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Product Catalog > A-C > Casio Casio Mens Atomic Solar G Shock Watch By: Casio  Features: Average Rating: 4.50 Total Reviews: 12 Price: Sale: $86.00 Prices subject to change Product Description: Atomic timekeeping, Dress/sports watch, This watch receives a time calibration signal from Fort Collins, CO, Shock resistant, Auto electro luminescent backlight with afterglow, World time for 30 cities, 1/100 sec. Stopwatch, 4 daily alarms, 1 snooze alarm, Hourly time signal, Auto calendar, 12/24 hour formats, Stainless steel bezel and caseback, 200 meters/660 feet water resistant Shipping Information Returns Reviews Great Watch  by: Anonymous on: 11-Apr 2006 I'll keep it simple here: this is the best everyday watch I have ever owned. I was hesitant about buying this watch for two reasons, 1) I didn't know how well the solar system would work and wasn't looking forward to having my watch "die" frequently, and 2) I didn't know how well the atomic time-setting feature would work. They both work extremely well. When I received the watch (about 1.5 years ago) the "fuel gauge" was on "low." I charged the watch by letting it sit in a window for about 15 minutes. Since that time, the gauge has never been below "high", and I've never had to put it near a light source to charge it. It charges itself very well in normal indoor or outdoor lighting. The solar aspect is awesome. The atomic function works well too. With very rare exceptions, the watch sets itself every night from my home in Seattle. It has also worked in other places around the country quite well. Sometimes in hotels it won't set, but I think that has to do with steel framing that interferes with the signal. Even when I have been in Europe and Cancun for a couple weeks, the watch maintains great accuracy even when unable to reset itself. And the world time function makes setting the watch to a new time zone very easy. It also works well just to check what time it is in other places around the world. I highy recommend it. Better than expected by: Anonymous on: 22-Feb 2006 I really love this watch. I have had a G-Lide watch for years and decided to get a new watch because the G-Lide was so ugly. I was really hooked on some of the features of the G-Shocks and I wanted something that I could wear anywhere, anytime. I decided on the MTG930 because it looks good and has newer features that I love. Features I had to have: 1 - A very durable digital watch - I am a firefighter-EMT and I am into many different extreme sports so durability was the main issue and why I first used the G-Shock. 2 - It had to have the time-date-day of week always on so I don't have to search for it. This ruled out the the GW6*0a watches which I think are more aesthetically pleasing. If casio is watching, please combine the features of the GW930da and the looks of the GW6*0a on a future watch. 3 - It had to have alarms 4 - It had to have an easy to use illumination light. I like the G-Shocks because the button is on the face of the watch which is easy to find in the middle of the night. Features of this new watch that I love and have to have from now on: 1 - Atomic time keeping. This rules. I was always syncing my watch with the atomic clock website because I want to know the exact time all of the time. Problem fixed. Now I sync all my other clocks to my watch. For some reason, both of my cars have a hard time keeping time. 2 - Rechargeable battery powered by solar light. Great feature, I just hope the battery lasts. 3 - Auto illumination. At first I turned this feature off because I didn't want to wear down the battery. I found it very helpful when working, though. Especially when treating patients trying to get basic information like heart rate when it is too dark to see the watch. It is no longer a three handed operation. I just angle the watch to view, and the light comes on. 4 - Metal band, face plate, and fairly good looking watch. 5 - I haven't used the time recorder, but another reviewer suggested it might be good for keeping time checks when treating patients as an EMT. I will try this out. And now, the only flaws: 1 - Still a little too bulky. Much better than my old G-Lide, but still on the bulky side. This is one of the reasons that I would have preferred a GW6 series watch, I believe they aren't as thick. 2 - Would have liked an all metal watch. This watch has Dark Gray and silver pieces of rubber on it. An all metal watch would have been thinner and better looking. I have never seen a GW6 series watch in person, but tt appears to have more metal. Long term aesthetics are another reason I don't like the rubber pieces. They appear to be painted the color, and an ugly gray is what the rubber is actually made of. The paint will probably wear off the rubber pieces. 