Product Description

SPORTS GEAR is the watch designed and engineered to perform tasks that go above and beyond simple timekeeping, and these new models are no exception. Outdoor essential features such as Moon Data, thermometer, Fish Indicator and more come packed in a configuration that is water resistant up to 200-meters. An innovative Active Dial adds a touch of three-dimensional depth to the face, which is designed to provide a wealth of information. Fish Indicator Moon Data Thermometer 200-meter water resistance 200M Water Resistant EL Backlight with afterglow Thermometer Display range: -10 to 60 C (14 to 140 F) Display unit: 0.1 C (0.2 F) Temperature tendency graph Temperature memory Memory capacity: Up to 50 temperature records Fishing mode The suitability of a specific date and time for fishing as indicated as one of five levels Moon Data (moon age of input data, moon phase graph) World Time 30 time zones (50 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off 1/100 second stopwatch Measuring capacity: 99:59'59.99" Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times Countdown timer Measuring unit: 1 second Countdown range: 100 hours Countdown start time setting range: 1 minute to 100 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments) Others: Auto-repeat Daily alarm Hourly time signal Full auto-calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099) 12/24 hour formats Button operation tone on/off Accuracy: +/-30 seconds per month Battery: SR927W x 2 Approx. battery life: 2 years Module: 5056 Size of case / total weight AQW101 49.1 x 46.0 x 14.9mm / 52g

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #317 in Watches
• Brand: Casio
• Model: AQW101-1ACF
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
• Band material: Resin
• Bezel material: Resin
• Case material: Resin
• Clasp type: Buckle
• Dial color: digital
• Dial window material: Mineral
• Movement type: japanese-quartz
• Water-resistant to 660 feet

Features

• Reliable quartz movement
• EL Blacklight w/ Afterglow, Dual Time,
• 2 Daily Alarms & 1 Snooze Alarm, Hourly Time Signal, Countdown Timer
• Moon Age & Phase Indicator, Tide Graph, 12/24 Hr. Formats, 1/100 Sec. Stopwatch
• Water resistant up to 660 feet (200 M)

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.

Customer Reviews

A nice-looking watch -- I like the dual function and the moon dial and temperature, even if the leaping fish are overkill
I like inexpensive sports watches. I can't bring myself to wear a watch to impress, and can't imagine wanting a fancy (and expensive) one. I'm like my dad: when it comes to watches I prefer function to form. I like the digital time, the digital timer and the stopwatch. Unlike my dad, however, who for several years (to my mother's chagrin) wore a calculator watch everywhere he went (God rest his soul, I loved the man), I do like it to look good.

I needed a new watch, and wanted to get one that had both a digital readout and hands. I'm not sure why such watches even exist, but I think they look good, and I'm really happy about this watch. I think it looks good on me, and fits well (and I'm a very tall guy, with big wrists) and it has all the functions I could ever want in a watch (timer, alarm and stopwatch, etc.) plus a few more (the compass dial is a fake, though, and this won't give you directions). It reads temperature (though for that it's only an accurate reading if you take it off, since body heat messes with it, though you can adjust for that if you like - I haven't bothered). It shows you the phase of the moon, if you can believe that. But the real showstopper with this watch is the "good fishing" indicator, that varies between one fish and four: when all four leaping fish are lit up, that means (I guess) that you can't miss. I haven't tested the accuracy of its predictions yet and don't know enough (or care) to adjust it. As it turns out, I was surprised by this feature (I guess I didn't read the ad very clearly, mostly looked at the title and the picture, and the price was right and it looks nice). Still, I take some measure of confidence in knowing that if there were a global meltdown, and the local grocery stores were to run out of food, and if I ever got around to buying the proper gear, I'd then have a leg up on all the rest of the sorry sots who don't have a fish predictor built into their watch.

Excellent watch
I have this watch for more than one month. It looks great and the quality is excellent.

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i havent try this watch yet but it is good watch. If you want to different watch you need to try:) I wonder it's battery . Because it has termometer.