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Casio Men's WS200H-1BVCF Tough Solar Powered Multi-Function Digital Sport Watch

• Tough solar powered; LED light; World time
• 1/100th second stopwatch with 120 lap memory
• Countdown timer; 12/24 hour formats

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A flurry of function for the adventurer at heart, the Casio Men's Tough Solar Powered Multi-Function Digital Sport Watch is the touch, masculine watch you have been looking for. The watch's functions include: solar power, LED light, world time, stopwatch, countdown timer, five alarms and water resistance up to 330 feet (100 meters). A black resin band straps this watch to the wrist, while a reliable buckle clasp ensures its secure placement.

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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003URP6RW
• Item model number: WS200H-1BVCF
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,614 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Functional and utilitarian - Excellent watch, March 3, 2011

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So far I am very pleased with my purchase. After reviewing the user manual I was amazed at how many functions this comes with for the price. The re-chargeable, solar-powered battery is a great option. It takes about a day to charge form dead to full if you leave it in the sun. If you wear it every day it should never drop in power. It does have a battery power indicator on it which I have never seen drop below full. The specs say if you put it in a drawer and never charge it, it should stay on for over a year if it was fully charged before.

There's also a power save function so that if you leave it in the dark the face turned off until it either sees light or you press a button (very handy so that it doesn't run down at night). This is an option you can disable by the way if you don't like it.

The calendar is also preprogrammed for the next nine decades (including a daylight savings time function).

As for the size and appearance, I was surprised at how well it fit me. I have pretty small wrists and usually I buy watches in the 38-39mm range, (this watch measures about 41mm) but actually it fits pretty well. It's not a very 'chunky' watch. It's also a bit ugly, but if you ask me that's part of the appeal for this type of watch. I bought this for its functionality and it excels in this category

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the best world-time watch under $50, September 14, 2011

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Firstly, this is a fine digital watch overall, ignoring the world-time function for the moment. The light-powered function works quite well: it needs just a few minutes in bright sunlight (longer in other conditions) to become fully charged. It keeps time accurately (gains 1-2 sec per month), and the display is easy to read, easier than many other Casios with busy dials. I have mostly used Timex Ironman watches in the past, and this is as good or better, at a lower price. The water-resistance seems to hold up well enough, but I wouldn't recommend using a 100M rated watch for swimming/kayaking/etc. (Get at 200M or higher rated watch for that, I've had good luck with those.)

(The watch has the "module number" 3197, in case you want to find the manual on the Casio website.)

Now for the world-time functions: I was looking for a watch which could show multiple timezones around the world, whether I programmed them myself, or they were built in. And I had some other criteria:
(1) At least six zones (some Timexes allow setting three zones), since I travel a lot, and like being able to just switch to the correct timezone instead of adjusting the time repeatedly.
(2) A good digital display, not analog or dual. (I used to own a Citizen world-time watch, with a dual display.)
(3) Under $50 if possible, certainly under $100, so I could use casually/roughly without worrying. (Rules out the Citizen and similar options.)

There were a couple of Casio watches that I considered. One had a dial I considered too busy, with some "widgets" I considered quite pointless. So I decided to try this one, thinking that the "solar-powered" would be a nice plus if it worked well.

I'm very satisfied with the watch now after having had it for about a month. It was easy to set up, and it is sufficiently easy to switch to a different timezone when needed. I find the plain black look attractive for a watch of this kind. Contrary to some other reviewers, I didn't find that it looked "cheap", unless you're hoping to get something for $30 that looks like it cost $500.

What could be better? Firstly, I think the display could have been even cleaner, without the lines across the dial, and a larger size for the main time display. The date could have been shown as yyyy-m-d, rather than 'yy m-d. The timezone scrolling could have been bidirectional (you can only go around west to east. There could have been an option to hide some timezones you don't need, or that are redundant. (There are several entries for the European timezone, for instance.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great watch, July 29, 2011

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Have owned this watch for about a month and like it very much. I love the idea of a solar watch, with no need to change a battery. I admit, it did take me a little while to get used to the display going blank in a dark room. This feature is just to save power -- a simple button click and the display is visible again. Or walk into a brighter room, and the display automatically becomes visible again. In any case, the watch is well built and well designed, and it has been a pleasure to wear.