Casio Wave Ceptor Men's Watch WVA-M640D

Ever since I heard about radio-controlled watches, I've wanted one. When my old watch packed up, it gave me a reason to start looking for something that wouldn't cost the earth. I think this Casio watch is the best value for the features available. It's a good looking watch that comes in at 95 grams and doesn't weigh a ton on your wrist. There's something great about hearing the BBC time signal on the radio and as the final beep sounds, the second hand hits the 12 o'clock position on the watch. Magic - it really works. Things to know about this watch: The dial is grey in most lights - it only looks blue in bright light. Personally, I'm OK with this - it still looks good. The watch comes with a tool for taking links out of the watch strap - you do not need to buy a separate kit of tools for this. The body of the watch is grey plastic but you will hardly notice it - the watch dial surround and backing plate are stainless steel. I assume Casio have done this to keep the weight down, so the plastic should be seen as a plus. The watch has the calendar feature - this means that you do not need to adjust the watch for summer time, ends of month date change, leap years etc. The only occasions when it will need adjustment - ever - is when moving time zone. It has 29 time zones built in and I have not yet travelled overseas to see how easy it is to make adjustments. When I received the watch and took it out of its tin (yes, it comes in a tin) the hands whizzed round and stopped an hour ahead of the actual time (it was set to summer time). Rather than make manual adjustments, I left it overnight to see if it would pick up the radio signal in the early hours and correct itself. In the morning it was showing the correct time and proved that it could pick up the signal quite happily on the window sill. If you leave the watch in the dark for several hours the LCD display and secondhand stop working (presumably to save power). If you then switch the light on, you will see the secondhand whizz round to the correct time, and the date/day display comes on. There is a titanium version of this watch which costs £30 more. Unless you want the grey metal look, don't bother with it - it isn't worth the extra. May 10 2014 Since writing the above review, I have travelled to Australia and back crossing (I think) 13 time zones. Here's what I learned about adjusting the watch for time zones: - download the Casio manual pdf file for this watch and put it on your iphone, ipad or whatever. Much easier to consult than the small type, small brick like manual that comes with the watch; - when you are in a new time zone that does not receive a radio signal, follow the instructions for changing your 'home city code'. (The manual does not really say this loud and clear). So if you are starting in the UK, it will say LON. If you arrive in Sydney, Australia, for example, change the home city code to SYD. However, New South Wales uses daytime saving for their winter months, so you need to do one more adjustment for DST. And so on for any other time zone, but I think I am correct in saying, DST is not used by countries in the tropics. - it's still a brilliant watch and even more of a bargain from when I bought it last year.

Measure this watch against any other of a similar spec. and it blows them away. Light and elegant. Titanium body and bracelet. Radio controlled Water resistant 10 bar. Solar powered. Day/date. 5 alarms Timer. Stop watch. Summer time daylight saving World time. - check the time in other cities around the world. Watch face light. Unbelievably easy to take out and put back bracelet links using the special tool supplied with the watch. UNBELIEVABLE FOR £112.50!! The only downer is the lens which is acrylic. Who on earth in Casio made the ludicrous decision to put an acrylic lens on such a fine piece of time keeping? Do the right thing and charge a bit more to cover the cost. I have a citizen f900 and quite a few AT Citizens and it's giving all of them a run for their money! BUY ONE! I have discovered a flaw in this great value watch which may account for the low price. I have a small collection and decided to use this one as my everyday watch. Since wearing it for about a week I have noticed that the bracelet has picked up a lot of scrapes especially near the clasp area. I thought that titanium was supposed to be more resillient than stainless steel. The lens, although not glass, remains unmarked. Still a great watch but I am not surprised that it has this flaw. I now realise why citizen have a special coating on their titanium watches. Something had to give with the spec. against the price. Please don't be put off. This is still a great watch and real value for money. Since my last review the price of this fine watch has gone down even more (approx £18) from when I bought mine. It is the ultimate watch from a practical point of view. Not a collectors watch because it is such great value for money. This watch is for those who want a watch to use that doesn't cost a fortune. It knocks those multi thousand pound, diamond and gold encrusted watches into a cocked hat - unless you like being a poser and can afford that sort of thing.

Une montre comme j'en rêvais : pas de pile à changer chaque année, et surtout, l'heure toujours exacte sans aucune manipulation de ma part. Mise à l'heure immédiate ( et automatique ! ) dès la sortie de la petite boîte dans laquelle la montre est livrée, passage à l'heure d'été tout aussi autonome, quel confort d'utilisation ! Quant au bracelet métallique ( terminé le bracelet en cuir qu'il m'avait fallu remplacer régulièrement sur la montre précédente ! ), il s'ajuste sans problème à la taille du poignet : un vrai jeu d'enfant ! Un seul petit regret : l'affichage de la date ne permet pas de choisir le français pour le nom des jours, mais la langue préréglée pour nous étant l'anglais, on s'y habitue très vite !

