Casio Wave Ceptor Men's Watch WV-59DE-1AVEG

Very easy to read with large digits for the time and I like the rectangular face. It tells me everything I want to know on one screen - time, day, date, and has the standard Casio features of stopwatch, timer, alarm etc. With the press of a button it can also tell you the time in another country. What more do you need? One bonus is it can display the date in the proper format - day/month, and not the annoying US format of month/day. The light is very good and illuminates the whole screen with a pleasant blue glow that makes it easy to see the time in the dark. I found it very simple to set up and set the time using the radio time signal (I live in the UK where I assume the signal is strong). I think some people have found this difficult to do but I believe the trick is to ensure you set your home location first, then the watch knows what signal to look for. On "manual" setup it found the correct time within a few minutes, and apparently it will do this automatically if you put it on a window ledge overnight. I sometimes go to Canada so it'll be interesting to see how it performs there. The bracelet looks pretty smart too, although some people have said it's a bit lightweight. Does the job for me though. Bit fiddly to adjust the length, but there are plenty of videos on the Web to show how it's done. Some people have also pointed out that the 'glass' is the highest part of the watch so it's likely to get scratched especially as it's not the highest quality of glass. That might be true, only time will tell, but what do you expect for a watch this price. Before purchasing it I did quite a bit of Web research to find a watch that did what I wanted, didn't have a fussy display, kept great time and was a sensible price. This was the one I chose and I'm very pleased with it.

Great Watch, Almost every thing 100%?? The Strap!! I have average size wrists but this strap is way to big. Having a little knowledge in the watch market I decide to have a go and remove 2 links. I removed the fastener link no problem. Then started to remove the two links in the strap. Not obvious, So checked YouTube videos and bingo found what I thought I was looking for. Removed the required pin only to find that Casio have changed to strap. I CANNOT find a video for this strap. I have very easily got the pin out but there appears to be 2 more pins which I cannot remove. If any one has found a way please let me/us know how. I went to my local jeweller/watch repairer but he is closed until 9th January. Set up took 5 minutes, having the day and month the right way round is great. Why did Casio make this strap so difficult?? Update: Anyone trying to remove links in this strap I have succeeded and here is how: Decided how many links to remove (I took out 2) 1) Remove the spring pin in the clasp. 2) On the inside of the bracelet look for the plate with an arrow and a dimple to the one end. 3) With a small screwdriver carefully push the dimple slightly down and outward. The end will push out. It will take a lot of effort. Watch your fingers and hands and legs if doing on your lap. Don't let the driver slip!! 4) When you have pushed out 2/4mm with a pair of small pliers pull this bar out. 5) Repeat the above on the next link. This will allow you to remove 1 link, to remove 2 links remove the 3rd arrow bar. 6) That's the easy bit. You will see a centre bar which was holding in the arrows bars. You need to keep one of these This is the tricky bit, you need to bend this centre piece 90 degrees and twist one end into the middle. You should be able to lift this bar out and refit to the bracelet (just look at the other ones and it should be obvious). 7) Once you have this in place refit the other piece of the bracelet to the centre bar (as before). 8) Refit the spring pin to the clasp. Note there are two holes to allow for some adjustment. Sorry if this sounds difficult but it is harder to explain then do. Now every thing is 110%. Casio need to revise this strap to make it easier to adjust. Phil

This watch is exactly what I wanted, large clear display, able to change the date to the right way round for the UK market, and calibrates itself daily so you always have the exact time. Bought it September 2013 but it reset itself June 2014. I sent it to Casio for repair under warranty but they said the parts were no longer available and offered me an alternative off their website up to the value of £50. The available watches were more expensive than most other retailers and they didn't have a comparable watch I liked on their UK website, however they were selling the same watch on their European website but they wouldn't let me have one from there. I asked for a refund but was told it was not an option so I contacted Amazon who said a same model replacement would be with me in two days, which it was. I returned my old one which was free postage. In summary a great watch for the money, very slow and rubbish customer service from Casio, excellent value and service from Amazon again which has guaranteed my future custom and recommendations.

