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Casio Midsize G5500MC-5 G-Shock Tough Culture Limited Edition Solar Digital Watch

• Solar movement
• Protective Mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
• Case diameter: 45.4 mm

Product Description

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Shock-resistant and solar powered, Watch #G5500MC-5 from Casio's legendary G-Shock Collection combines the durability of stainless steel and resin construction with a host of innovative features. Ideal for workouts or traveling, this everyday accessory boasts the convenience of an easy-to-read digital display offering 12- or 24-hour formats, as well as five independent daily alarms (including one snooze alarm), full auto EL light, power saving mode, and world time (29 time zones/48 cities). Accurate, precise, and reliable, this Casio original is also water resistant to 660 feet and has a comfortable, secure band with adjustable buckle. This watch is protected by a one-year manufacturer's warranty.

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: 4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0016N8W14
• Item model number: G5500MC-5
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,210 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good deal. Good Watch., February 23, 2009

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P. Davis (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Midsize G5500MC-5 G-Shock Tough Culture Limited Edition Solar Digital Watch (Watch)

While I was waiting for the watch to come in, I saw it on sale for $130 at a local Macy's.

The watch doesn't take that long to charge. I placed it between the blinds in my window before I went to sleep, and I woke with a fully charged G-shock. Haha! Get it?

Seriously, the watch looks great and it's not as bulky as I expected. It goes with most outfits. For me it's a trendy but modest watch that I can wear just about anywhere. The lighting in the picture is darker than the watch actually looks in normal light in case anyone is wondering.

Yes the buttons are stiff. If you're somebody's track coach I wouldn't recommend this one, but other than that, this is one of the coolest of the G-shock classics. My only gripe is that I wish it had the atomic receiver.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excatly as expected, February 21, 2009

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D. Singleton "Army Trainee" (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This watch was exactly as I expected it to be. It is very simple and easy to use. The watch appears to be very durable, and the band extremely tough. The frame of the watch is a fairly large though, so if you are expecting a smaller frame this is not the one. In fact it is just as big on my wrist as my Casio Pathfinder that has Temp, alt, bar, and compass. The backlight is very bright. The watch itsself appears to use very little power because it is alway on a full charge. I love this watch and have no complaints.

5.0 out of 5 stars Really tough, as advertised., November 25, 2011

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Really tough. Just put it in you wrist and forget. It will survive almost anything, will probably outlive you. Many people asked me if I got it from the army, because of the desert camouflage.