Casio WAVE CEPTOR Solar - Multiband 6 Men's Watch WVQ-M410B-1AJF (Japan Import)

A fancy watch without the fancy price. I've owned many Casio watches, from an old school calculator watch to a big burly G-Shock Tough Solar, which was my first watch that received a signal from WWVB. Setting a watch is not a difficult task, but it's nice to not have to really worry about anything (after initial set-up), just put it on and go. The watch is also very stylish and easily pairs with dressier outfits. This Wave Ceptor watch mixes radio-controlled technology and classic analog looks. This particular model is advertised as being imported from Japan, though sadly isn't 100% Japanese-made, like the old school Casios. Regardless, it is a great watch The user's manual that came with this watch is printed only in Japanese, but the seller includes a little card that explains how to download the english version of the user's manual ( or you can just as easily look up Casio module 5174). This watch also features an alarm and stopwatch, but I doubt I'll ever use those functions. The crystal is poly-carbonate instead of glass, and with daily use, has developed some light scratches, but you really have to be looking for them to actually see them. This wristwatch is powered by exposure to just about any light source, be it sunlight, fluorescent, etc., and will conserve power (though will still keep exact time) by entering a kind of "sleep mode" when idle for a certain amount of time, like when you lay it on a dresser or nightstand, for example. The initial set-up of this watch up is tricky, though once I figured out the programming sequence, it was fairly smooth sailing from there. I live a little over 500 miles east of the WWVB antenna array in Ft. Collins, CO, and this watch receives the nightly synchronization signal just fine.

Wave Ceptor Solar - Multiband 6 Men's Watch WVQ-M410B-1AJF (Japan Import) - only took 30 days from Japan to Canada. Tracking info was useless. Just had to be patient. Watch is as expected. I own an older Wave Ceptor watch (still ticking after 10+ years) and this one works just as well. Note: download manual from the Casio website with the watch code. Included manual is in Japanese. No light. No hourly chime.

I've been waiting on an analog watch with features like this. I knew it would be challenging at first to operate but was ok with that. Other than my aging vision, the visibility is just fine. The band looks nice from the top but a little bit slimmer than I like. The retainer on the band buckle leaves an odd stub at the end. Others have noted that there are limited options for a replacement band also. Maybe the metal band is a better choice but, in the end, I still really like this watch.

デザインがとても気に入っています。 とにかく軽量で使いやすそうで、この価格なら満足です。 取扱説明書通り時刻合わをしようとしたけど見づらく時間がかかりそうだったので、結局、CASIOのカスタマーセンターのチャットで時刻を合わせました。(それのが早く確実でした) バンドの幅がもう少し広いとよりカッコ良く見えると思います。(個人的見解ですが…)

Could not have made it more complicated to operate, even with the English manual. Just a stupid watch. Maybe it's my old eyes but I can't read any of the nonsense they have posted around the outside to set the time zone. I hate it and it's listed on Ebay if you want it for cheap. But it looks nice. So does my Skagen and Rolex but I don't hate them. I've been wearing a simpler waveceptor for nigh on 5 years now, so I know how good they can be. This one isn't.