Casio Men's WV58A-1AVCR Waveceptor Black Resin Band Digital Watch

Casio - if you're reading this please always keep this available till at least 2050 - best one ever and I have had many. It has all the features of your G-Shocks without the risk of knocking yourself out when scratching an itch, has larger fonts, and will not snag on things because of girth ... basically it is practical, logical, ageless design. It truely can go from the board room to the beach. The watch is appropriate for nearly all activities from the office all week and wearing suits to being a weekend warrior. There are not many sports I do not do, they range from scuba to hang gliding and this watch is on me 24x7x365 (unless in MRI, ball room, etc). The rubber wrist bands are the only kind that can accomodate my wrist and I loath metal bands. I have stick thin wrists, 100 pound petite female and wear it on the inside of my wrist (eyes aging and stretching arm out to see inside of wrist easier - can't make arms longer), the rest of the world only sees the strap so judgemental individuals have no idea if womens or mens watch on the other side. Face it, mens watches are more functional and easier to read. I have purchased four of them, three still working and watch ages span between 2 and 6 years old - yes, now everyone in the family wears one (the one that stopped working was due to an electric shock while I was fixing a pool light, but it died with a slow screen fade over several hours - pretty impressive really). This casio model is thin and perfect. It does NOT handle stray current, which not many function watches can. It handles virbrations (air hammers), wave and bike wipeouts, salt, mud, sand, and significant impacts (not all adventures go perfectly). But the best thing is I don't have to put on reading glasses to see the information on it (yet), the second best thing is it just takes a fleeting moment to set a count down alarm so I can multitask and not miss a family event, end up ruining a dinner, or miss a meeting or conference call. The ability to reference the watch in complete darkness without fumbling for reading glasses, nice. Easy to use and comprehensive manual, parts of my entertainment center are still flashing 1200, so this watch is easy peasy. Everything is in the manual, but if you get stumped, just google the problem and a brief solution is typically provided by somebody in very easy steps. I can honestly say that since I started wearing this model that others have too and our experience typically is set it up once (your zone, etc.) and never have to mess or set anything again ... for years. All of these watches have gone to 126 feet under the water without fail both inside dry suits and wet suits (yes, seriously, so thin and light sleeves slip right over the watch, even 6 mil suits. Note: from experience take the watch off for dry suits, not for the watches sake it can handle it, but the rubber seal on the dry suit may not). Regarding another person's statement that the watch can only go to 50 meters ...I only know a few souls who dive beyond or approach 50 meters/~165ft which is past cert recreational limits; I assure you the least of their concerns is this watch surviving it, and divers use more than one watch tailored for diving purposes, not this watch. This watch goes diving because we don't take the watch off, like some folks dive with wedding bands. One last safety statement - this is NOT a dive watch nor should it be used in lieu of sports watches appropriate for the sport. I tried a varity of watches and G shocks with same functionality but they feel like wearing an exercise bar bell on your wrist and not being able to get sleeves past the watch. To date, no other function watch have had displays as prominant and easy to see as this watch. I will likely need in a year or so for CASIO to have an additional version (don't change this one) of this watch available with a bubble/magnification crystal to enlarge the time display - but don't change anything else ... it is perfect. Dress shirts slip on/over this watch transparently without undoing buttons, suit jacket sleaves are never caught on it. There are so many features like toggling time zones quickly, pretty cool when in a meeting and off the cuff responding to what time it is in a customers country, and checking the time in the dark. Now, if whomever at casio designed and implemented this model could make knees.

