Casio Men's WV300DA-7AC Waveceptor Solar Atomic Silver-Tone Watch

I bought this watch in Akihabara in 2005 when it was not available over here. What attracted me were the large clear numbers. These days, I let it set itself to the atomic clock at NIST in Colorado over night about once a month. It starts searching about midnight and is usually synched about 5 minutes later. Nothing else has been needed. The bans fits and has held up well. The battery still shows "H" after 3 years. I presume this is because the solar cell powers it most of the time. Though I hardly ever use the light. The crystal is hardy, as well. Couple of scratches around the edges. I do take it off before heavy work in the yard, but that's about it. One problem I had was the instructions were in Kanji! My Kanji is not so good. Better hold on to the instructions because there are a lot of functions and not many buttons. The dual time zone feature is very helpful when flying. No GPS, compass, or 1,000-name memory. It is just a solid time piece.

I compared both the WV300DA-7B with the WV300DA-7A, the only difference being the negative display versus the positive display (negative is the 7B, and positive is the 7A). I eventually decided on the 7A, since the display was easier to see, and the light was more effective in the dark. This review is based on the 7A watch.

I was interested in finding a watch for my dad that was solar powered and had 24 hour time, since he needed 24 hour time for work. This meant that it had to be a digital watch, and Casio is pretty much the only company that has digital solar watches. Most of Casio's G-Shock and Wave Ceptor watches look pretty ugly and bulky but this one is definitely an exception. It has a slim profile with a rectangular case.

Contrary to what one of the reviewers said, I thought it as pretty easy to setup. I didn't need the manual to figure out how to change the city, or the DST setting, or the time. The back of the watch has engravings to state what each...Read more

I am quite pleased with most aspects of this watch. It keeps perfect time. It has a solar battery. The countdown timer is very useful for taking short naps, or timing things in the oven or on the barbeque.
An improvement would be to be able to see the date and day at the same time. Presently, you have to push a button to alternate between day and date. Making it more waterproof would also be welcomed.
All things considered, this is the best waveceptor solar watch so far.