Casio Wave Ceptor Men's Watch WVA-M640D

Let me start by setting out MY watch requirements. During my leisure time I need a watch that easily tells me that it is nearly 10am. At work (I drive a bus in the UK) I need to know that I take over my next bus at 0954 Hrs. As I work shifts including weekends, the irregular pattern often leaves me stumbling over day and date. Finally, easy to adjust and read.I thought the last watch I bought (Timex Expedition) answered the above. No. The instruction booklet was incomprehensible. Finally worked out that the simplest of settings involved a procedure like, "In settings mode, press button B, press button A, scroll through the options, if it looks right press buttons A and C in forward or backward sequence, depending on mode/setting required.Took me 2 evenings to set the watch up! Things seemed good until after a few weeks the digital time is an hour out as BST came along, and presumably after a few buttons were accidentally pressed whilst wearing the thing, the alarm goes off every day at 12:10 pm and I don't know how to turn it off or even cancel it!With that background, my experience with the Casio WVA- etc.Arrived promptly, in a very secure metal tin. Put the watch to one side and opened the instruction manual. Odd! Sensibly and logically laid out, in clear English. WELL DONE. With easy confidence I set it up (it does most of it itself) and fine-tuned a couple of things to my taste. Took a few minutes. To remove a couple of links was pure simplicity. 11 out of 10 for set-up.So what have I now got? The watch is a comfortable fit, easy to put on/off. Large watch face, easy to read day or night, and looks quite blingy, if you know what I mean.The analogue face easily tells me the general time. The digital display easily tells me the EXACT time. ONE button press tells me the day and date. Press again to cycle back to time. A different ONE button press for full-face light. Pure simplicity.So far, so good. As they say on the shopping TV channels, "But wait, there's more". This watch maintains accuracy every day by an up-date from the atomic clock. It self adjusts for BST and blinkin' wniter-time. I don't need the manual.What else. It does Multi Time Zone, countdown and Stop Watch. I don't need it, but apparently it does it. When I need these things, I think an I-Phone app is so much more intuitive and LOUDER.Sorry this is a long review, but I wanted to explain why this watch is worth 11 out of 10 for me.Just had a look at the Expedition. It's either just after 7:15pm analogue or 18;17 hours digital. Says it all.For me this Casio is the best time-piece I've ever bought, and it's light,comfy and looks good. (I don't normally do these reviews but an impressed that this does EXACTLY what I want/need.

i saw this watch and got is as a present for fathers day from the kids.it is a very smart looking watch and with the waterproof feature it is great.also with solar it never needs resealed after battery replacement,which costs a fortune with resealing.once the watch is set up to the correct time zone you wear it and forget it is even on.at 02.03 most mornings the radio signal is received(been slightly different time occasionally).as i work on buses i thought i would check the ticket machines and they change over within a second of the watch.my bus is never late now!lol.the watch comes in a tin and the strap adjustment is the best i have seen.a little plastic tool is included,some of the links have little holes in them you push the tool into the little hole pull gently on the link and they pop apart adding is just as easy.it's like a toy so easy to do.i took 5 links out of mine.it is so light to wear and there is a plastic part just around the watch you can hardly see it when you are wearing it this is to keep the weight down and to receive the time signal.the actual back of the watch is metal though.at night it is luminous the number bars and hands and there is also a orangy coloured light but i don't really see a need for it.also when the watch has been in the dark for a few hours it 'sleeps'the second hand stops and the lcd display goes off.this saves the battery and i normal.it has stopwatch/countdown timer and i think 3 alarms/hr signal i don't use alarms as they are a bit quiet but watch alarms are,i need a bulldozer to wake me.no more putting the watch back/forward at dst as it's done for me.the digital and analogue watches are synchronized automatically.all in all i am very happy with the watch and would recommend to anyone.

Ever since I heard about radio-controlled watches, I've wanted one. When my old watch packed up, it gave me a reason to start looking for something that wouldn't cost the earth. I think this Casio watch is the best value for the features available. It's a good looking watch that comes in at 95 grams and doesn't weigh a ton on your wrist. There's something great about hearing the BBC time signal on the radio and as the final beep sounds, the second hand hits the 12 o'clock position on the watch. Magic - it really works.Things to know about this watch:The dial is grey in most lights - it only looks blue in bright light. Personally, I'm OK with this - it still looks good.The watch comes with a tool for taking links out of the watch strap - you do not need to buy a separate kit of tools for this.The body of the watch is grey plastic but you will hardly notice it - the watch dial surround and backing plate are stainless steel. I assume Casio have done this to keep the weight down, so the plastic should be seen as a plus.The watch has the calendar feature - this means that you do not need to adjust the watch for summer time, ends of month date change, leap years etc. The only occasions when it will need adjustment - ever - is when moving time zone. It has 29 time zones built in and I have not yet travelled overseas to see how easy it is to make adjustments.When I received the watch and took it out of its tin (yes, it comes in a tin) the hands whizzed round and stopped an hour ahead of the actual time (it was set to summer time). Rather than make manual adjustments, I left it overnight to see if it would pick up the radio signal in the early hours and correct itself. In the morning it was showing the correct time and proved that it could pick up the signal quite happily on the window sill.If you leave the watch in the dark for several hours the LCD display and secondhand stop working (presumably to save power). If you then switch the light on, you will see the secondhand whizz round to the correct time, and the date/day display comes on.There is a titanium version of this watch which costs £30 more. Unless you want the grey metal look, don't bother with it - it isn't worth the extra.May 10 2014Since writing the above review, I have travelled to Australia and back crossing (I think) 13 time zones. Here's what I learned about adjusting the watch for time zones:- download the Casio manual pdf file for this watch and put it on your iphone, ipad or whatever. Much easier to consult than the small type, small brick like manual that comes with the watch;- when you are in a new time zone that does not receive a radio signal, follow the instructions for changing your 'home city code'. (The manual does not really say this loud and clear). So if you are starting in the UK, it will say LON. If you arrive in Sydney, Australia, for example, change the home city code to SYD. However, New South Wales uses daytime saving for their winter months, so you need to do one more adjustment for DST. And so on for any other time zone, but I think I am correct in saying, DST is not used by countries in the tropics.- it's still a brilliant watch and even more of a bargain from when I bought it last year.