Update - I have now had this watch for four years and it continues to operate flawlessly, as described below. This is the least fancy and has the fewest functions of this variety of Casio watch. Thus, it is also the least expensive variant. This watch is very accurate, not too bulky and is inexpensive. A five-star watch for me, but it might not be for you if the concerns mentioned below are a problem for you, particularly with regard atomic time reception at your location. There are many different variants of the Casio "atomic" watch to choose from, so I will discuss some of the watch properties and why I chose this one. Then I will discuss some of the quirks and potential difficulties that new owner should be aware of. Sorry about the all caps headings of the following sections. I am not shouting, but this is the only way that I can highlight the information provided in each paragraph.) WATCH PROPERTIES AND WHY I CHOSE THIS WATCH. PLASTIC CASE AND BAND - least fancy but you do not have the problem of removing links to size the band. It is also much lighter than a watch with a stainless steel case and band. NOT A SPORTS WATCH - This watch is not a sports watch with a high G force rating or deep depth water resistance (it is rated at only 50 meters). This was not a problem for me as I do not use it for sports or underwater. On the plus side the case is only 11mm thick versus 15mm for a Casio sports watch (the 4mm difference equates to 5/32 of an inch). BATTERY POWER NOT SOLAR POWER - In speaking with people with solar variants of this watch I found that, while the solar power was generally quite reliable, there were times when the watch could not be used unless it was first exposed to direct sunlight for several hours. This might occur if the watch was left in a drawer for a while or if it constantly was worn under a long sleeve shirt. QUIRKS (WHAT THE PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE DOES NOT TELL YOU). ATOMIC TIME FUNCTIONALITY - There are only two transmitting stations for the atomic time synchronization, Ft. Collins Colorado and Rugby England. Under the best of conditions the Ft. Collins transmitter has a 2000mile (about 3000km) range and the Rugby transmitter a 1500km (about a 900mile) range. However, under adverse transmission conditions this drops to only 600 miles for Ft. Collins and 500km for Rugby. Thus, under the best of conditions there are regions of the world where this feature will not work and a much larger area where it might only work sometimes. As I live well within 600 miles of Ft. Collins this is not a problem for me. So far, I get a good signal all the time, but sometimes signal reception could be a problem for most of the largest population centers of the US (Southern California, Eastern Seaboard of the US, Southern US). However, as discussed below, time synchronization every day, or even once a week, is not necessary, so periodic disruptions in the signal should not adversely affect the functioning of the watch. I do not know if the same limitations hold for all of the Casio Atomic watches. Please note that the TIME SYNCHRONIZATION DOES NOT FUNCTION FOR THIS WATCH FOR SOUTH AMERICA, ALMOST ALL OF AFRICA, AUSTRALIA AND MOST PACIFIC ISLANDS, SOUTHEAST ASIA, INDIA OR ASIA. SIX TIME SYNCHRONIZATION RESETS A DAY - According to the promotional literature the watch automatically obtains a time signal six time a day. This is true, but the six times are all during the night: 12AM,1AM,2AM,3AM,4AM and 5AM, and the reset will not occur a second time if successful previously that night. I got the impression from the instructions that the synchronization is done at night because the watch is more likely to be stationary at that time, but several people have commented that it is due to the superior reception of the time signal at night. For whatever reason, my watch synchronizes at 12:04 AM every night. It is also suggested that the watch should be stationary during the reset process and ideally in a specific position. Do not throw out the plastic stand that the watch comes on as this is an excellent stand to hold the watch during the reset process. I do not know what you do if you work at night. The auto reset may not work, but you can manually synchronize to the atomic clock whenever you want, so this should not be a reason not to buy a Casio atomic watch. Also, as mentioned below, I do not think that even a daily reset is necessary to keep the watch accurate to within one second, which is the display resolution. BATTERY POWER, BUT NO BATTERY CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS - This watch works on a lithium battery. The type battery is specified, but there are no instructions for its replacement, but there is only one way this could be done. The back of the case is removed by 4 very small screws. The only problem with this type of case is that it is very difficult to get the o-ring that provides the water resistance back in place, and the feature is generally lost when the back is removed. The alternative is to send the watch to Casio for repair, or to go to a local watch repairer, but this would likely cost more than a new watch. I generally just replace the battery and hope that I can still get the o-rich back in place properly. The upside is that a special tool is not required to remove the back. DIFFICULTIES THAT I HAD AND HOW I OVERCAME THEM. When I received the watch I noted that it was 8 seconds slow (versus the atomic clock signal that I get on my computer) and when I checked the last time that the watch was synchronized to the atomic clock, I found that it was about 5 months before. There is a button that allows one to check the day and time of the last synchronization. This meant that the watch drifted only about 0.05 seconds a day (in 160 days this yielded the observed 8 second error). This means that resetting only once every 3 weeks or so would keep the watch accurate to within one second. However, it also meant that the atomic function might not be working. Please note - had I read the manual more closely (not easy to do since the manual is only 1x2 inches in size) I would have found that the watch ships with the time synchronization turned off, so the lack of a recent reset is normal. I tried the manual atomic synchronization reset and this initially did not work, further pointing to a possible defect in the watch (but also according to the manual this is normal). I then (following the manual) placed the watch near a window, properly oriented in its cradle, and left it there for about an hour and the signal reception icon then became apparent (it initially was not). The watch did not reset at this point (nor should it since the auto reset only occurs at night), but when I went through the manual atomic reset procedure it did do it, eliminating the 8-second error. That night, at 12:04 AM, it reset again. To date, the watch synchronizes even when it is in my night table draw, in a random orientation. Thus, at my location, which is within 100 miles of Ft. Collins, I do not need to specifically orient the watch to get it to synchronize. However, in a less favorable location it may be necessary to carefully follow the orientation directions in order to link up with the time set signal. The moral is to be patient, read the manual, and follow the instructions before you give up and send the watch back. It may take time to locate the signal and more time to synchronize the watch. I hope that this level of detail is helpful in deciding if this watch is for you. I like the watch a lot. I have had Casio watches for many, many, years (at the present time I have two other functioning Casio watches) and like this one I find them to be excellent, both in their general quality, high degree of functionality and for their low price. You may not be getting fancy jewelry, but you get an excellent timepiece.

