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Casio Men's HDA600-1BV 10-Year Battery Analog Sport Watch

• Quartz movement
• Protective mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
• Case diameter: 40 mm

Product Description

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Add a casual classic timepiece to your collection with the Casio HDA600-1BV analog watch. It features a stainless steel watch case with black ion plating and a black resin band, and it runs on a CR2016 battery with an approximate 10-year lifespan. Other features include water resistance up to 50 meters (165 feet) and an accuracy of +/- 20 seconds per month.

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

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 3.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009XH6HI
• Item model number: HDA600-1BV
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,684 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a work watch for my husband..., February 10, 2008

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I bought this a few months ago for my husband, to use as a work watch. His job is highway construction, and he is VERY rough on his watches...he typically goes through a couple a year. Normally the crystals of the watch crack quickly, he breaks the band, or busts off the stem.

So far, this watch is holding up impeccably well...and it still looks new, with one small exception. The black 'crystal protector' (not sure what you call that thing), is slightly scratched. But he did that by abusing it at work.

Update: After 2 1/2 years of VERY heavy usage, the band of the watch finally broke. I am amazed that it lasted so long, since as mentioned above, my husband is notoriously hard on his work watches. I ordered the exact watch for him again, since we were so pleased with the original purchase.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good for the money, July 3, 2007

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Nikwax (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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I wanted an inexpensive watch that I didn't have to worry about getting trashed. This watch is certainy inexpensive and works reasonably well.


Upside: cheap, but doesn't look cheap. Luminous dial. Second hand.

Downside: strap is barely long enough for my wrist. Hour hand is very hard to find, especially in low light situations. The strap will surely not last long.


Summary: hey, it's a ten dollar watch, great watch for the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good price, February 26, 2009

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Yinon Shoham - See all my reviews
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This is a good price for this watch. There is no light in the watch but this is a good watch with great price , and fast shiping. Thanks