Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7672 in Watches
• Brand: Casio
• Model: G7500-1V
• Band material: Resin
• Bezel material: Resin
• Case material: Resin
• Clasp type: Buckle
• Dial color: digital-gray
• Dial window material: Mineral
• Movement type: Japanese-Quartz
• Water-resistant to 200 meters

Features

• Digital movement
• Mineral crystal
• Case diameter: 45 mm

Amazon.com Product Description
Soon to become a classic, the Casio Men's G-Shock Classic Vibration Alert Watch #G7500-1V features an easy-to-read digital dial face with a mineral dial window. An auto-calendar display offers convenience, while other innovative features include a 30-page databank, a countdown timer, and an hourly time signal. Both the bezel and 45-millimeter case are made of high-quality resin, and the matching resin band is accompanied by a sturdy buckle-clasp closure. Blending functionality with a modern design, this stunning timepiece works well with any ensemble. Powered by digital movement, this watch is water resistant to 200 meters.

Development of the Timepiece Business
With the launch of its first watch in November 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market at a time when the watch industry had just discovered digital technology. As a company with cutting-edge electronic technology developed for pocket calculators, Casio entered this field confident that it could develop timepieces that would lead the market.

In developing its own wristwatches Casio began with the basic question, "What is a wristwatch?" Rather than simply making a digital version of the conventional mechanical watch, we thought that the ideal wristwatch should be something that shows all facets of time in a consistent way. Based on this, Casio was able to create a watch that displayed the precise time including the second, minute, hour, day, and month — not to mention a.m. or p.m., and the day of the week. It was the first watch in the world with a digital automatic calendar function that eliminated the need to reset the calendar due the variation in month length. Rather than using a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was adopted to better show all the information. This culminated in the 1974 launch of the CASIOTRON, the world’s first digital watch with automatic calendar. The CASIOTRON won acclaim as a groundbreaking product that represented a complete departure from the conventional wristwatch.

Casio transformed the concept of the watch — from a mere timepiece to an information device for the wrist — and undertook product planning based on this innovative idea. We developed not only time functions such as global time zone watches, but also other radical new functions using Casio’s own digital technology, including calculator and dictionary functions, as well as a phonebook feature based on memory technology, and even a thermometer function using a built-in sensor. The memory-function watches became our DATA BANK product series, while the sensor watches developed into two unique Casio product lines of today: the Pathfinder series displaying altitude, atmospheric pressure, and compass readings.

In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch. This product shattered the notion that a watch is a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care, and was the result of Casio engineers taking on the challenge of creating the world’s toughest watch. Using a triple-protection design for the parts, module, and case, the G-SHOCK offered a radical new type of watch that was unaffected by strong impacts or shaking. Its practicality was immediately recognized, and its unique look, which embodied its functionality, became wildly popular, resulting in explosive sales in the early 1990s. The G-SHOCK soon adopted various new sensors, solar-powered radio-controlled technology (described below), and new materials for even better durability. By always employing the latest technology, and continuing to transcend conventional thinking about the watch, the G-SHOCK brand has become Casio’s flagship timepiece product.

Today, Casio is focusing its efforts on solar-powered radio-controlled watches: the built-in solar battery eliminates the nuisance of replacing batteries, and the radio-controlled function means users never have to reset the time. In particular, the radio-controlled function represents a revolution in time-keeping technology similar to the impact created when mechanical watches gave way to quartz technology. Through the further development of high radio-wave sensitivity, miniaturization, and improved energy efficiency, Casio continues to produce a whole range of radio-controlled models.

From the Manufacturer
Vibration Alarms, Shock Resistant, 200M Water Resistant, Auto EL Backlight, 30 Page Databank, World Time, 3 Daily Alarms / 1 Snooze Alarm, Countdown Timer, Stopwatch

Customer Reviews

Not sexy, but functional and easy to use
Deaf in one ear, I was sleeping through my audible alarm occasionally. This watch's vibration alarm feature is an excellent solution. I was initially disappointed with the molded plastic aesthetics (so '80s) but I mostly wear it in bed so whatever. It works well. The buttons are easy to manipulate and the programming is intuitive.

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Nice looking with what seems to be a very durable strap.
The strap is long, so I had to cut it with a blade so it did not stick out as far.
Easy to set up.
Do not like the timer as it gives too many beeps when getting to the 5 minute mark, otherwise had everything that I wanted including a 30 databank for phone numbers when I do not have my cell phone.

Happy with my purchase
The G-shock with the optional vibrating alarm is exactly what I wanted. I can set the countdown alarm to go off at any time, no matter what setting I am in, to remind me to do something without fear of bringing attention to me. The lighted numbers are easily read too. No where else did I find the price as low on the internet or in the stores. I do it again it a flash!