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Casio Men's MTG1000-1 G-Shock MT-G Multi-Band Solar Atomic Chronograph Watch

• Quartz movement
• Tough Solar Power; shock Resistant; auto EL backlight with Afterglow
• World Time - 29 times zones (30 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off

Product Description

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The Casio Men's G-Shock MTG Multi-Band Atomic Solar Analog Chronograph Watch #MTG1000-1 features a dramatic black dial face, which is protected by a sturdy mineral dial window. Embellishing the dial, stand-out indexes offer at-a-glance convenience, while three sub dials and a date calendar that rests at the six o'clock position enhance your timekeeping experience. The stainless steel band features a flashy silver-and-black design and comes equipped with a durable fold-over-clasp with a double push-button safety closure. Other details include a stationary resin bezel and 46.98-millimeter stainless steel case. Offering technology that you can use, this sporty timepiece brings cutting-edge style to your look. It is powered by analog-quartz 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: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0019FGB1C
• Item model number: MTG1000-1
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,120 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The auto fixing watch, September 25, 2008

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Fabio Talavera "Time Maniac" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's MTG1000-1 G-Shock MT-G Multi-Band Solar Atomic Chronograph Watch (Watch)

It's a quality good looking watch and you'll be happy with it.

I have some advice for the very start.

1. Before setting anything, charge the battery as some functionality may be disabled.

2. Follow the quick start instructions to set the city time.

3. If the time is wrong you can try the manual setup using the radio signal from the atomic clock. If this doesn't work leave it alone and by next morning it will be OK.

4. Be very patient as it goes on its own pace "slowly". If you try faster it will go crazy. Fortunately it will return to normality after a few minutes of rest.

5. Print the manual from the Casio website or by a microscope to read the booklet and follow the instructions. No one does that.

6. Remember once you leave it alone it will work flawlessly.

I had a hard time when I started playing as soon as it arrived.

I haven't hammered it so the G part we'll see.

Thanks,

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Built like Fort Knox, but VERY Dark Recessed Face, August 26, 2008

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Kirk R. Scott "krs" (Austin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's MTG1000-1 G-Shock MT-G Multi-Band Solar Atomic Chronograph Watch (Watch)

The Casio product pictures of this watch are deceiving -- the marketing photos were obviously taken with bright lights.

The Good:

- VERY solidly built: my son has had a couple of the G-Shock Solar Waveceptors, and this thing is hands above the others I've seen in terms of sturdiness.

- This is both good & bad: the face of the watch (the crystal) is RECESSED significantly; on the positive side, this will protect the mineral crystal from scratches.

- It has the ultra-cool features of Casio's amazing Tough Solar/G-Shock/Atomic Timekeeping... that alone is worth 4 stars.

- While it doesn't quite live up to its pictures, it does have a chronograph look as opposed to the more geeky LCD dials most of the other watches in the line have.

The Ugly:

- Overall, NOT as attractive as the sexy ads portray in my opinion. They obviously used a lot of light for the photos. My first reaction when receiving it was, "this isn't the watch I ordered!"

- The face is VERY dark -- and the small markings (city indicators, function indicators, etc) that seem so visible in the picture are virtually INVISIBLE. I had to get a magnifying glass to set my city correctly. If you are over the age of ~40, fuhgitaboutit. I have the big brother technology to this watch, the Titanium Oceanus brand, and the markings on this watch appear to be almost HALF the size of those on the face of my Oceanus.

- The recessed face **really** detracts from the good looks of the watch; someone sitting near you would have to look straight onto it to see the face -- you'll have to turn your wrist directly toward you to see the time.

- This watch is pretty heavy. Probably works for a teenager doing sports, but waaay too heavy for a little guy like my 8 year old.

Overall, built very well, just not as attractive as portrayed and dark/hard to read. This is for my 15 year old son -- thought about returning it -- but I'll let him decide whether to keep it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars complicated, March 3, 2010

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Jacqueline A. Folguera (COTO LAUREL, PR, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's MTG1000-1 G-Shock MT-G Multi-Band Solar Atomic Chronograph Watch (Watch)

Good looks but a bit complicated. Cannot hear the beep and took more time to set. Hopefully with time i will get use to it and will prove to be as good as is suppose to be.