Product Description
casio's Multi-Band Atomic watch for men is a high-tech timepiece designed for superior performance under a variety of conditions. Featuring a gray, brushed stainless steel case with gray dial, sporty, black plastic resin band, and a combination of analog timekeeping and digital stopwatch functions, this solar and battery-powered watch also offers accurate timekeeping for 28 time zones, water resistance to 660 feet, an LED backlight, a daily alarm function, a calendar function, and a power-saving option with battery power indicator.
I wanted a very accurate watch compared to my Omega & Tag Heuer (both automatics). While these watches may have the panache/legacy, this Casio beats them both in accuracy, and is available at a fraction of the cost. Infact, I use this watch to set my others.
This watch performs exceptionally well, and you'll be hard pressed to find a watch with this amount of technical innovation. Even the other models in the Casio line up, this offers one of most comprehensive sets of features for the price. It also is one of the few G-shocks/wave-ceptor models that offers 5-band world frequency reception. This is a big plus if you find yourself in the middle or southern part of Europe and would like to sync to the German atomic clock.
Some things to note: In order for the manual-receive function to successfully work the first time, it would help if you placed the watch under a lamp for the first 30min to 1 hr of its life out of the box. This will give a chance for the solar cells to charge the back up battery, and be able to sustain adequate reception. Secondly, reception is greatly improved at night as pointed out in the instruction manual. I often find that it's harder to get a sync manually during the day (even in an relatively open area), but at night between the hours of 12am to 6am, this watch will likely sync without issue. This watch displays the actual time/date that the last successful sync was performed.
If I could write to the designers of this watch and could add/change some items about it (because I'm a sick perfectionist):
I would be great if Casio made this watch in a steel or titanium band, I would pay more just for the better look/durability of metal.
While adequately large, if the face of this watch was even slightly larger, and descriptive words/markings on the dial more spread out (or even some eliminated), this watch might exude the look of a higher quality watch - but thats just my opinion, the watch looks fine the way it is.
A second hand would be also great. Even though the seconds are displayed on the LCD recessed vial.
As another reviewer pointed out, it would be better if the hour/minute hands move to the 12 o'clock position when engaging the stopwatch feature.
I wish the round sunken vial info area that displays a toggled view of date/day/time/stopwatch/timer/worldtimer/alarmtime was moved to another location. It is currently at the 9 o'clock position, and is hard to read when the watch hour hand is over 9 o'clock. Since most people look at the date at the start of the work day (i.e. 9am) its hard to tell the date until the hour hand moves off that position. The date should ideally be displayed at 3'oclock or 6'o clock position. I speculate that most people world wide would be less concerned about the date, when the time is either 3 or 6 am/pm around the world and the hour hand sits directly over it, as opposed to 9am/pm.
The 6 o'clock position vial does not indicate a lot of info. Ideally, more info should have been allocated here, as a result, the display font through out the digital regions could have been made larger, and more legible. If there was a way to shift or move the digital info around to where we would like it displayed, that would be a killer feature.
Overall this is a great watch, don't let anything stop you from getting it - you will be very content.
I have a pretty good size Watch collection (both analog and digital). Depending on whether I was going to work or not, I would swap between a rugged or a casual watch before I left the house. (I am serving in the Navy as a Bio-medical Technician).
When I am on the Job, I would wear a G Shock "Mudman". The Mudman was great on the job and in uniform but I felt pretty awkward wearing it with my casual style of dress attire outside of work.
So, you can imagine how uncomfortable I felt when I forgot to swap watches before I went on a week long business trip, dressed in casual attire.
As soon as I returned from my trip, I went out looking for a new watch that I could wear on and off the job. I stumbled upon the AWG101-1A and I must say that this watch is just sexy.
It looks great with everything that I wear (even when I have on nothing at all. ;)
The digital functions are great for my lifestyle. But I especially like that It is solar powered. (No need to worry about changing batteries).
The only complaint that I have is when using the stop watch function. The analog hands do not reset to 12 o'clock position. This can be inconvenient when either one or both hands or in the 9 o'clock position because you cant see the stop watch display.
Product as described, brand new, works perfect. Excellent service from seller. Fast shipment No problems at all. Completely satisfied! Thanks!!!
I bought this "Tough Solar" watch for about a week now. Surprisingly to find that it still needs a "rechargeable battery" which has a short life span.... Some AWG-101 owners said that the battery only lasts for less than 3 years.Casio Men's G-Shock Multi-Band Solar Atomic Analog Watch #AWG101-1A
This is a wonderful product. Nice enough to wear out yet rugged enough to wear while hunting in the woods. Price cannot be beat.
I ordered and received this watch a few weeks ago, aftyer searching for a watch that I could wear to work as well as my weekend kayaking. It was very easy to set up, although the manual is small and has really small print. Out of the box to on my wrist was probably 10 minutes.
Since then it has endured salt water, lake water as well as just everyday use. The dial is very easy to read, and the night viewing is also good with the LED illumination. The band has been very comfortable while paddling as well, not restrictive and plenty of "give."
Any improvements I can think of? Sure. I'd make it more automatic to change time zones, more flexibility to switch the digital displays, and maybe add a second had rather than a permanent seconds display.
