Casio

Casio Men's VQ202HDA-2BVCF Waveceptor Atomic Silver-Tone Watch

• Quality Japanese-Quartz movement

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With its precise atomic timekeeping, bold styling, and highly legible dial, the Waveceptor is the perfect watch to carry you through all your adventures. The large curved rectangular steel case frames a patterned blue dial offering three-hand function with luminous hands. An auto-calendar at three o'clock digitally displays the day of the week or date, and recessed pushers along the case provide smooth function and a sleek look. Atomic timekeeping technology allows this watch to receive time calibration radio signals which keep the displayed time accurate. You can receive these signals manually, or set the watch to pick them up automatically. This Casio watch is outfitted on a durable triple link steel band and is rated water resistant to 50 meters.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• 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: B000KPWC0Q
• Item model number: WVQ202HDA-2BVCF
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,683 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and functional all-around watch, January 18, 2007

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M. Alcasas (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's VQ202HDA-2BVCF Waveceptor Atomic Silver-Tone Watch (Watch)

First impressions: It's a nice watch with a clear look. I was a little worried about the lack of backlighting, but was pleasantly suprised that I was able to see the luminescent dials clearly at any hour of the night.

Pros: Quick atomic time synchronization (usually within one to two minutes after the initial synchronization). Simple to use.

Cons: Case is described as stainless steel, but back piece is plastic. Originally listed by Amazon as a solar-powered watch, but instead powered by regular battery. Battery life expectancy about 2 years, though it may lost longer by disabling the auto-sync feature.

Overall comments: This is my first atomic time wrist-watch. It automatically synchronizes with atomic time once at midnight (a function you can disable if desired) or on-demand with the press of a button or two. It does this by scanning for a radio signal. According to the instructions, you're supposed to leave this watch near a window with the 6-o'clock side facing the window for best radio-signal reception. Reception can of course vary depending on your location, but the watch has successfully updated several times even while I was wearing it.
I like watches with flat crystal surfaces, because it allows me to paste a PDA screen-proctector (cut to size, of course) on them, which keeps the crystal from scratching. The crystal on this watch is only slightly curved, and in only one direction, meaning a screen protector sticks nicely and evenly to it.
The watch is waterproof to 50 meters, which (in Casio terms) means you can go swimming with it, but you should not press any buttons underwater. I try to keep my watches away from water when I can, but it's always good to know that it should survive most water-related mishaps.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Watch band adjustment, December 27, 2006

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Mr. Slug (San Bernardino, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio Men's VQ202HDA-2BVCF Waveceptor Atomic Silver-Tone Watch (Watch)

I, too, am disappointed in the misinformation Amazon originally posted in regards to the watch being solar-powered, but even without that feature it's still a great watch.

Now, for those of you who are WHINING about not being able to adjust the metal band on this wonderful watch, it's very easy. If you look at the inside of the band, some of the links have a small arrow stamped on them. Just put a very small screwdriver into one of the holes on the "arrow" side of one of those links and push. Do the same for the next "arrow" link. Remove both pins and the loose link. (Of course, you may have to remove more than one link!) Then connect the band back together and slide one of the pins into the "non-arrow" side to secure it. Make sure the slotted/pinched side of the pin goes in last. Push the pin in slightly to match the other links.

Hope this helps you appreciate this great watch a little more!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice bargain watch, August 31, 2007

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Roy W. Latham (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Men's VQ202HDA-2BVCF Waveceptor Atomic Silver-Tone Watch (Watch)

This is a great deal on a radio controlled watch. It doesn't look like a cheap watch.

A limitation is that the only way to adjust the size of the band is to remove links. Since links can only be removed, the band starts out too large for most people. To remove links, you can search Amazon for a "watch pin removal tool" that costs about $6. Align the tool with the pin in the link and turn the knob on the tool to drive the pin out to the left. After removing a link, the pin can be tapped back in, or if you are very careful about the alignment it can be pushed into place with the removal tool. For reference this is a Casio Module 4303 WaveCeptor; the manual is available on the web.