Realmente nada que reseñar. No puedo opinar sobre la estanqueidad de este reloj ya que no me he bañado aún con él, puesto. La puesta al "dia" muy fácil. (al menos para mi.) Puestos a hilar fino, al poner la ciudad de referencia para que pusiera la hora automáticamente (PARIS) me encontré con un desfase de unos 2 minutos en relacion con otros equipos . Hice un ajuste manual y desde entonces va perfecto. Este reloj pesa muy poco y no molesta . El ajuste de la cadena más sencillo no puede ser y las instrucciones que se adjuntan con el reloj son muy comprensibles. Y para terminar, la carga fotovoltaica funciona a la perfección. Tal vez una persona que no sea "manitas" le pueda costar algo más para poner a punto este reloj. Como es lógico el tiempo dirá si las características de este reloj se conservan.

Ho acquistato questo modello perchè volevo un orologio radiocontrollato che non richiedesse la sostituzione della pila;devo dire che al momento sono pienamente soddisfatto.E molto leggero e preciso.Si indossa comodamente e la regolazione del cinturino in titanio per mezzo dell'apposito inserto fornito in dotazione nella confezione rende assolutamente inutile l'intervento di un orologiaio. Consiglio a tutti coloro che vogliono un orologio non troppo costoso,bello,funzionale e allo stesso tempo molto comodo da indossare e dal peso ridotto.

Ho aspettato ad usarlo per un po' di tempo prima di farne una recensione. Sugli orologi de gustibus: c'è che sceglie orologi che costano meno della pila che contengono e chi non può scendere sotto le varie migliaia di euro, a chi piace un display pulito e chi invece predilige display elaborati pieni di rondelle, disegni ed ingranaggi che per vedere le lancette delle ore e minuti ci vogliono ore e occhi di falco. Quindi questa recensione è riservata solo a quelli a cui piace questo genere di orologio. L'orologio è davvero ottimo: il meccanismo per togliere le maglie è geniale, il radiocontrollo funziona perfettamente così come la ricarica solare (la pila è sempre high anche quando lo porto spesso sotto la manica della camicia o negli interni. Ha persino un meccanismo di stand-by quando rimane a lungo al buio, ma le lancette di ore e minuti (visibili peraltro perfettamente la notte anche senza la lucina che pure c'è). Il vetro è in cristallo e non si riga, il braccialetto in metallo ma non pesa. Nel piccolo display ci sono tutte le funzioni di un orologio cronografo: data, cronometro, ore, minuti e secondi in digitale, conto alla rovescia, ora mondiale selezionabile, carica pila, ora ricevimento ultimo segnale radiocontrollato ... Si mette al polso e ci si dimentica che esiste, sicuri che in ogni momento in ogni dove sarà carico e preciso al decimo di secondo.

Ich war auf der Suche nach einer Uhr, die ich auch ohne Lesebrille ablesen kann. Nach etlichen brillenlosen Wanderungen durch diverse Geschäfte habe ich festgestellt, dass diese Anforderung die Auswahl drastisch einschränkt. Diese Uhr ist schon mal eine der best-ablesbaren - nicht nur im Laden, sondern auch im normalen Alltag. Es ist auch meine erste Uhr deren eingebaute Beleuchtung wirklich was taugt. Ausserdem sieht sie gut aus und ist auch nicht zu klobig. Die Bedienung ist im englischen (PDF-) Handbuch gut beschrieben zur deutschen Übersetzung kann ich nichts sagen (siehe unten). Funk-Uhr-Präzision ist natürlich toll. Der Empfang ist offenbar in Deutschland unproblematischer als anderswo. Man muss also nicht die Uhr nachts aufs Fensterbrett legen - geht auch einfach so. Die Solarfunktion finde ich - nach anfänglicher Skepsis - faszinierend. Die Uhr lädt sich auch bei normalem Raumlicht auf - ohne dass man ständig dran denken muss, den Ärmel nach hinten zu schieben. Der Batteriepuffer soll angeblich 4 Monate komplett ohne Licht halten. Die Ladeanzeige steht bei mir fast immer auf "hoch", selten mal auf "mittel" scheint also gut zu funktionieren. Über Langzeitverhalten (Akku-Kapazität und -Austauschkosten) kann ich natürlich noch nichts sagen. Das Verkürzen des elephantenmäßig großen Armbands ist genial einfach, ein Druck mit dem mitgelieferten Plastiktteil und das Glied geht auf. Die ausführlichen Anleitungen in Youtube für Casio Uhren kann man sich bei dem Modell also schenken. Die beigefügte Bedienungsanleitung ist ein Ärgernis. Übersetzt in gefühlte 250 Sprachen, so groß wie 2 aneinandergelegte Zündholzschachteln und eine Schriftgröße von 1 mm. Also unlesbar und daher völlig nutzlos. Auf der Webseite von Casio gibt es allerdings das (englische) Handbuch zum Download. Das habe ich VOR dem Kauf gemacht, da so was besser als jede blumige Produktbeschreibung ist. (Die Anleitung für die Armbandverkürzung gab es leider nur auf Papier mit Mikrolettern. Aber man bekommt das auch intuitiv hin.) Alles in allem: Ein sehr guter Kauf.