Casio Illuminator Chronograph Alarm Watch Model W-101-1AV

Casio Illuminator Chronograph Alarm Watch Model W-101-1AV Review

Casio call this a Casual Sports watch. I recommend it to anyone who wants a Casio digital watch that is somewhat more fully featured than the cheapest Casio while still avoiding lots of huge buttons and a fussy display. The LCD display is fairly big (so the hours and minutes which are about 0.2" [5 mm] tall) can be read at a glance. I was would describe this watch as a unisex watch in its styling even though the watch glass is biggish----roughly 1.2" [30 mm] tall and 1.3" [34 mm] wide at its widest, and the watch itself is about 0.3" [11 mm] thick. The round thing in the bottom left of the watch face is safely behind the watch glass, as are all the labels too, is a metal ring that divides off part of the LCD display. The 4 buttons, 2 up each side, are only slightly proud of the watch case so you are unlikely to trigger them by brushing against things. Setting or adjusting the time is easy as the watch bleeps as it goes into the setting mode, and as the year has to be set when you get it first so thereafter you will only ever adjust the seconds unless you move between time zones. The LED 'backlight' works well in the dark. The user guide is actually a thick little bound pamphlet in 4 languages rather than the usual long strip of folded paper. You can download an abridged version of the English manual from Casio , and a larger picture of this watch can also be found at Casio . Note that the actual company selling the watch is VLC Distribution Company, under the name "Famous Brand Watches", of Houston, Texas. Amazon just provides the space on their website, and processes your credit charge. Standard shipping is via FedEx Ground who usually deliver only Monday through Friday---indeed in my case the tracking data was not updated over the weekend so the watch arrived unannounced early on a Monday morning. I recommend that you buy this watch via VLC on Amazon as it is cheaper than buying it directly from Casio USA.

Casio Illuminator Chronograph Alarm Watch Model W-101-1AV Feature

• LED backlight, Dual time, 1/100-second stopwatch
• Countdown timer, Multi-function alarm (One-time or 7-time snooze),
• Hourly time signal, Auto-calendar (to year 2099)
• 12/24-hour format, Regular timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, pm, month, date, day
• Accuracy: ±30 seconds per month, Approx. battery life: 10 years on CR2025

Casio Illuminator Chronograph Alarm Watch Model W-101-1AV Overview

Sleek styling with digital functionality. This slim design watch boasts a stop watch, daily alarm, hourly time signal, auto-calenday and military time. Perfect even if youre up at 0500 hours. Black Casual Classic Watch with a Resin Band

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Customer Reviews

cheap, sturdy, practical - anonymous -
I wear this watch when I work. I do physical activities such as lifting and I'm constantly using my hands. So far (about 2 months) this watch has held up quite nicely. There's some scratches but that's to be expected and I don't really care because it was so inexpensive.

As far as looks.. The circular seconds display thing is kinda gimmicky but overall, imo, the watch has a nice look it. The time is very easy to read and when it's dark, the "illuminator" light works well. It's also so easy to set that the manual is hardly needed.

The only qualm I have with this watch is that the securer for the band somtimes comes off.. but I suppose that's just a function of me wearing it at work where I'm so active.