Casio

Casio Men's VA106HDA-4BV Waveceptor Watch

• Quartz movement
• Stainless-steel case; Red dial
• Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

Product Description

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 Description

Stainless steel case, Atomic timekeeping, Time calibration signal reception, Auto receve function 4 X per day, Analog digital combination, World time, 29 time zones, 30 cities, daylight saving time on/off, Date alert, flashes when set date is reached, 1/1

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HX59BK
• Item model number: WVA106HDA-4BV
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,451 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live in Florida, picks up radio signal from Colorado easily!, December 7, 2005

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S. Schindler "Music lover" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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I don't know what problem the previous reviewer had, but I live in Florida, which is a very long way from Fort Collins, Colorado, where the radio station broadcasts the atomic time signals is located, and the watch works perfectly. Watching it set itself the first time was super cool. It sets both the analog and digital displays simultaneously. It isn't too big either- the watch is no larger than any other watch. A GREAT deal at $50! Looks much more expensive than $50 as well (especially the black one that I have).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Watch, December 28, 2005

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R. McRae (Saugus, CA) - See all my reviews

Following some of the manual instructions can be time consuming, but I find this true with most digital display watches. I have no problem with the automatic timekeeping, or it's size. I bought it for the many time zones that are available. Watching it change time according to the national or international city of choice, is a real treat. The dual analog/digital combo was a plus for me, since I still prefer the classic style and appearance of analog watches. I chose and favor the red face dial. A very handsome watch.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice inexpensive watch, July 12, 2007

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Brian Simmonds "Master Britac" (Bel Air MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's VA106HDA-4BV Waveceptor Watch (Watch)

I was looking for a watch that had both a digital and analog readout that was easy to read at a glance. Was expecting to pay alot more for a watch that looks this nice. The sync signal function was easy to set-up and it is always accurate because it syncs every night. I find myself re-setting all of the other clocks to the time on my watch because I know it is correct. Overall I would recommend this product.