Need an endorsement? I've been wearing this watch model since it came on the market several decades ago. Airline pilots need accurate, versatile watches. They need UTC, GMT and numerous time zones displayed easily. I was one of those guys. 40 years later, retired, I'm still wearing this watch. I no longer need time accurate to the second, although my watch maintains it automatically! I've used and abused a dozen or more of these. They are tough. The case and crystal may show wear but the time is aways displayed. Early models sported bands that broke well before the watch died, but since, the band quality has improved.

This is my third (I believe? maybe fourth) of these watches over a many year span. One was great and eventually I scuffed up the face so much that I figured I'd get another one because they're inexpensive enough to not bother trying to fix or replace just a piece. One broke off the plastic bit that holds one side of the band on, which - even in the metal-looking ones - is still plastic (just a grayish silver colored plastic). This latest one I assume the battery is starting to die in because the LED backlight only flickers on for a split second if I push the button and won't come on again for some time. But all of them worked great for years before developing issues, and considering the price point, I honestly can't complain. I have looked at much more expensive watches and none of them have as nice, clean, and simple of features that still include what I want in a watch. I want digital, something that shows the date, and the day of the week. This has all of that, without all of the other nonsense cluttering up the face and making everything else smaller to make room for it. I do not dive, so I don't need depth meters or second dials or any of that. These watches have been perfect for me. I'm female (but tall - I have never been "petite"), and this does not look silly or bulky on my arm, yet I think it would also look fine on a man. I generally replace the watch bands with something more comfortable, but the default one isn't terrible. That leads me to one of three minor drawbacks to this watch, none of which are big enough problems for me to not continue buying them as long as they make them and I keep going through them. 1: The watch band is kind of a strange size, and the pins are very tight. My previous replacement band had an elastic loop on a velcro band (the watch 'pins' to the elastic loop) and was listed as 20mm and did fit, so I ordered a 20mm silicone watch band for this new one, but the 20mm is definitely too big. I ended up using some sharp scissors and trimming down the very edges of the silicone where it meets the watch (I will not be foiled by a watch band!) and it works fine. The listed width in the description is an odd half-size and searching for it here on Amazon turns up far fewer results than I'd expect. It seems to be an unusual size overall. 2: As some other reviewers have said, it does struggle to get the atomic time sometimes. I don't force it - it figures it out every couple of days on its own and I never take it off, so obviously it's doing it sometime or another. However, if I push the button to manually do it, it will never work that way. 3: Again, as some others have said, the watch face scratches pretty easily. I have some doubts that it is "mineral" as listed - it feels like plastic. I have had some success polishing it on previous iterations in order to get out a particularly unsightly scratch or two, but usually when I scuff it, I am able to just scritch the mark off with a fingernail. Whether that is because I am just taking off paint from the wall onto my watch so am just removing the residue, or if I am somehow smoothing out the plastic of the watch face by scratching it smooth, I don't know. But it works, and no marks that are visible enough to interfere generally remain. Overall, this is definitely a great watch, especially for the price.

Forget about G-Shock, this is where it's at! Before this watch, I bought a Casio F91W Digital Sports Watch which I was displeased with to quite an extent. Not only was it too small (silly me for rushing my order due to excitement and not checking carefully enough the size), but the light was awful (literally a LED light at ONLY ONE SIDE of the watch)! Thus, I dedicated about 4 hours searching for a new, irreplaceable watch, which led me to this one and three others: Casio Men's W735H-1AVCF Super Illuminator Black Watch, Armitron Men's 408216GMG Black Chronograph Multi-Function Digital Sport Watch, and Armitron Men's 408209BLK Chronograph Black Digital Sport Watch. But you may wonder: why did I choose this one? Well...after comparing the watches (which surprisingly only took about 30m-1hr), I was certain I wanted this watch, and there are some distinguishing features that made this one easily defeat the others. First and specifically the most important to me was the watches accurate timing, which, as I've read from several other reviews, resets at around midnight. This watch comes prepared with a decent amount of time zones (20 or so?), which includes my NYC. You can also have another time-zone, which I couldn't care less about, but anyways...the accurate timing is the MAIN reason why I bought this watch. But besides the precise timing, this watch is just, well, beautiful! Upon arrival, I couldn't take my eyes off of it, and I still can't! I'm actually a bit embarrassed to admit this, but for the first two days of having this watch, I occasionally admired it because of it's simple beauty; it looks so perfect and stylish, yet so ordinary...it's weird, really. The metal or plastic part honestly looks amazing and shines with light and the watch's numbers are awesomely big, so much that the size of the seconds are as big as the size of the minutes on the G-Shock. You would have to be nearly blind to not be able to see these numbers clearly, seriously. And beyond the appearance is it's ergonomic design, which is the second most important reason for purchasing this watch but before I continue, I would like to point out something very significant, which is that this watch doesn't look exactly like it does in the product's picture. Instead of presenting the watch's initial home screen which includes the month and day at the top left, the year at the top right, and the day of week at the bottom left, they decided to show the screen of your second time-zone mode, which shows the time of your first time-zone at the top left, the 'UTC' (no clue what that is) at top right and time-zone (NYC in my case) at bottom left. Anyways, back to it's comfortable design. This watch is similar to the Casio F91W Digital Sports Watch; it's extremely light and best of all, has a flat back with no annoying squiggly designs where the wrist is that no one sees anyways. Due to this, the watch barely feels like it's on your hand, which is a great thing. Oh yeah, and even the strap is simple and stylish with rubber that has a great feel to it. BUT, the strap does seem a bit long for my thin wrist or at least longer than my old G-Shock's. If I secure the strap perfectly around my wrist, there will only be one hole remaining vacant, which there would be two on my G-Shock. And along with this somewhat trivial flaw comes another more important one: the rubber strap holder on the strap may either be slack or the strap itself is bendy, because whenever I slide the strap into the strap holder after buckling it and slide the holder all the way to the back, the strap comes out of it though not completely, which is annoying. In order to avoid this issue, I pull the strap holder not too far from the buckle. And this may not be a concern for you, but it was an extremely small one for me: the light button is on the top right side of the watch instead of the bottom center like on the G-Shock, but nonetheless the buttons are big and easy to push, so this barely bothered me. And speaking about the watch's light, it is absolutely fantastic! Wow! It's a moderately darkish turquoise color and once again, it looks amazing! It looks exactly like the G-Shock's one (EL, I think), but better though I can't explain why or how. As you can see, I'm weirdly in love with this watch, and this is definitely in my top 3 list of best things I've bought on Amazon. I am not overreacting, this watch is fabulous, and if it were to be $40 or something I would've still considered buying it and I'm a rather frugal guy (not trying to give Casio any ideas here, though). It does in fact have a more luxurious however oddly casual appearance to it compared to the prominent G-Shock. As mentioned before, the only faults I came across SO FAR was the annoying strap buckle and/or strap and the light button, which isn't actually a problem, just something I thought I should add so that viewers wouldn't think I was being unfair in my review. All I have to say is, don't even bother wasting 3-4 hours of searching as I did, just buy this watch and you'll be satisfied. It's the perfect size, and definitely not bulky or anything. I honestly hope my review didn't seem unfair, but I hope I helped sway you towards my decision!

