Casio

Casio Men's GW5525A-1 G-Shock Limited Edition Atomic Tough Solar Watch

• Multi-Band 5 - Atomic Timekeeping (US, UK, Germany, Japan (2)); Receives time calibration radio signals which keep the displayed time accurate in each of these countries
• Auto receive function (6 times per day)
• Tough solar power

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Bringing retro style to your look, the Casio Men's G-Shock Limited Edition Atomic Tough Solar Watch #GW5525A-1 features a digital, olive-colored with a sturdy mineral dial window. A day-date-and-month calendar provides greater time-telling convenience. Other innovative features include a countdown timer, a stopwatch, and an hourly time signal option. The black resin band comes equipped with a durable buckle closure. The watch also features a stationary resin bezel and a 46.7 stainless steel case. This sharp-looking watch blends technological functionality with classic, sleek design, It is powered by solar movement and is water resistant to 660 feet.

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: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001AWZCQO
• Item model number: GW5525A-1
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,365 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)
  • #69 in Watches > Collectible Watches

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Casio G shock Solar Atomic watch # GW5525A-1, September 7, 2008

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JD (TX) - See all my reviews

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Great watch, has no problem syncing with atomic time server, smaller profile than most G shocks. I wear it every day with no problems, also like the solar feature that recharges internal battery. My only complaint is that there are no replacement bands available, at least at this time. I don't need one yet but experience has shown that these type of bands don't last forever and will need replaced at some point. Hopefully, a band will become available by the time I need one. But, don't let that deter you from purchasing this watch, I've very happy with it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Style, Great Operation, November 8, 2008

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J. Bellas "Internet shopper" (Las Cruces, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's GW5525A-1 G-Shock Limited Edition Atomic Tough Solar Watch (Watch)

G-Shock Solar Atomic Watch is an excellent timekeeper. Noteworthy is the fact that the screen goes blank when it is in the dark, but as soon as it is exposed to light, the black digits re-appear. It is sometimes difficult to depress the light button, but it is well protected from exposure to any type of moisture. The solar power and the automatic synchronization are both excellent features.

Also like the fact that the buckle has two latches. The band is very comfortable compared to most of the Casio watches that only have a single prong buckle.

The watch is easy for use with time zones. An excellent feature if you have to travel into different time zones. Most important of all is that it lives up to the toughness of the "G-Shock" tradition.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool Watch, October 5, 2009

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GumbyTheCat "Gumby" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Casio Men's GW5525A-1 G-Shock Limited Edition Atomic Tough Solar Watch (Watch)

I've been a digital watch freak since the first LED watches went on the market. I've had dozens of LED and LCD watches in the decades since, and this watch definitely is the best so far.

First off, the watch came well-packed by Amazon. They estimated eight days arrival time, I got it two and a half days after I placed my order.

I've been wanting a solar atomic for some time now. I've had solar, but not atomic. I was a little dubious of the reliability of the atomic timekeeping function, both because of spotty customer reviews on some atomic models from various people and also because I have a couple of atomic weather stations that I always have to set manually because I can never get the signal. However, I have yet to experience a problem with receiving the signal with this watch. I have always kept it on a windowsill at night, I have not tried locations away from windows yet.

I have thin wrists and was a bit worried that the watch might look ridiculously large on me. However, it is fine. This particular model has a bit of a smaller profile than other G-Shocks, which is one reason I got it.

The buttons are a real bear to push. I was surprised at the amount of resistance, even though I had read comments saying the buttons were tougher to push than on most other brands. I would not recommend this watch to people with arthritic fingers for that reason.

The backlight, while serviceable, is not very bright. However, that could be because the battery is not up to full charge yet (when I got the watch the battery was at "M", or halfway). The manual does give some useful statistics on charging times for different lighting conditions.

Speaking of the manual, unless you are blessed with extremely sharp eyesight, I recommend you find a user manual .PDF file online, download it, and print it out. Casio went with the business-card-sized booklet and the corresponding "how many angels can fit on the head of a pin" font, and though well-written and informative, it was darn near impossible for this guy with middle-aged eyes to read.

I kind of have to wonder why Casio felt it necessary to have a 1/100ths second stopwatch that goes up to 1000 hours, but as they say in the wiring biz, better a foot too long than an inch too short. Also oddly, the countdown timer only starts from a maximum of 60 minutes. A little more balance between the stopwatch and countdown timer time ranges perhaps? However, I'm nitpicking here.

Overall, this is an awesome watch with a neat boxy, 80's retro look to it. It works exactly as advertised, and added to my opinion that Casio is the best overall digital watch maker out there. I recommend this watch wholeheartedly!