CASIO LINEAGE (LCW-M170TD-7AJF) 6 MULTIBANDS RADIO SOLAR MENS WRISTWATCH (JAPANESE MODEL)

If I had to keep only one watch, this would be it, because it has basically everything I need in a watch: solar, atomic, LED light, alarms, countdown timer, stopwatch, date, military time, and other features. Here are just a few of the features which I really appreciate. 1) Everything, including the LED, is run by solar. There isn't a separate battery for the LED! 2) It is absolutely accurate--more than a cell phone. (I have it set to calibrate every night). The minute hand and second hand extend far enough so that you can truly see the exact time. No doubt, the engineers wanted this to be a watch that can be trusted for accuracy. 3) The controls are pretty intuitive. 4) I have had no issue with the solar power; it's been on "HI" from day one, and I use all the features regularly. 5) The sapphire glass keeps the glass scratch-free (which aids in getting the best solar charge possible). 6) The titanium makes the watch super light, and doesn't irritate the skin at all. 7) The watch is elegant enough for dress up occasions, yet works well in casual wear. I have a few minor complaints, but they don't affect my 5-star rating. 1) The LED doesn't light up long enough! I usually have to press it once to read the hour hand, and press it again to read the minute hand. Currently, it lights up for about 1.5 seconds. I would prefer at least 2 seconds, or even 3 seconds, of illumination. I doubt a 3-second illumination would drain the power, because currently, I am pressing the light twice. 2) The band does not have a quick-adjust setting. Sometimes, it's just slightly too loose (not enough to take out a link, though). 3) The alarm is not too loud. When my shirt sleeve is covering the watch, and when I'm not paying attention to the alarm, it's not loud enough to get my attention. It's fine on a nightstand by the bed, however. 4) The face has three, thin, black "crosshairs" on it, and the second hand is the same thinness as those lines. This means that when the second hand is at 12:00, 3:00, and 9:00, it is difficult to recognize the second hand at a quick glance, because it blends in with those crosshair lines. Of course, if you wait a second, literally, you'll know where the second hand is. But every now and then, I will check the time and the second hand will seem to be missing. This is a slight annoyance. 5) The hands are rather thin. I realize that they have to be thin so as to not block light from getting to the sensor, but still, I would have liked a slightly large profile for the hands. I want to be able to tell the time at a quick glance. When compared with watches with the same size face, these hands are thinner than most.

This watch starts with a decent quartz movement that should itself easily be accurate to one second per day. It adds to that the ability to sync daily with the National Institute of Standard's atomic clocks. So it always shows the exact time -- correct to the second, exact enough for human purposes. And it is lightweight, comfortable, nice-looking and never needs winding, batteries (it tops up its battery with solar power), or maintenance. This is the perfect watch. Almost. If you can't reliably receive the shortwave signal from Colorado then its a good quartz watch but probably no better than others that cost less. (Other reviews suggest ways around that problem. The instructions suggest keeping it near a window at night, though I haven't had to do that.) There isn't a lot of visual contrast between the dial and the narrow hands (much less than suggested by the Amazon product photos) so seeing the time can sometimes take more than just a quick glance. (The same watch is available with a blue dial that should provide more contrast, though that dial differs slightly from this one.) The watch needs light to keep the battery charged, though the need is not extreme or bothersome; a normal day for normal people should be fine. The electronic functions available are a bit fiddly but no more so than in most watches with such functions. (Like most people, except for the time and date I don't use them anyway.) My seller delivered the watch with a set of English instructions (along with the Japanese instructions made for this Japan-market product). They are long and in small type. But setup takes only a couple of steps. First, choose your location by selecting from a list of major cities; there is one in your time zone. The watch will then set itself to your local time and to the shortwave frequency of the time signal available to you. Second, set it to your language unless you want to learn the Japanese symbols for the days of the week. (Those who live in Arizona also need to turn off the automatic Daylight Savings Time function.) A few reviewers complain about the watchband but I don't quite know why. Perhaps they expect and want the weight of a steel band; titanium is much lighter. The band seems sturdy and looks fine. But it is very long; you will need to remove at least a few links unless you are, literally, a gorilla. Instructions for that are not in the box but are easily available online.

In a suburb of Philadelphia, I never successfully synchronized the watch with the Fort Collins, Colorado signal, despite trying different positions by windows at home and work. A search online revealed two options: downloading an iOS app to play the (real time) radio signal from my phone next to the watch, or hanging the watch from the handlebar of a bicycle (a youtube video suggested this.) Since the former method could be tried at any time, I gave it a shot and it seemed to work: the watch updated the "last successful radio signal update date/time" but the little bar under RCVD (radio signal Received) in the LCD did not appear. Trying the latter method worked like a charm: presto, the update succeeded overnight and the little RCVD bar appeared. This worked every night I tried it. After mulling over the helpfulness of a metal tube (trapping/amplifying the signal?) I fished a tin can from the recycling bin (after cleaning it, of course) and slipped the watch over the can. Bingo! This has also worked, resulting in successful updates every night, while letting me leave my watch (and can) on my desk/table (i.e. and not the garage.) Not an elegant looking solution, but effective. I already had a watch link adjustment kit from Amazon (now no longer available) on hand: if you remove excess links yourself, be wary of small, short tube lengths which drop out, in addition to the standard pins. If you are the handy sort, you will figure out how to re-incorporate these. If not, consider having a jewelry store adjust the band, for you. Leaving out the short tube lengths is an invitation for the pins to slip out unexpectedly (and the watch falling off your wrist.)