I bought this watch back in December 2021 and just now had to change the battery. That's about 4.5 years, not bad. The only indication I needed a battery was seeing the display completely blank. It keeps excellent time and synchronizes each night around midnight. It does everything I want. Changing the battery is more complicated than you would expect, but I did it. It takes an unusual battery #1620. My local Wal-Mart didn't have it. I had to go to a battery specialty store. It cost me $10 for a two pack. Now I have a spare when this one dies. If you're going to change it yourself, you will need magnifying glasses and a small screw driver (I used one from an eyeglass repair kit). There is a sticker on top of the battery which needs to be removed and saved for later. Then you kind of have to fiddle with the hold down clip to get one end to pop off to remove the battery. Once the battery is changed, you reinstall the hold down clip and put the sticker on it. The sticker is important because it keeps the battery from shorting out against the metal case. Then you have to press the AC button using the small screw driver to reset everything. Then put the cover back on and set it to manually sync. It's done at that point. This watch was well worth what I paid for it and is holding up very well.

*THREE YEAR UPDATE* This watch still functions perfectly on its original battery. The watch and the original band are still in good shape. I often wear it to work. I have changed to synching it once a week to save battery and because I'm ok with a maximum drift of 3.5 seconds in a week from the atomic clock. Please see the latest photo of this "WAVE ceptor" at the beach where the ocean WAVES roll in. At night it can pick up radio WAVES! Thanks Casio! *TWO YEAR UPDATE* I have joyfully owned this fine watch for over 2 years. It still functions perfectly on the original battery and the band is still in great shape. See the new pictures. It synchronizes every night with few exceptions. I wear it most days to work. I was able to remove scratches from its face using some clear plastic cleaner & polish and afterward it looked dramatically better (almost new). Many thanks to the Casio team! *ONE YEAR UPDATE* After owning it for one year I would still highly recommend this watch. Except for a handful of times, this watch has synchronized itself to the atomic clock every night for over a year. I wear it 6 days a week. The watch still functions perfectly and the band remains in great shape. The watch face has some scratches now, but those are my fault. See the pictures for how it looks after a year's worth of wear. This watch has supreme accuracy and a thoughtful design that tells you everything you need to know in one glance. Thanks Casio! *End of 1 year update* I have owned this watch for 2 weeks. Pros: Sub-second accuracy. Receives calibration signal every night here in Georgia, almost always on the first try, which is at 12:05 AM. Update: watch also reliably receives calibration signal when located in coastal South Carolina. Main screen shows time, date, day of week, DST indicator, alarm indicator and signal received indicator, meaning you don't have to press any buttons to get more information. Time display is large and easy to read. Cons: Alarm is not very loud and only sounds for 10 seconds. Additional info: This watch calibrates nightly on my bedside table and doesn't need to be placed in a window sill to calibrate. Try placing the watch in different orientations if you are experiencing difficulty in getting it to receive the signal from the WWVB transmitter. This watch is a great value at its price point.