But those would all probably add to the price and for what I paid, I am very happy.
so far so good. price was fair, watch works, dont think its a fake. need i say more? by the way, casio's are damn near indestructible, but if you manage to destroy one, its not difficult to replace. im a real fan.
I have had My Casio for about three ( 3 ) weeks , and it is every thing prior reveiwers have reported !!! I am very pleased !!! R E Keay
This watch is good. No batteries, atomic time keeping to keep your watch always ontime. I like it so much. One thing i dont like is i cant see the small window for night viewing even when i use LED light. But i'm pretty happy to buy this watch.
I've owned a Rolex Submariner for 11 years, but needed a second watch that was more durable, less likely to be stolen, and kept better time with more time keeping functionality. I also own several Seikos, but these are all sitting in a drawer with dead batteries as I do not wear these often. I liked the idea of a solar powered watch with no winding and no batteries to replace. I also liked the idea of atomic timesetting as I've owned a couple of self-setting atomic clocks that have worked well for me. After researching various brands, I decided on Casio. After researching the various models here on Amazon and on the Casio site, I decided on the Casio Men's G-Shock Waveceptor Multi-Band Atomic Solar Watch #AWG101-1A. Here is my review of the watch.
Construction: This is my first Casio, so it is my first G-Shock series watch as well. The construction is rugged. I'm well aware of the benefits of the sapphire crystal on my Rolex having owned it for 11 years without a break or scratch. This watch has a "mineral" crystal that is tougher than glass and it looks like it will resist scratches as well. The crystal is recessed in the watch face, protected by a ring of rubber (resin) and steel. The watch case, including its buttons, is further protected by rubber. The watch band is also made of rubber and seems durable. My only complaint about the construction is that the watch will not lay day flat, such as next to a computer for easy reading while working. Note that this watch is waterproof, but is not suitable for scuba diving at depth.
Usability: All of this protection means the watch face is relatively small as compared to the total watch case size. This along with the overall "busy-ness" of the watch face makes the analog time not the easiest to read. The small digital readouts are impossible to read at night and difficult to read indoors. This watch IS NOT backlit. It has an LED light that lights up the case allowing you to read the analog time at night. Also, the digital readouts are obscured at times by the watch hands. The buttons are large and easy to press. A half hour with the manual will allow you to work the timekeeping, stopwatch, world time, and countdown timer functionality. While not intuitive at first, it is not difficult to learn.
Solar Power: The watch has a rechargeable battery that is charged by a solar cell on the face of the watch that is not visible. It can be charged quickly with direct sunlight or slowly by ambient room light. I read someplace that a charge will last the watch 7 months, assuming the light and other functions are not accessed. This would be great if it needs to be stored for a while when not being worn. The rechargeable battery can only be replaced by a Seiko dealer, the expense of which is not known by me. The real test will be to see if the rechargeable battery can far outlast a regular watch battery. Perhaps I'll update this review in 10 years.
Atomic Timekeeping: The watch attempts to update itself several times during the night or can be updated manually from one of 5 radio sources (hence "Multi-Band") across the world. If you're in the continental U.S. this radio source is located in Colorado and has an effective range of 2000 miles. The other radio sources would only be needed if you were traveling far from home, say Europe or Asia. The watch needs to be placed where it can receive a strong signal at night in order for it to be updated with the correct time. This can be problematic as it has difficulty receiving a signal from within buildings, automobiles, etc. I live in Atlanta in a high-rise, so updating the time proved to be somewhat of a challenge.
The watch can show you the date and time that it was last able to successfully get the time from the radio source. When I first purchased the watch, it had been over 3 months since it received the time, which makes sense assuming the watch had been in inventory storage, transit, etc. and unable to receive a radio signal. A comparison of the watch's time via another atomic source showed that it was running about 15 seconds slow. My numerous attempts to manually update the time were unsuccessful. It was also unable to update itself from the top of my dresser the first two nights. A special insert in the manual listing suggestions told me that I wasn't the only one experiencing problems. Finally, after leaving the watch on my balcony overnight, the watch set itself and was now completely accurate with my other atomic time sources. As long as I can update it once a month or so, this difficulty in getting the time will not be an issue for me.
Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. While not cheap at $100, I don't worry about this watch like I do my Rolex ($7,000). It's timekeeping is accurate and I do not have any concerns over the durability of the watch. I won't be using the timekeeping functions enough to worry about the small size of the readouts, but this would be a showstopper for me if I wanted a stopwatch for running etc. Perhaps the other color (I have the black face with white-on-black digital readouts) is easier to read.
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About Casio Men's G-Shock Multi-Band Solar Atomic Analog Watch #AWG101-1A detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #424 in Watches
- Brand: Casio
- Model: AWG101-1A
- Dimensions: .35 pounds
- Band material: Resin
- Bezel material: Metal
- Case material: stainless-steel
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Dial color: gray
- Dial window material: Mineral
- Movement type: Quartz
- Water-resistant to 660 feet
Features
- Quartz movement
- Tough Solar Power; Shock Resistant; Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow
- World Time - 29 times zones (30 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off
- Water resistant up to 660 feet (200 M)
- Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)
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