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Casio Men's GW1400DA-1AV G-Shock Ana-Digi Solar Atomic Watch

• Quartz movement
• Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

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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 Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FF5DCK
• Item model number: GW1400DA-1AV
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,661 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch!, January 10, 2007

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S. Khaja (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's GW1400DA-1AV G-Shock Ana-Digi Solar Atomic Watch (Watch)

This is really a great watch. I am a firefighter and I need watches that can stand the toughest environments.....I always wear a G-Shock. Having already owned a G-Shock before buying this watch, I know this thing will last me a lifetime. A great thing about this particular watch is that not only does it have the durability of a genuine G-Shock, it also has great looks. I wear this watch on a nice outfit and people think I'm wearing a really expensive watch. Little do they know I only spent less than $100 on it.

Some of the other cool features of this watch are the auto time setting via the atomic clock and especially the solar power. All my life I dealt with watches that need a battery replacement, and after wearing a watch for a long time and the screws on the back cover become permanently attached to the case, battery replacement becomes a pain in the *$%! This watch on the other hand you never need to worry about batteries.....simply put it by the window sill when it says it needs charging.

Lastly, I love the light-up feature. No need to fumble with any buttons for the watch to light up to read time in the dark. The watch is smart enough to sense ambient light on its solar cells to know if the light-up feature needs to be activated. So if you are out in the sun and look at your watch, the light doesn't come on. And also, the great feature about the light is also that it never drains the battery. If you happen to drain the battery (which would like never happen unless you've been living in the dark for like a year), simply place the watch under a desk lamp or by the window during the day. The darn thing charges itself if you walk around without the front of the watch being covered.

I love this watch and have grown ever so confident in Casio and it's life of G-Shock watches. You can never go wrong with this watch!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 20, 2006

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Tyler W. Ashby "Tech n' Tool" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's GW1400DA-1AV G-Shock Ana-Digi Solar Atomic Watch (Watch)

this watch is full of easy to use features. first the solar charging, never a battery to change (works best in sunlight). on a full charge will go for over 9 months using little power. the atomic reception is best at night. set the watch in a window with little metal and no appliances around (or outside). You can do a manual receive, or let the watch do it on its own. it is factory set to receive at midnight, 2:00 am, 3:00, 4:00 am everyday. if the battery is too low the auto receive will turn off or you can turn it off yourself. the lights work very well and can be set to turn on when you turn your wrist (very cool). the only down side is the size of the lcd screen and the alarm only goes for 10 seconds. but if you are like me you buy this watch mostly for the analog part, and the accuracy (+or- 15 seconds a month without sycning with the atomic clock in colorado) and convenience of solar power.

I have pretty large wrists and this watch was actually on the smallest size still quite too large, so i removed two links and it fits perfectly (my wrists are 8" around)

the price is also excellent. Target was the only place I found this watch (besides here) and they sell it for $250.00. Amazon sells it for $64.00 (184 less than Target). this watch is also approved for diving at depths of up to 200M (650 feet) This watch is also built like a tank, and is therefore thick like a tank. but the engineers at casio did a good job making this watch look good

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor reception, September 29, 2006

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L. Yin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's GW1400DA-1AV G-Shock Ana-Digi Solar Atomic Watch (Watch)

The idea of auto adjustment is pretty neat in theory, but not the case in practice.

To adjust the watch, you have to lay it flat in a place where good reception is available. I live in Northern California where there are few tall buildings. Yet the watch still has difficulty get signals from atomic clocks. So far, the watch has not been able to receive any signals indoor for adjustment.

On the other hand, the watch is built like a tank. I wouldn't think twice if I need to take this watch biking or diving. Sold at Amazon for about 1/3 or 1/4 of its MSRP, it's a pretty sweet deal.