I first purchased this WV58DA watch in late 2007. Before getting this watch I had been a life-long Timex fan, but I was getting tired of the Timex bands which, even in the Stainless Steel versions, had rubber parts that kept falling apart. I wanted the following features: 100% stainless band, countdown timer, waterproof, EL backlight, and under $50. When I found that I could get all that plus the atomic clock setting feature for less than the Timex I jumped on it. My first WV58DA watch died 28 months later when the plastic case cracked, and I didn't think twice about buying a second one. Let me start by saying that this is a great watch. I love the automatic time setting feature. Even when I lived in parts of New England that were on the edge of the reception area according to Casio, the watch was still able to set itself on my wrist 80% of the time. I was never able to get a signal on it during the day, but at 3 or 4 am when it automatically sets itself the ionosphere conditions allowed for a strong enough signal. Despite the radio features, the battery on the watch I got in 2007 is still going strong after 3 years -- there is no need to pay twice the price for a solar watch. The watch does have a few downsides compared to the Timexs I've owned, which I will detail below. Despite these downsides, the appearance, build quality, and atomic feature make this WV58DA watch my favorite watch I've ever owned. The watch it pretty easy to use and set, with nice big buttons. Unlike my Timex, it doesn't allow you to set each digit of the time independently, but the fact that you can adjust the time up AND down almost makes up for it. Since setting the time is automatic, even with Daylight Saving Time changes, this isn't a major issue. The countdown timer works, but can take slightly longer to set than on the Timex due to the above issue. Annoyingly, the maximum time on the countdown timer is only 60 minutes (99 on the Timex), and you can only set the time in whole minutes (the Timex let you set both minutes and seconds). Unlike my Timex, the stopwatch isn't a main feature, so there are no labels to indicate which buttons do what in stopwatch mode. There is also no lap mode, and the split function is very limited. However, I never used these features much on my Timex, and don't really miss them here. The screen and backlight are bright and easy to read and, unlike the Timex, the backlight stays on for a few seconds after you release the button. The one real annoyance is that you cannot use the backlight at all when you are setting anything, including the time, an alarm, or the countdown, since the backlight button doubles as the "adjust backwards" button. Unlike on my Timex there is no "night mode" to turn the backlight on automatically when you press any button. The dual time zone feature is nice, and here the Casio beats out the Timex because it displays the airport code and UTC offset, making it easy to set the watch while traveling. Also unlike the Timex, it updates both time zones for Daylight Savings Time and it can handle half-hour time zones such as India Standard Time. Unfortunately, the big buttons on the watch mean that I sometimes bump the watch into "world clock" mode accidentally, and until I got used to checking, I missed a few appointments because my watch was in the adjacent time zone (although this happened occasionally with my Timex too). The only real downside compared to the Timex is that you can only set alarms to your primary time zone, not to your "world time" time zone. Despite these flaws, I would recommend this watch to anyone looking for a "sport" style watch in this price range. The band is top quality (once you get it adjusted), the watch works well, and the atomic feature is awesome. This watch is also featured in the movie "Non-Stop", where Liam Neeson's character uses it to keep track of deadlines imposed by a hijacker (you can see the watch in the trailers and commercials).

Horloge is voor dagelijks gebruik, had het type met kunststof band besteld omdat deze een stuk goedkoper is, maar kreeg toch het type met stalen band, dus dat was een kado. Satelliet indicatie licht niet op, maar ik weet niet of dit normaal is. Horloge functioneert verder prima.

Non stop, Casio! Great value watch as worn by Liam Neeson in the movie Non Stop. Great back light, set by atomic clock overnight lots of time zones and countdown timers. 5* watch strap easy to remove links if needed

Excelente relógio! Nota 10!

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Un casio muy bonito, tiene un diseño muy 90s esos marcos platinados y las separaciones en el display tiene esa moda futurista y geek de ese tiempo, fuera de eso el reloj es muy bueno sobretodo su sincronizacion de ajuste automático asi que si eres muy meticuloso con tu tiempo es ideal ya que jamas se va a atrasar. Sobre el precio indisctible encontrarlo mas barato, esta super el precio por la calidad que recibes.