Although the looks may not to be to everyone's taste, as someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s the chunky, square retro style and large digital readout looks pretty good in my opinion! As others have said, the bracelet is very big and may require the removal of links. This was not too difficult - requiring a small screw driver, narrow or needle nose pliers and access to YouTube. Any jeweler could easily do the job if you don't want to try yourself. As far as setup is concerned, a small instruction card suggests you set the City code first (- mine was defaulted to Berlin). This is not too difficult (press top left button for a couple of seconds so city code starts to flash, use right top and bottom to cycle through cities, press top left again to 'fix' the city and return to normal timekeeper display). However, in other regards the instruction booklet takes quite bit of study and is not always clear. I did manage to get everything set up the way I want after some effort - including City, European style (DD-MM-YYYY) date display and a City for the World Time display. The World Time setup was initially confusing until I read in the fine print that you must manually set Daylight Savings Time for the World Time City - it does not follow the main DST setting. Finally, it is useful to confirm that it is receiving the time signal ok - this can be seen by pressing bottom right button where it shows the last time it sync'd with the radio signal. I still havn't figured out why the reception indicator sometimes shows 100% and sometimes is not displayed at all. The instruction booklet is pretty confusing on this point! Edit: After a few years of use the watch now has a habit of resetting itself, which kind of defeats the purpose of a watch which is always supposed to show the correct time. Every time it does this you have to set the City and then usually wait for it to obtain the correct time. Disappointing for an otherwise nice watch. Further edit: After not using the watch for a while I decided to test it again. When worn it does indeed reset itself reasonably frequently. However, when not worn and left sitting on my desk it does not reset itself - apparently running for several weeks without resetting. Of course, this is not a solution but maybe it points to some other side-effect of wearing which is causing the reset - e.g. the buttons getting pressed inadvertently . Still disappointed I can't effectively use the watch since this issue surfaced.

This is an excellent watch, not just for the accuracy of the radio time-keeping and the ability to set to European date display (DD-MM-YYYY) but also the typical Casio ease of use of all of its functions (stopwatch, count-down, World time and alarm) and the extremely clear display. I also like its solid appearance. The only criticism I might offer is that the alarm is a little quieter than I am used to - not so quiet as to lose a star in this review, but if it were the only alarm available there must be some doubt as to whether it would wake a deep sleeper. Brilliant watch, notwithstanding.

I had a WaveCeptor watch previous to this one. I was very pleased with it but after some years wear and tear, the plastic case split and the resin wrist straps kept dropping off. I wanted the same watch but all metal as I hoped this would be more robust. Once the watch is set up - Just a few button presses - It keeps accurate time and never ever has to be set again. Even travelling abroad, you only have to re-set the appropriate time zone which takes just a couple of seconds. Worth 6 stars if I could do it. The metal strap really lets the watch down. I'm not a skinny guy but I had to remove 3 links to get a good fit. No instructions are given in the accompanying guide on setting up the watch and so had to resort to the internet to find out how to do this. It's a very simple task - On paper. But required me having to dig around in my toolbox and apply a bit of brute strength. It shouldn't be that hard. Now it's done, I'm hoping this watch will run and run for many years.

As I am diabetic consequently my eyesights nowhere near as good as it should be. I had this watch recommended to me by a friend and now I have it I can see why. The display is brilliantly clear, day or night with the backlight. The digits are all well spaced and easily readable. All the functions on it are functional and work perfectly. The only problem Ive had with it was adjusting the strap, but a quick look at a video on youtube and the job was done in 5 minutes and it now fits perfectly. Multiple time zones and auto Daylight Savings adjustment save the twice yearly faffing about. The hourly chime is great as is the alarm. The whole watch is great for those with clumsy fingers and poor eyesight. The only thing I wont recommend is the seller TICTACTIME, get one from anyone other than them. If I could give it 6 stars it would be worth it.

