They're bomb proof, Solar and Waveceptor. Bought a £15 Casio for work and it was scratched and battered after two months. Replaced with an AWG and it still looks like new after a few months wear.
I bought a second because it's that good for knocking about.
ShaneDHolland to collectorcol
8 Oct 17#8
They've got that watch for the same price at Argos too
pimpMe to collectorcol
8 Oct 17#14
So if I am caught up in a bomb blast my family are safe in the knowledge the watch will still work if the can find my wrist?
Bit of a silly 'selling point' that...
davidridge1 to pimpMe
8 Oct 17#18
Well at least the watch would still have 3 hands :wink:
OldEngine to davidridge1
9 Oct 17#40
This joke would only work if said person also had 3 hands.
ktbffh to collectorcol
8 Oct 17#17
Lol I’d probably be dead in bomb attack but at least my watch would be safe.
mattmerch to collectorcol
8 Oct 17#15
bit more ? over 3 r times as much as this one lol
JHL
9 Oct 17#39
"Diver style" watch. Not a Divers watch.
anselmofa
8 Oct 17#22
I got this watch to use purely for work. The face scratches really easily.
parasitemol to anselmofa
8 Oct 17#25
What's your job?
davidridge1 to parasitemol
9 Oct 17#34
Vet.
madmaxpayne to anselmofa
9 Oct 17#38
Beggars can't be choosers
LEXIE55
8 Oct 17#2
Don't get much sun if you are diving the depths :sunglasses:
Dekard97 to LEXIE55
9 Oct 17#37
You won't be diving any depths greater than a swimming pool with this level of water resistance
KissMe
9 Oct 17#36
don't wast your time, all gone.
omisnad
9 Oct 17#35
Probably should be expired ... there doesn't seem to be stock anywhere ... tried to reserve from 3 different stores, each one was cancelled a few minutes later.
Gentle_Giant
8 Oct 17#19
Is this another of their stupid "No battery" watches that require you to have a £50 service every other year to replace a capacitor; or it will stop working??
collectorcol to Gentle_Giant
8 Oct 17#21
No. It has a battery that is recharged by daylight. 'Solar' power.
Gentle_Giant to collectorcol
8 Oct 17#31
The last one I owned had a capacitor that stored the charge to run the watch when there was no sunlight, it was advertised as "No battery to change - EVER"; the capacitor was DESIGNED to start losing power after 12 months, and was completely useless after 24 months; the ONLY way to get it replaced was a FULL service, which at the time was around £50 - probably a lot more now.
I say "designed" because I am an ex electronics tech, and caps dont lose the ability to store charge like that, the whole damned watch was designed to make money off of gullible people (I didnt buy it, it was a £150 birthday gift).
Casio can kiss my hairy fat backside before I buy one of their watches.
collectorcol to Gentle_Giant
9 Oct 17#32
I have an 8-9 year old Geiz, GS-1100, which has never lost charge.
kalico to Gentle_Giant
9 Oct 17#33
Enjoy the sensation. I have found Casio and Seiko watches to be outstanding and great value for money.
Besford
8 Oct 17#30
"Face width 47.9mm." Another enormous watch!
tony4563
8 Oct 17#29
me too
Spartan117b
8 Oct 17#28
Ordered from 2 stores both cancelled
Spartan117b
8 Oct 17#27
Bought thanks
memphisjaxx
8 Oct 17#26
I'll take 2. The diiivers watch!
collectorcol
8 Oct 17#24
Good advice apart from using a watch as a Compass & Thermometer. Notoriously unreliable and having to remove the watch 20 minutes before getting a vague temperature reading is laughable.
Also people initially interested in this watch probably won't want a digital ttimepiece.
rkl
8 Oct 17#23
Not sure how it's "maintenance-free" when it will show the wrong time within 2 days (non-radio controlled watches are accurate to 15 secs a month) - necessitating time adjustment about every 2-3 months to keep it on the right minute even! And that's not even mentioning the 6-monthly timezone change which will have the watch a full hour out until you manually change it.
If you're buying a cheap Casio and want the time to actually be right to the nearest second all the time, then you really have to get a Wave Ceptor. Like this watch though, be wary of cheap Casios + resin straps: mine always break in about 6-12 months. It's why I recommend this Wave Ceptor, although it's not solar (which is a nice bonus, but hard to find a cheap Wave Ceptor + solar).
I went overboard with my last Wave Ceptor though - got the full gubbins with barometer/temperature/compass/solar, but with a much more robust resin strap than the cheap Casios - the PRW 2500 for about 107 quid when on sale. Very much in the G-Shock mould, but with loads of features (not worth 200+ quid though!).
collectorcol
8 Oct 17#20
Yeah, because no one has ever used the term 'Bombproof' without referring to an actual explosion :thumbsup:
ikky101
8 Oct 17#16
Good price but bad colour
davidridge1
8 Oct 17#12
Is this a Smart Watch?
darecy to davidridge1
8 Oct 17#13
No it is stupid one.
davidridge1
8 Oct 17#10
Is this watch 8 or 10 bit?
collectorcol to davidridge1
8 Oct 17#11
I recon it would break into around 50 bits...
Unlike a G-shock :wink:
Wings18
8 Oct 17#9
Ugly watch but cheap price
louiselouise
8 Oct 17#6
Don't mind a repost, particularly if it's still in stock near me! :smile: It's only annoying if it's not showing in stock anywhere on icheckstock / checknow.
Baldricky
8 Oct 17#1
Again?
Crossbow to Baldricky
8 Oct 17#5
Hasn't been posted for more than a month & seems to be the best price for it so far: hotukdeals.com/sea…lar
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They're bomb proof, Solar and Waveceptor.
Bought a £15 Casio for work and it was scratched and battered after two months. Replaced with an AWG and it still looks like new after a few months wear.
I bought a second because it's that good for knocking about.
Bit of a silly 'selling point' that...
over 3 r
times as much as this one lol
I say "designed" because I am an ex electronics tech, and caps dont lose the ability to store charge like that, the whole damned watch was designed to make money off of gullible people (I didnt buy it, it was a £150 birthday gift).
Casio can kiss my hairy fat backside before I buy one of their watches.
Another enormous watch!
Also people initially interested in this watch probably won't want a digital ttimepiece.
If you're buying a cheap Casio and want the time to actually be right to the nearest second all the time, then you really have to get a Wave Ceptor. Like this watch though, be wary of cheap Casios + resin straps: mine always break in about 6-12 months. It's why I recommend this Wave Ceptor, although it's not solar (which is a nice bonus, but hard to find a cheap Wave Ceptor + solar).
I went overboard with my last Wave Ceptor though - got the full gubbins with barometer/temperature/compass/solar, but with a much more robust resin strap than the cheap Casios - the PRW 2500 for about 107 quid when on sale. Very much in the G-Shock mould, but with loads of features (not worth 200+ quid though!).
Unlike a G-shock :wink: