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Casio Men's MTP3036A-2AV Analog Bracelet Watch

• Quartz movement
• Protective mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
• Case diameter: 30 mm

Product Description

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The Casio Men's Analog Bracelet Watch stands out for its crisp blue minimalist watch face and stainless steel finish. The timepiece is constructed with a stainless steel case, a stationary stainless steel bezel with a boxy finish, and a stainless steel link bracelet with an adjustable buckle clasp. A durable mineral window shields the deep blue dial face, which features silver-tone hour markers with discrete 24-hour clock indexes, silver-tone watch hands, and a convenient date calendar at the three o'clock position. This quartz-powered timepiece is water resistant to 330 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: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GAWSEU
• Item model number: MTP3036A-2AV
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,909 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good watch -- great price, August 2, 2007

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G. Tang "bike-guy" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this from Amazon for $22, and it is a great deal. Here is what you get from this watch for a beer budget:

1. Quartz clock accuracy (+/- 20 sec per month, probably one standard-deviation, so yours is likely to be more accurate than that).

2. Anti-scratch mineral crystal watch surface. I accidentally bumped it against a steel nail, and the glass did not scratch.

3. Stainless steel case and screw-in back cover -- should be water-proof for many years even after battery change (as opposed to a press-and-pop-in back cover that loses its water-tightness after opening).

4. Stainless steel band with secure push button clasp should last a few years longer than leather or plastic bands which require constant replacing. I soaked the watch in water on the first day, and it has not rusted after two weeks -- stainless as advertised.

5. A good looking watch with quality workmanship -- smooth and shiney crystal glass with perfectly machined shiney stainless steel surfaces on the case and band. You would think that the watch costs $80 ~ $100.

The only thing missing from my wish list is the luminating hands and hour-markings. You will not be able to read the watch in the dark. But for 20 bucks, I'll live with it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still going, October 11, 2007

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A. Hicks (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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i bought this watch 4 years ago and it to this day is still going on the same battery and with few nicks and scratches and that is only on the band itself. this watch is a durable peice and is not a waste of money.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Watch!, March 8, 2004

By A Customer

I got my Casio watch for school to help me know what time I had in between classes. It works great!!!!! The battery has run for about 7 months and I should get more time still. It works in the pool and has never had water in it like other watches I have purchased! It is a GREAT watch to have even for kids. The face is small but with a mirror like circle around it. The date is great and is easy to set. The only problem I had was when I first got it, I had it set in A.M. when it was really P.M. The date would be wrong, but I eventually fixed it and have had no problems ever since! I got mine from Target for $29.99: the same price here at Amazon. It is an awesome poduct!