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Casio Women's BG169-8V Baby-G Grey Jelly Shock Resistant Sports Watch

• Quartz movement
• Protective Mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
• Case diameter: 43 mm

Product Description

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Keep your most important contact information with you while jogging or mountain biking with this Casio Baby-G women's sport digital watch (model BG169-8V). It features a 20-page databank that allows you to store phone numbers and other valuable contact information (8 characters for name and 12 characters for telephone number). Delightfully stylish with a light gray translucent jelly resin case and strap, this shock-resistant watch also offers a 1/100-second stopwatch (up to 24 hours), daily alarm, 12/14-hour formats, world time from 40 cities, and an hourly time signal. You can automatically count down the days from the current date to a target date with the five day counters (each featuring 8 input characters for identification). It will also stand up to the rigors of recreational scuba diving, with water resistance to 200 meters (660 feet). Other features include a scratch-resistant mineral crystal, AfterGlow LED electro-luminescent backlight, and accuracy to +/- 15 seconds per month.

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

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 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: B000FPZ442
• Item model number: BG169-8V
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,352 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best watch ever. Seriously., June 7, 2007

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Amie C (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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Casio Women's Baby G Shock Resistant Grey Sports Watch #BG169-8V

This is the best watch I've ever had. It's comfortable and light-weight, it's cute, goes with everything, and is wonderful for travelers. Taking a trip across seas, or even across the U.S.? No problem. Just use the world time feature, and you can find the time in 40 different places, covering all the time zones. You don't have to reset your watch at every stop, just hit a button instead. You can also store phone numbers and count down to important dates.

It's the most functional, attractive watch I've ever had. I absolutely love it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love G-shocks & Baby Gs!!!, January 21, 2009

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Douglas R. Hindman "Dougiebaby" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This Baby G was a Christmas present for my girlfriend. The watch is awesome and the smoked jelly case/band is very stylish. Previously I have purchased another with a clear case/band and this one is even nicer looking in person.

The watch itself has all the great functions that G's offer (stopwatch, alarms, multiple time zones, etc.) in a very sporty package that is great for casual and athletic wear. One neat little aspect of this model is whenever you push the "light" button to illuminate the watch face (and when the second counter hits 30 seconds) a little dolphin appears in the upper window and "swims" -- my girlfriend thinks this is very cute and it adds to the appeal of the concept of a fun Baby G.

My only nit pick is that the buckle is plastic and not stainless steel like all the other G-shocks/Baby Gs I have purchased in the past -- but this is minor (and the reason I gave it a 4 star rating instead of a 5 star rating).

The price and service from Amazon and the supplier were excellent! I literally received the package 3 days after I ordered it (during Christmas time).

My girlfriend and I are very happy with the product and service.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh, I hate this watch, November 24, 2009

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Lesscrafted "Lesscrafted" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews

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I have worn Timex Ironmans for about as long as I can remember. I wanted a change, my huband has always touted a giant G-shock for as long as I can remember, so I stepped off the ledge.

What a waste of time money and energy!

1) This watch is not intuitive; you can't simply zap through it and figure it out-- thou shalt break out manual or you will NEVER be able to even set it.

2) Strap & watch body-- It'd been more comfortable if I had built the thing out of an old frozen orange juice can

3) Mobil icons; spinning globe and flickering whale make me want to sink this thing to the bottom of the ocean! When the minute changes the digital numbers do this rapid change over thing-- ANNOYING TO NO END!

4)Horrible to do any recalls/ laps etc; getting to the splits etc is like talking to the IRS.

On the plus and the only reason it gets a star-- the built in face guards are great especially if you are really active and prone knocking your watch on things like a door frame as you turn a corner-- oh, and you can set so you know how many days you've owned it.

Yuck... what a disappointment.