's not so much the actual replacing of the battery, but that the watch always seems to die at the most inopportune time (pardon the pun). However, with the last watch that I purchased this past spring, it died after 6 1/2 months. And try as I might, I couldn't get the back off to switch-out the battery. I even took it to a watch shop and they had just as much luck as I. So I decided that enough was enough. Either find an old wind-up watch with springs, and coils and gears or something "hi-tech".
Then lo and behold a Costco flyer came in the mail and I saw advertsied two Casio watches - both solar powered. Neat! I then checked on eBay, finally Amazon for pricing and of course finding the best price here on Amazon.
The Casio watch is really great. Exposure to light charges an internal battery. A full day of charging via direct sunlight will give you 3 months of battery life if the watch is not exposed to light again in that time. This works for me. I don't live in the Arctic Circle where it can remain dark for months and months so this watch is perfect. Every time I wear it, it's charging. I haven't tested the darn thing to see if the manufacturer's claims are accurate. I didn't buy the watch to play with it. I just want something that I can wear and forget.
The watch face is a decent size. There are no numerals on the clock face. The three smaller dials for the date, month and a 24 hour clock which are smaller and difficult to read. I don't know why Casio included a 24-hour dial. Unless you're calling the time of death for a hospital patient - who would really use a watch feature that had a 24-hour dial? "Hey sweetie! What time is supper?" "1715 hrs. So you better get off the couch and wash up!"
I shortened the metal watch band myself. Be forwarned, the pins are really in there. They won't just push out. I used a tiny nail with a light tap of a small hammer to push the pins out.
Other than that, it's a cool looking watch. It can pass as an everyday casual watch, or even as something a little dressy. I like it.
Then lo and behold a Costco flyer came in the mail and I saw advertsied two Casio watches - both solar powered. Neat! I then checked on eBay, finally Amazon for pricing and of course finding the best price here on Amazon.
The Casio watch is really great. Exposure to light charges an internal battery. A full day of charging via direct sunlight will give you 3 months of battery life if the watch is not exposed to light again in that time. This works for me. I don't live in the Arctic Circle where it can remain dark for months and months so this watch is perfect. Every time I wear it, it's charging. I haven't tested the darn thing to see if the manufacturer's claims are accurate. I didn't buy the watch to play with it. I just want something that I can wear and forget.
The watch face is a decent size. There are no numerals on the clock face. The three smaller dials for the date, month and a 24 hour clock which are smaller and difficult to read. I don't know why Casio included a 24-hour dial. Unless you're calling the time of death for a hospital patient - who would really use a watch feature that had a 24-hour dial? "Hey sweetie! What time is supper?" "1715 hrs. So you better get off the couch and wash up!"
I shortened the metal watch band myself. Be forwarned, the pins are really in there. They won't just push out. I used a tiny nail with a light tap of a small hammer to push the pins out.
Other than that, it's a cool looking watch. It can pass as an everyday casual watch, or even as something a little dressy. I like it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am absolutely happy with my Casio Sport Watch. The price was super and the shipment was absolutely free and very quick. I'd recommend this watch and Amazon to all.
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Very good service, shipped on time and as described. I would buy again from this vendor, this is good customer service. The watch is perfect for what I needed. Got it $40 less from the store