I just started collecting watches a few months ago and with every watch I bought, had some kind of check mark that was missing from my list of things that I wanted. My Eco-Drive is great since it doesn't need a battery, but I noticed it loses a couple of seconds a week. My automatic is more or less the same but is even less accurate. I wanted a slightly smarter regular watch, but I didn't want it to connect to my phone for anything at all. Thats when I stumbled on the listing for this watch. The first thing that caught my eye is that this is a JDM watch. It was made for the Japanese market and meant to be something that was worn and used. Its supposed to be dependable and something that you can rely on daily. It was made for the people. I love watch history and love the idea that a watch is an expression of you, a tool that you can bond with, and something reliable in a world that is becoming less and less reliable every day. Having something made exactly for those things scratches an itch that is one of the biggest reasons I decided to collect watches in the first place. The things that set this apart from other watches is that it is accurate. Multiband 6 means it syncs regularly. When compared side by side with my phone, the moment the seconds hand hits 12, the minute changes on my phone. This kind of accuracy is usually reserved for smartwatches, but this accomlishes it without needing to connect to my phone, charge daily, or communicate with anything that wants my data. It has a radio reciever that listens every night for a signal from the WWVB atomic clock radio and syncs with that perfectly. If it doesn't, there are apps you can use on your phone to mimic the signal. Materials are another thing. This watch is surprisingly light. Being made of titanium means this feels lightweight and easy on my wrist. It feels like I am wearing a bracelet, not a watch. The casing is also surprisingly slim and it wears very well. The sapphire glass is a great touch too since having scratched crystal isn't much fun. I think this is a great alternative for a daily watch. Something like a G-Shock won't work in a business casual workplace but this will and comes with the same reliability without the unneeded durability. I don't know why this watch doesn't get more fanfare than it does. Searching the internet finds only a few examples of people like me who found it and love it. I think its a phenominal watch and an incredible value for the money.

Pros: This is a timepiece of simple elegance plus I believe it will be reliable and robust because of my past experience with CASIO watches. Beyond elegant appearance, the four main features that led me to purchase this watch: 1. Receives the atomic clock signal for accurate timekeeping. 2. Lightweight titanium case and band. 3. Harvests ambient light to charge the internal battery, so the battery should be good for many years. 4. Sapphire crystal (synthetic sapphire coating I believe). Cons: Only one minor thing I can think of after wearing it for a few weeks: The dial illuminator doesn't illuminate the digital display; it only illuminates the analog display. This isn't a real issue with me because I use the digital display for 'day of week' and 'day of month', which I seldom look at anyway. Overall, I recommend this product if you want a reliable, accurate, and elegant dress watch. The price I paid for this product (about $260) is reasonable. Jeffrey Bledsoe

This watch arrived yesterday, and the actual item is even more handsome than in the picture. I'm expecting that all the good things anyone has said about the movement of this watch are still true. The movement is the same as in my previous watches. What I wanted in the first place was 1) solar charging, 2) radio setting from the Navy Observatory in Colorado, ease of setting time zones, and 4) a dial light. Got all that. Plus, most recent one is suitable for more formal occasions. Very minor shortcoming: the alarm signal and all the others (countdown timer, etc.) is very faint. I could easily sleep through an alarm. Now the bad news: This watch came directly from Japan (Narita via Tokyo), with DHL as the carrier. The package made stops at customs facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio, Maryland, and Boston. each time there was a delay. DHL wanted information about the retail value of each component (case, movement, battery, bracelet), and it had to add up to the amount billed. I had to get estimates from ChatGPT do do so. And then they wanted ID info, including Social Security number, a page from my last income tax form, and a couple of other things. I'm glad they didn't want my first-born (well, he's 58, so a little late) and the left side of my family jewels. It would have been nice to have some warning.

So many advanced features: * solar charging - no need for battery changes, months of power reserve * radio synchronization to atomic clock, works with all of the transmitters throughout the world * titanium case and bracelet - very light on the wrist * sapphire crystal * interesting dial design - tiny concentric circles on the face, hour indices on a raised minute track * perfect size at 40mm diameter, thin * world-time, auto-DST, auto-calendar, stop-watch, timer, alarms * decent lume on the hands AND a bright led light * the bracelet drapes nicely around the wrist, very low-profile clasp * dual analog and digital displays - show your home time in both formats or show both local and home times. * nice finishing, nothing scratches/irritates my wrist The battery charge has remained on "HI" ever since I received the watch, charging just fine with just indoor lighting. The atomic clock reception has been successful every night for me (on the US west-coast). The perfect grab-and-go travel watch for me - never have to wind/reset it. Only a few minor cons: * only 50m of water resistance * pin-and-collar links on the bracelet * folded end-links, not solid * the signal "received", "world-time" indicators are small horizontal bars and a little hard to see A true tool watch - does it functions well. A tremendous bargain at $230 USD. Buy it, you'll be happy with it.

This watch looks great and it is comfortable on the wrist but I had a problem with the band pins falling out.