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Casio Men's WVM120J-1 Solar Atomic Resin Strap Watch

• Solar Atomic watch with multi-band 5 functionality have the ability to receive signals from up to 5 towers
• Perfect accessories for business wear, with convenient functions such as world time
• World time, 5 alarms and silent mode; 100M water resistant

Product Description

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The Casio Men's Solar Atomic Resin Strap Watch #WVM120J-1 combines the classic styling of a dive watch with a sporty, full-featured digital interface. Versatile and reliable, this timepiece never needs resetting or batteries thanks to Casio's Solar Power and Atomic Timekeeping technology. With its classic dive style design (which includes features like a rugged black resin band with a traditional buckle clasp and a round dial), this handsome timepiece is ready for a day at the office or inspection by the ship's divemaster. The watch's reliable quartz movement is solar powered--which accurately keeps time up to eight months without further exposure to light. And if you're in the US, UK, Germany, or Japan, the watch receives time calibration radio signals (up to six times per day), so you always know your watch is set to the right time. Other technical features include three daily alarms, an LED light with Afterglow technology, a world clock with 29 time zones, four daily alarms , a 1/100 second stopwatch that records split time, a calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099), 12- and 24-hour formats, and water resistance to 330 feet (100 meters).

WVM120 Series (Waveceptor): These Solar Atomic watches with Multi-Band 5 functionality have the ability to receive signals from up to 5 towers located worldwide. They are perfect accessories for business wear, with convenient functions such as world time, 5 alarms and silent mode. They’re also 100M water resistant, which means they can be safely used around water.

• Multi-Band 5 Solar Atomic Timekeeping, which can receive signals from 5 towers in the world
• 100M Water Resistance which can be used when working with water or swimming
• Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow

Atomic Time

Receives time calibration signals and corrects the time automatically. Casio watches with Wave Ceptor technology receive radio waves carrying American Standard Time data transmitted from Fort Collins, Colorado. It then corrects the time automatically for one of four U.S. cities you pre-select depending on your time zone and displays the time.

• Correct time reception, self adjusting.
• Self-adjusts to time zone differences, wherever you go from coast to coast!
  *after home time is set

Compatibility with all six transmission stations worldwide:

Multi Band 6 is the worlds first radio-controlled system built to receive time calibration signals from six transmission stations: two in Japan and one each in North America, the United Kingdom and Germany, plus the new station in China.

• Miniaturized, shock-resistant, high-sensitivity amorphous antenna
• Large-capacity, power-saving LSI controlling 6-station radio wave reception.

Tough Solar

Casio watches with solar technology, receive thermal and electrical energy that recharges the watch batteries through solar panels on the face of the watch.

A solar panel converts even weak illuminuation from fluorescent lighting into electric power. A rechargeable battery with a large power storage capacity supports stable operation of various functions with high electricity consumption. You never have to worry about the battery running down because it’s a solar battery.

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: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TAHHIS
• Item model number: WVM120J-1
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Metal batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (101 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,871 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very convenient watch for everyday use, November 9, 2009

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Jaroslaw Kaczynski "jerry_drake" (Henderson, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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Some time ago I have sworn that I will only use solar-powered watches that synchronize time with atomic clocks. Initially only quite expensive and 'stylish' models were available, but wearing a timepiece worth several hundred bucks while doing work around the house makes you constantly worried that you scratch precious thing.
This watch is under $100 and has all the benefits of its more expensive 'brothers':
- Solar powered quite efficiently - with normal daily exposure to light I'm always at the 'max charge' level (of course living in sunny Nevada helps here).
- Time synchronization with the 5 radio transmitters all over the world (USA, England, Germany, Japan*2). I frequently travel to visit family in Europe, so USA and England/Germany transmitter sync is important to me. Many watches in the US only sync with USA transmitter or USA and Japan; the latest models just started supporting new China transmitters; this one is the perfect balance for me.
- Time signal reception is excellent in Nevada, bot inside the buildings and outside. From my previous experiences it should mean good reception throughout the West Coast and (maybe!) some problems inside solid-construction buildings in New England and Florida.
- Unlike some cheap models of watches and clocks, this one reads Daylight Savings Time data straight from the radio signal, so it 'springs ahead' and 'falls back' at the correct dates. Some older clocks have hard-coded DST transition dates and are confused after the recent DST changes in the USA.
- I love 'Auto EL' feature: the watch turns on Electro-Luminescent backlight for two seconds when it is dark and the wearer positions hand appropriately. Perfect for the movies, night flights and similar situations.
- I usually prefer metal bands, but resin band in this model is surprisingly good quality and wears OK.
- Button operation seems to be reliable so far.
- The glass is scratch resistant and placed recessed in the metal panel - so far I managed to keep it clear, which is unusual for me.

Amazon had the best price for this item, better than Fry's and Casio website. The watch arrived on time and in good shape.

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Problem with battery, April 9, 2010

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Skip M (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews

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(REVISED REVIEW) Bought this watch from Amazon 3/31/10. It is easy to read and the atomic auto set feature works fine. Originally I had only one minor problem with the alarm volume. My older ears can't hear the alarm unless it is right next to my ear. I asked Casio if there were solar atomic watches with a louder alarm, and they said that the watch alarm volumes were all the same.

One week ago (July 5, 2010) the watch kept resetting the time and date to 12:00, Jan 1. I could not keep the correct time on the watch either by manual setting or by the atomic setting. I called Casio and they said the battery needed to be replaced. The warranty does not cover the battery or the resin band. So if I shipped the watch to Casio, they would replace the battery for $10 plus $7.95 return shipping. Shipping and battery replacement is over 50% of the purchase price after 3 months of service! The battery is a CTL 1616 and checking the internet, it appears that Casio has had problems with this battery in the past. Solar power is great, but if the battery is the weak link in watch lifetime, this watch may not live up to Casio's description.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Functionally elegant and ultra-reliable, December 30, 2009

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J. L. Chow (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for a watch that I can rely on in both business and outdoor use. With solar power and atomic timekeeping, I can trust that it will always have power and always be exactly on time. What more could you want in a watch? Well, a countdown timer for cooking and exercise needs, a tough glass dial window, a stainless steel bezel and a resin band that won't muck up from hand washing.

In terms of style I was looking for a watch that was clean and functionally elegant (with the functions I need). I looked at analog watches, digital watches, mechanical and kinetic. It came down to very expensive kinetic chronographs, the analog/digital mix watches or this. For the price, I'd rather have a watch that does digital well, than the mixed bag of the analog digital watches. Looks good, easy to read.

In terms of power I removed it from the box, kept the Auto EL (automatic backlight) feature on and haven't thought twice about keeping my cuffs up or keeping it in the sun and it's still going strong. I've had it for a month now and it's at medium power. I'll give it a short stint in the sun to bring it back to full power and not give it another though.

Atomic timekeeping works flawlessly inside with no aiming necessary on the east coast and here in Colorado.

Again - what more could you want in a watch?