CasioMen's Vintage A178WA-1A Silver Stainless-Steel Quartz Watch with Grey Dial

Casio Men's A178WA-1A Illuminator Stainless with 3234 module.Obituary, three years later. First off, let me say I'm about to buy two more of these. That's how satisfied I am with the cost/value/performance of this watch.After 3-years of constant wear, it still looks like almost new. I only remove it to shower.But, just shy of 3-years, while sleeping, one of the band-mounting holes broke and the wrist band cannot be reinstalled. So, it's done, kaput. I paid $15.61 and wore it for 1,048 days. That comes to 1.5¢ per day.-------------------------------------As noted by someone else, the case is not stainless steel, although the band appears to be. Here's hoping the chromed plastic case doesn't get scratched too easily, only time will tell. The back of the case is some type of metal, perhaps stainless steel. As delivered, there is a scratch on the back. Maybe that's why I paid half as much here as this watch goes for elsewhere. If that's the case, I am happy to live with a little scratch. :-)I like this type of watch band, the same as my retired Casio which served me without issue for three years. Length adjustment is easily accomplished with a locking lever. No need for removing segments as I've seen in some previous watches I've owned. And it's perfectly comfortable on my wrist. It doesn't pinch/grab my hairy arm.The included user's manual has such tiny print (standard) that my old eyes required a magnifying lens to read it. Fortunately, the manual is available in PDF on their web site and is much easier on the eyes.Most of the settings are so intuitive and familiar I found no need to use the manual. Exceptions were setting hourly chime [SIG] and the daily alarm.The stop-watch is great! Precision to 0.01 second, with a total elapsed time up to 23:59:59. Another reviewer stated the A178 showed a total elapsed time of 9:59:59, that is incorrect. I wish it had a countdown timer. Countdown WITH repeat would have been even sweeter. In fact, those two features were criteria I had in mind when I decided to buy this watch. I knew it didn't have those features when I ordered. But, it seems the only current models available with them are sport watches and I didn't want an Ironman or other such ... they're just a bit gawdy for my taste.The LCD display characters are larger than on most non-sport watches. This appeals to me. The 6-digit time display (common nowadays) is a feature I paid big bucks for 40 years ago, when it was a hard to find feature.The dual time feature is useless to me. I may wish I was a jet setter, but such is not the case. Besides, on the rare occasions when I have the luxury of travel I've always, somehow, managed to add or subtract the time in my head (am I a genius?). Or even go to the horribly tedious (sarcasm) effort of temporarily re-setting my time to match my location for longer visits. I'd happily trade the dual time feature for an actual countdown/repeat timer. To each their own.Claimed accuracy is 30 seconds per month, which would be terrible if true. But, my experience with other digital watches over the last 40 years is that they're significantly more accurate than their claims. I just set the watch to NIST on 8/17/2016. Only time will tell.[EDIT on 9/27/16] 41 days after setting the watch accurately by the NIST time, it is slow by six seconds. That equals less than five seconds per month ... much better than the claimed 30 seconds. And, I've reached my tolerance for inaccuracy, time to reset the watch. Once a month looks like a good time frame for this.[/EDIT]I am retiring a Casio A159WGEA-1 which I bought June 23, 2013 on Amazon. That watch's battery is indicating signs of weakness (dimming display upon setting time) after only three years. This, in spite of the watch's Amazon ad claiming a seven year battery. And I never used any alarm functions nor any illumination. Also, on the retired watch, the (A) button became almost non-functional within months, making it difficult to set the time. [EDIT 3/28/2017] So far, so good ... it still looks and functions perfectly.[/EDIT]A tag which came attached to this, A178WA-1A, makes a claim of "10 year battery" ... I'm highly doubtful about that claim. But in all honesty, if it lasts 3-4 years I'll be satisfied. It will take time to evaluate accuracy and durability. Even though it lacks a few featured I'd ideally like to have, for this price it's a GREAT deal.P.S. Today is October 8, 2022. So, it's a few years later. I still love this model, but good grief, talk about price increases. Nearly DOUBLE what I paid 3-years ago.

I have a silver Casio A178WA that's nearly 20 years old, it's a bit scratched up but still looks sharp when cleaned and polished. Over the past 4 months the original battery has finally become depleted. Yes, you read that right, 20 years on the original battery! I replaced the battery and it's still going strong. After doing so I realized I love this watch so much I wanted another and had no idea Casio was still producing it. A quick Internet search of the model number and there it was on Amazon, in all its shiny silver glory, only slightly more expensive than what I paid 20 years ago. Yes, the case is a chromed resin but who cares? If you don't abuse it beyond comprehension it will last you years and years. It's very classy looking and goes well with formal and casual attire alike. The stainless band is extremely easy to adjust and the entire size profile of the watch isn't big, thick and gaudy like so many of the G-Shock's. I have a pretty large Casio watch collection and this one is my favorite, primarily for its classy looks, size and accuracy. I figure when my two A178WA's give up the ghost I'll be dead and gone from this earth. Maybe I'll have them buried with me ;)

In a few months I will have had this watch 10 years. It has a few small scratches on the case, but none on the crystal. Everything works just like when I got it. I like the way the watch looks, and it is comfortable. The watch has gained about 1 minute every 2 months since I got it. The display is not the easiest to read, but easier than an average watch.At 8 1/2 years the screen went blank. I felt sure the battery was gone. But I pushed the buttons a few times, and it came back to life - not even losing time. The same thing happened again yesterday, and I did the same thing with the same result. The watch seem fine now.