I've never owned a square (ok it's rectangular really) watch before and was worried that it might be a little uncomfortable on my wrist. Fortunately it has proved to be exceptionally comfortable and doesn't keep sliding around my wrist like so many round watches tend to. The large time display is very clear and readable at a glance, and even the much smaller date readout is very clear and I was pleased that it can be configured to Day-Month-Year format. Setup was very simple and intuitive. I downloaded the pdf user manual from the Casio rather than struggle with the little booklet supplied. The radio receiver is very much more sensitive than an old radio watch that this is replacing and I had no trouble getting a strong signal during daylight hours down here in the South-East of England. Having read others' reviews prior to purchase I was quite prepared for a wrestling match with the bracelet and it was indeed a struggle. I needed two links out and initially I just couldn't budge the locking pins. I ended up spraying a little WD40 on them and left it a few minutes to penetrate. Finally they did move but it was still a herculean effort. The bracelet is so comfortable when properly adjusted I hardly know I've got it on, but I do wish Casio would make link removal easier. Despite this I am still prepared to give it 5 stars because the watch is both functional and I think very attractive. UPDATE Mar 2017: Well this watch gave me 3 years of excellent service but is now stuck on 1st Jan 2005 and will not budge. It looks like the radio receiver has failed because I get only intermittent signal indicators even when I place it in a known high strength signal area. I've tried changing the battery but to no avail. Ah well, it was nice while it lasted. Dave.

Aufgrund des Preises war ich äußerst skeptisch als die Uhr ankam. Probleme mit der Bandkürzung, Plexiglas was sofort zerkratzt, Batterie statt "Solar",eigenständiges Zurücksetzen auf die Werkseinstellung usw.. Die Bandinnenseite ist mit einer Vertiefung und Pfeilen gekennzeichnet. Mit einem sehr feinen Schraubendreher kann man durch Ansetzen in der Vertiefung und drücken in Pfeilrichtung das Band mit einer leichten Verdrehung problemlos öffnen bzw. die gelösten Einzelteile entfernen. Eine Anleitung ist auch im Internet zu finden! Jeder sollte sich zu Herzen nehmen, diese Uhr bei sportlichen Aktivitäten, Hausarbeit etc.auszuziehen. Auf diese Weise kann man unschöne Kratzer schon nach ein paar Tagen vermeiden. Das gilt auch für eine Uhr mit Mineralglas. Die Batterie läuft einige Jahre und ich muss nicht - wie bei einer Solaruhr- dauernd schauen, ob diese Variante aufgeladen ist. Außerdem hält der Akku dieser Uhr auch nicht ewig. Wenn ich die Anleitung richtig verstanden habe, tritt das Zurücksetzen auf die Werkseinstellung auf, wenn der Strom der Batterie zu neige geht. Dann sollte man sie wechseln lassen. Das Design der Uhr ist gelungen, das Ablesen der Zeit und des Datums ist hervorragend und die Wochentage sind auf deutsch. Die Umstellung auf das 24h Format ist vorhanden und problemlos einzustellen. Diese Uhr zeigt auf was es ankommt, ich brauche keine falsche Temperaturmessung, digitalen Kompass,Luftdruckmessung usw.!

Un reloj sencillo para saber la hora y poco más que tiene como añadido que se ajusta automáticamente. Lo compré con miedo por algunos comentarios que decían que no se sincronizaba. Lo ajusté a Madrid y se sincroniza sin problemas. Yo vivo en Almería. Se ve bonito y duradero, tiene una buena relación calidad-precio; algo que es normal en Casio y por lo que siempre me decido por esta marca. Todo esto a falta de ver cómo se comporta con el paso del tiempo. Por ponerle un pero, pese ajustarlo quitandole eslabones de la cadena, no encuentro un posición ideal. Si le quito un eslabon más me queda un poco suelto y si se lo pongo muy justo. Aunque eso depende de la muñeca de uno, y la mia se ve que se queda en medio de una talla.

