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109 of 110 people found the following review helpful: By Then I found the GW5600J. Based on the old 5000 series, Atomic, Solar Powered, 5 alarms and a countdown timer, full backlight. And the same style and thickness as my old 5000! Not thin, but not ridiculous either. I've had it a week now, I love it, I expect...Read more 169 of 177 people found the following review helpful: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Casio Men's GW5600J-1 G-Shock Atomic Tough Solar Watch (Watch) This is a solid, well-built watch. Had I purchased it alone I would have loved it. The problem is that I had ordered two versions at the same time to decide which one I liked better. I got this one and the non-solar, non-atomic, 1987-tech DW-5600E at the same time to compare. Features the J has that the E doesn't have: Solar power Atomic time updates Multiple alarms & snooze alarm World time Auto backlight on when raising your wrist in the dark Features the E has that the J doesn't have: Day & date displayed simultaneously on main screen Countdown timer adjustable to seconds (instead of minutes as on the J model) Alarm can be set for a specific time, day or month, or any recurring combination of the two Smaller footprint for both wrist area and height Time is visible in all screens except alarm set The bottom line here is that the DW5600-E does the basic task of a...Read more 66 of 67 people found the following review helpful: By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) Multi-Band (US and Japan), Solar, G-Shock, World Time, and great retro looks makes this a great watch.
I've been looking for an Atomic Solar watch for some time and it appears that everything in the market is just too fancy for me....many atomic solar watches are gigantic, others have compasses, barometers, thermometers etc and although those functionalities are great.... sometimes, most of the time, during weekends - when going hiking etc -- many features needed in a great outdoors watch are unnecessary at the pool, mall, movies, bookstore etc. The 5600 has all the right features: 1) solar (8month power reserve on one charge) 2) atomic (two zones US and Japan) 3) power saving mode 4) back light (the good backlight that makes the whole display glow) 5) world time (29 cities) 6) easy setup of two time zones 7) stopwatch 8) countdown timer 9) g-shock -- very tough 10) waterproof to...Read more |