Casio

Casio Men's MW600E-4AV 10-Year Battery Analog Resin Watch

• Quartz movement
• Mineral crystal
• Resin case; Red dial
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Product Description

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A luminous red dial and silver-tone luminous hands lend this Casio Watch #MW600E-4AV its sporty edge. White numbers and indexes on an outer dial, and a sturdy black resin band deliver an eye-catching, stripped-down look that's ideal for everyday wear. Boasting the reliability and precision of quartz movement, and the added protection of a mineral crystal, this durable timepiece has a 10-year battery for longterm wear. The timepiece is water resistant to 165 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: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000GB1RG4
• Item model number: MW600E-4AV
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,116 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good watch, better price, January 11, 2009

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D. Bell - See all my reviews
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I bought this to wear to work. So something cheap, and black/red was all I wanted. It works fine and looks pretty sharp...I just wish the band was a little wider, though it is good enough. Can't go wrong for the price.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Price for a simple watch., May 5, 2008

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Ka Lun Chan (OK USA) - See all my reviews
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this is a great simple watch. no special functions.But it looks like it is an expensive watch.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome watch, February 19, 2011

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Antonio (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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As others have mentioned, this watch looks more expensive than it is, and the red dial looks beautiful. I haven't personally tested the water resistance and have no intention of doing so, but even despite the complaints of others about it, I can't see how a low rating is justified when the watch costs less than $20 and looks this nice. Just take it off when you want to go swimming; it's as simple as that!

The glow-in-the-dark hands aren't super bright, but I've still managed to pretty easily read the time in the dark. One aspect that could cause problems, though, is that the clear plastic covering the face of the watch does stick out, so you'll have to be careful to avoid scratching it.

When I ordered mine I was expecting a watch without any special features, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised to find a date feature in place of the "3" shown in the pictures. You might want to contact whichever seller you order this watch from to make sure that theirs includes the date function, as it's a cool extra feature to have.