C'est la seconde montre identique que je commande sur Amazon. J'ai remplacé la première qui a duré 7 ans car le boîtier plastique n'a pas résisté à une chute et s'est fissuré à l'emplacement des vis. J'avais déjà changé une fois la pile, essayer de la conserver plus longtemps relevait de l'acharnement thérapeutique. Tout d'abord, CE N'EST PAS UNE MONTRE FEMME ! Amazon a beaucoup de qualités qui me font revenir à chaque fois, mais l'exactitude de la description des objets vendus n'en fait pas partie. Il faut bien connaitre ce qu'on achète. Rien n'empêche une femme de porter cette montre, mais je ne vois pas en quoi l'encombrement ou la forme de cette montre la réserve aux femmes. D'ailleurs, sur le site de Casio, elle n'est pas répertoriée comme montre "femme". Je suis un homme et je la porte. Cette montre est radio-pilotée. Ce qui signifie qu'elle reçoit des signaux horaires qui permettent de la recaler quotidiennement sur une horloge atomique (précision : 1 seconde par million d'années). Elle est capable de recevoir les signaux d'émetteurs des Etats-Unis, du Japon et d'Allemagne. Avantage : elle est toujours à l'heure à la seconde près et elle se met automatiquement à l'heure d'hiver ou l'heure d'été : précision absolue et plus aucun réglage. Certains ont fait état ici de la difficulté de réception des signaux horaires. Je n'ai jamais rencontré ce problème. L'idéal est de mettre la montre (dans le sens du bracelet) en direction de Francfort (lieu où se trouve l'émetteur), déclencher la réception et, en 2-3 minutes, la montre se met à l'heure. Une chose très importante : il faut absolument renseigner le code de ville du le pays où l'on se trouve . En France, c'est Paris : "PAR". Sinon, la montre se met à l'écoute des signaux américains ou japonais. C'est ce qui arrive lorsqu'on vient de changer la pile. La montre se remet aux réglages d'usine et se croit au Japon (code de ville : TYO). Et son propriétaire risque d'attendre longtemps la remise à l'heure. En passant, si l'année se remet toute seule à 2005, c'est le signe que la pile est à changer. Le bracelet est livré à la taille des poignets des Américains. Ce qui veut dire qu'on pourrait se les mettre à la cheville (ou autour de la cuisse pour certain(e)s). Il est donc indispensable d'ajuster le bracelet en enlevant des maillons. La procédure pour retirer des maillons est très bien décrite dans une autre critique : celle de BLOX. Cette montre est de qualité raisonnable par rapport à son prix. Il y a plus durable, mais c'est 10 à 100 fois le prix. Est-ce que ça les vaut ? Pour moi, non. J'en profite pour saluer Amazon qui affiche toutes les critiques, même celles qui leur font perdre des ventes. C'est le cas de certaines de mes critiques. C'est pourquoi je continue à publier des critiques et à faire confiance à celles qui sont publiées.

Ottimo prodotto ottIma la consegna e tempi. Avevo provato il Casio vintage e altri modelli tutti molto belli ma questo è veramente un piccolo gioiellino ad un prezzo contenuto. Particolarità oltre le cose standard Casio cioè sveglia allarme ogni ora cronometro tempo alla rovescia fuso orario...sono 3 1 La possibilità di impostare la lingua in italiano per i giorni della settimana 2 la possibilità di impostare giorno mese anno e non mese giorno anno all’inglese 3 per ultimo la più figa il radiocontrollo la possibilità di avere sempre un orologio superpreciso. Consigliattissimo se volete c’è pure il modello più sportivo che naturalmente ho anche preso con cinturo in resina nero inoltre è anche molto più leggero

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