Casio Men's WVM120J-1 Solar Atomic Resin Strap Watch

Comment: Have the watch now for three weeks. It is everything that is advertised with its features and sturdy construction. You will never have to worry about setting your watch since it is set by the national atomic clock in Colorado. The water resistancy, timer, stopwatch and alarm functions are typical of most watches. The world time function is a nice feature which is helpful if you travel often. One of the nicest features is the solar power operation which so far seems to work real well (although may not be great for areas that don't receive a decent amount of sun). Top that all off with the fact that the watch looks really nice on my wrist!

Comment: I've had the watch about two months and I really don't think you can beat the value of this watch. It's a very nice looking watch, kind of sporty yet kind of casual. It has so many features which are very easy to use. They sure pack a lot of information on that little screen which makes the watch kind of fun. Like a little gadget. The directions are a little small though.

It came with the battery in the M range. After the fist day it went to the H, and has been there since. It will be interesting to see what it does in the winter months. It is very cool not having to worry about the battery running down.

Once you figure out how to use the alarm or stop watch, I found this watch easier and nicer to use than my previous Nike watches I have owned. I didn't think it was a big deal at first, but now that I have the five alarms and don't have to worry about the batter, I find that I use them quite a bit. It's also quicker to reset the stopwatch or timer and set the alarms than in my previous watches.

The same goes for the light. No need to worry about the battery, so use it as often as you need. I was camping one night and used the light close to 10 times, and the battery remained in the H indicator.

The atomic time update is cool too. The directions say that you need to put it in a window to get it updated, however I was surprised one morning when I noticed I had received an update with the watch in my basement where I have my bedroom. It seems like it just needs to be facing the right way. I'm not sure how that works, but it has been getting a signal down there every night now.

Great watch at a great price. I'm tempted to buy another just in case something happens to this one.

Comment: Extremely impressed with this watch after eight months of ownership. Once you set it, the watch just runs flawlessly. The solar charging works great at keeping the battery full and the radio signal keeps the watch accurate to the second. It's nice knowing you'll never need to change the battery or reset the clock -- the watch is even smart enough to handle daylight savings time changes and different time zones.

Great quality all around with a durable metal face, strong resin band and the buttons are solid and don't wobble. Looks and feels much more expensive than it is. You might need to experiment a bit to see where the watch's atomic timekeeping signal is strongest in your house, just as you experiment with cellphone reception. I've had luck angling the watch upward a bit by leaning it on my wallet at night (make sure the "12-o'clock" side of the watch is pointing toward Colorado, as that's where the atomic signal comes from). But once you find where reception is strongest in your house, you're all set.

So impressed with this watch, bought a second Casio watch.

Comment: I bought this watch from another source but after looking I decided that this was exactly what I needed.

I work in a hospital and am frequently in a patients room where I need to document the time. Just by turning your arm like you were reading the watch it automatically lights up to see the time for about 2 seconds (how cool is that?) without setting things down to push a button or disturbing the patient. I also needed a watch with an alarm and a countdown timer. This watch has 5 alarms and one can be configured with a snooze feature. Not that it matters, but I would have liked the World Clock feature to include Dallas along with Chicago in the Central Time Zone. It looks stylish enough for a middle aged geek. I've had no trouble with it picking up the atomic clock radio signal and it ticks along right in sync with an atomic wall clock I have. I am glad I found this watch. At the price it can't be beat.

(this paragraph added after initial review) I called Casio (quick and polite response) and was directed to the page in my manual that described the battery power charge meter (pg. 48.) When I looked at the watch face, the only portion that was different than the grey background was two bars of the battery power meter which was greener. There appeared to be a bar next to the L battery charge level and a bar next to the M level and a black bar (or the absence of any bar) above that at the H level. Shirley from Casio explained that the black bar is the level indicator. So my watch was showing a full charge and everything was working correctly. To me this seems counter intuitive. Why are the lower levels represented by green and the state of charge represented by a black bar? Why not have green (or black) for each level attained? If the black bar is going to be the indicator, then why are the lower bars greener than the rest of the display? Turns out the watch is fine and this little matter is no issue at all.

The one problem I have is that when I got it, I put it in direct sunlight for several hours and it said 2/3 full. The next 2 days I placed it outside for a total of over 10 hours and it never registered any more than 2/3 charge. I called Casio service and they said I would have to call back to their repair number (800-706-2534 opt. 2) another day as they were already closed for the day. I appreciate the information, but honestly believe that it is not a repair issue on a brand new $27 watch. If they won't replace it I will prob just forget about it, but still......

Comment: This watch works great. It is a little complicated to figure out initially but seems to work well.
Leave it on 100% of the time so I don't know if this contributed to the itchy skin underneath when I took it off. Waterproof as I take it into the hottub.
Not the most groovy looking watch but it works. Keeps very good time & the solar function works well. Got it for a good price---$30 or so..