3 - Would like to see a titanium G-Shock in the future. This watch is heavy, but typical of metal watches. A high tech titanium band would be sweet. Obviously the cost would be higher, but would would be worth it. Awesome by: wrolf on: 09-Jan 2006 OK, everything about how cool this watch is true. I can finally wear the watch that I want, without my wife complaining about it at a social occasion. Please take everything below in the sense intended: this is the best watch that I have ever owned, and probably ever will own. One downside mentioned by other reviewers is the incredibly fine print in the manual. The cheat sheet version is available at http://world.casio.com/wat/download/en/manual/ (enter module number 2688), but this is only the 6 page operation guide for the 2608/2638/2688 modules, which are identical in operation but have different displays. And in neither the short nor the long version of the manual does it give a complete walkthrough of the display. The "A" for AM and "P" for PM indicators are really difficult see, counterintuitively to the left, very hard to decipher. Of course, if you are in an environment where you might mistake AM for PM, you should probably use 24 hour clock (military time). The left hand dial is basically a bogus minutes hand in normal mode, and a bogus seconds hand in stopwatch mode. Since the digital readout is so much more, well, readable, I cannot see the purpose. I think the space would have been better used to make the other two bigger, or other functions. The battery level (middle) dial is pretty counter intuitive. The bottom is always black. Top right segment black means battery full, center means battery medium, left is battery low. So half the real estate of the dial is just wasted to make it a dial. A battery icon with three bars would be universally understood, as used on e.g. cell phones. The dial on the right I finally have worked out: DST SIG ALM SNZ AUTO EL SPL (Daylight Savings Time Active; Hourly Signal; Alarm Set; Snooze Alarm Set; Auto Electroluminescent Light; Split). You have to keep scanning the manual until you get this figured out. As far as I can tell, there is no way to tell current radio time reception quality other than running a manual reception. Nor any way to tell whether and how fast the battery is charging or discharging. But most important to me is the lack of any but the most basic stopwatch functions. On a Timex Ironman I can run or swim e.g. 32 laps, and record each one individually. I can also record and keep separate runs, each with their own lap time. Then I can compare runs, e.g. maybe the reason I was slower today than yesterday was that I started at to high a pace - yesterday's run was a nearly even pace, finishing slightly faster, versus today's run starting fast, and then crashing. The silicon that should have been used for this was wasted on Time Recorder functions. I have very little idea why I would use Time Recorder. I guess if I was recording times during an emergency - EMS notified at time 1, arrived time 2, Hazmat at time 3... Of course, if those time slots (registers) could be used for either, with about a 100 of them (several runs for me), that would be good. Getting the band adjusted was a pain for me, but I eventually found a jeweller who knew how to do it. I understand why G-Shock watch bands are so different, this is just part of the price you pay for wanting a watch that will perform even in places that you don't want to be. And if that watch isn't with you, it isn't performing. My wife has no idea why I love this watch so much. But my son thinks it is cool - almost as cool as the cell phone we finally bought him. Battery Replacement should never be needed + Link Removal by: Anonymous on: 27-Jul 2005 Hi, I read K. Hutchison's review dated (July 25, 2005) that expressed a concern about the NiCad battery and having to replace it. So, I did a little search and found out that it is powered by a cobalt-titanium battery. This watch is more than just a Wave Ceptor atomic watch. It's actually a member of Casio's G-Shock MT-G line, and it incorporates Casio's Tough Solar powering technology, so battery replacement should never be needed. I emailed Casio to ask how long the battery will last but have not heard back from them. The watch is powered by a solar cell and a rechargeable battery (CTL 1616 cobalt-titanium). Average battery life is 6 months from full charge to Low (recharge needed) under normal operating conditions if left in the dark without light. The manual is small print so you might want to download a free copy at the Casio Web site under the module number 2638 and enlarge it on your computer. (...) Band adjustment is a little difficult and I have resized about 30 or so over the years. To remove a link there is a little pin that you push down the direction of the arrow ... there are 2 small rings at the top of the pin. Get the smallest jewerly screwdriver between the two small raised rings up at the top and press down - this is not easy but it is the secret. The other end does not compress so you have to have them correct when you reinstall the pin once a link has been removed. Also, there are two slots on the clasp for minor adjustments that you push the pin in to compress it and move it to another slot which is a piece of cake. I had a heck of a time finding this watch locally and finally found it at Sears as well as online too here at Amazon. I bought one of these and it is big, bold and very accurate and nice. I do love my new watch which can be rugged out hunting or worn as a dress watch. John San Antonio
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