Customer Reviews

Casio Men's W728HD-1AV Illuminator Sport Watch

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
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I was first drawn to this watch by it's looks and the fact that it's a Casio. I've had great luck with Casio's over the years, and the fact that this sported looks I really liked made it a pretty easy selection ... along with the the great price. I've had it for several months now and I can say I'm very happy with it. I'd give it a 5 star rating except for the following design short falls I think warrant some mention:

1) All watches that feature plastic strap pieces (also sometimes referred to as resin) will, in time, develop cracks and splits in them if they are exposed to moisture ... sweat, humidity, water ... and not dried promptly after exposure. Knowing this, I fail to see why a mostly metal watch would be made with any such parts. Since they are bound to fail before the metal parts, this counts for me as a design flaw.

2) While I love the look and design of this watch and the indiglo back light, like some other digital watches, I find the location of the main time numbers to be a bit LOW in the LCD window. Because of the way LCD displays work, there is a difference in depth between the upper surface of the watch crystal and the location of the black numbers. This being the case, if the numbers are located low in the LCD window (as they are in this watch), when you tip your wrists to view the dial, if you don't tip it far enough toward yourself, part of the bottom of the numbers can be obstructed from view, which, depending on what time it is, can make it hard to tell the time. This is a common design shortcoming with LCD watches, and this one is no different. It's not a deal breaker, but it can be annoying when you casually go to check the time and find you have to RE-check because your first glance really didn't tell you what time it was clearly enough to be certain.

All in all a great watch ... light weight, attractive, easy to use, great glow effect in the dark, well designed buttons ... I can highly recommend.

I ordered this watch to use as a traveling timepiece. The illuminator feature and metal band are great features for a watch in this price range. I'd categorize it as a medium sized (compared to other digital watches) timepiece. G-shocks are much bigger and bulkier and frankly, this one is affordable enough that I can replace it if it breaks. Countdown, timer, and alarm features all work as advertised. Date is a little hard to read but not impossible.

I was quite impressed with this watch. It has all the functions that I was looking for in a watch.
This watch is an ideal gift for any teenage boy or young man.. Also, you can't beat the price!
All I can say is that I am very happy and content with my purchase (which I bought two).

I have worn Casio watches for 20 years and have always been impressed with their quality. This watch is no exception. The thing I like the best so far is the backlight. Its not like those light blue backlight watches. When you press the backlight button on this watch it is a light blue color but its very bright and that makes it very easy to see the numbers on the watch.

This is an excellent watch.
I had an earlier version of this watch for 6 years and the only problem it had after all these years was a broken strap. The first battery lasted some 5 years. Casios are good on that. So buying this again as a gift for my cousin was an easy decision. The watch is lightweight, durable and good looking. It is functional and the back light is pretty good. You cant go wrong with this watch.

Great watch for the price. Very useful functions for daily use: 1. 24 hour count-down timer. 2. Pre-set time alarm 3. Hourly alarm. 3. 100M WR.

The only cons are: 1. the window material is plastic and is very easy to have sratches. 2. the digits is a little unclear when backlight is on at night.

This watch was a gift for my teenage nephew, who is very particular. He was very pleased with the gift. I looked over the watch before giving it to him and it was everything the discription said it would be. It is of very good quality and looks like it will hold up very well, even for a teenage user.

To keep this short and sweet, what can you say its built nice and sturdy, looks good, works good, and it has a very nice low price. This was definitely a very good buy for me.

Excellent product for the price I paid, and the shipping is A+, the only issue is the belt, but the rest is perfect.

Comfortable band after the fine hairs are pulled out. I find the day/date info too small. The light is adequate for night viewing.