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56 of 57 persons found the following review helpful.
Great watch !
By Ivan A. Gamboa Fuentes
This is a outstanding watch. About accuracy: After performing the compass calibration, I may say it is somewhat accurate. I always get worthy of acceptance or satisfactory direction of where the north will have to be. Temperature is likewise precise but it is true, you need to take off the watch for with regards to 10 to 15 min to get a good reading. If not, then you get a ceaseless 31 degrees.
About size, I think it does has a very good size, big numbers, clear display and very nice to press buttons.
Band is resin.
I gave 4 stars because I think alarm is dim but that is just a personal point of view.
Very nice to use. In all, I am happy with my purchase.
Update dic 21 08: Yes, time is display ordinarily in the central area of the screen, where the 330° is shown on picture. This picture here in amazon shows the compass mode. I have added a great deal of images for size and display info.
62 of 66 persons found the following review helpful.
Great Watch for the Right Expectations
By Geoffrey
I ordered this watch for my 20th birthday, and it’s been 11 days that I’ve worn it so far. I love it. Here’s my review:
Casio’s SGW100-1V (Sports Gear Watch 100-1V), offers an above-average set of capablenesses for it is price range. I purchased this watch for it is high water resistance, sleek-rugged design, it is 10yr. non-solar battery, and water-blue accents on the face. Also, it just looks sexy in person. I may never stop staring at it.
The Watch band is made of a sturdy, pliable, resin in Black color, fits snugly around the wrist and is comfortable to wear. Usually, I wear my watch bands all the way to the bottom of the wrist, but the face of the watch is closely two inches and there is numerous restriction with the dial when I move my hand up and down. So I had to wear this a little above where I like to have my watches. However, because the watch doesn’t move around, it may stay there all the time without re-adjusting at all. It looks a lot better there anyway.
The Dial or Watch face is slim, but gorgeous wide across. The case is 1.87 inches in diameter and 1.32 centimeters (or in regards to a 1/2 inch) thick. It might sound big, but it’s actually slim to wear. It doesn’t look bulky like the G-shocks, but it’s got the same rugged accents to go with it. Six top dial screws add durability, protection, and an asthetic element to the face. The watch is exceedingly easy to read while wet or dry, thanks to it is clear display and face size. The numbers and letterings are crisp and clear in any light. The dial likewise has a teal colored backlight that illuminates the digits and characters only, rather of the whole face, which makes identification easy on the eyes at night. Don’t suppose to use the light in place of a flashlight though, because it lights for approximately one second (timed using the watch) and is not bright sufficient for anything else. Also, the light is electro-luminescent and it is power and duration will diminish when the battery becomes too low signaling that it’s time to replace.
The watch’s main features include the “Twin Sensor”, compass-thermometer device functions. Readings are displayed digitally as an arrow and degree for direction and degrees in F or C for temerature. They last for 10 seconds before going blank and returning to the Timekeeping Mode by default.
Neither of the two sensors are as precise as their authentic instruments. The Twin Sensor does give average, usual readings. However, that is to be expected given that the watch is to be worn and not always located perfectly horizontal. The instruction manual does provide that “The measurement functions built into this watch are not intended for use in taking measurements that require professional or industrial precision.” Some drawbacks in calibration include that the compass be re-calibrated each 3 months for accuracy (reccomended) and that the watch will have to sit for 30 minutes when being re-calibrated for temperature to acclamate to the surrounding air. It takes readings while on the wrist though, so I don’t recognise what persons are saying in regards to taking the watch off each time to measure temperature or direction. It works on the wrist.
What I like regarding the watch though is the 200M water resistance. Standard Casio depth. Not that I’m going to be going that far down, but it’s a nice ensurance.
Without hard suits or sub-marine vehicles, a safe diving limit for persons is around 100ft. 200M and below, being the hazardous limit. So, as with the Casio G-shocks, where the watch will survive as much G’s (acceleration due to gravity) taken as the humane body may accept, Casio also provides the deepest limit the humane body may safely endure under pressure of water.
Like all of the other Casio wathces, it’s got the basic set up of funtionalities for Local Time, Date/Day, World Time, Stopwatch, Timer, and an Alarm which boasts a set of four dissimilar alarms, an every hour alarm setting, and an optional snooze timer. You have the adjustment button on the top left, Light buttion on the top right, Mode on bottom-left, and Comp (computer for compass and thermometer readings) on the bottom right.
So for underneath 50 bucks, the Casio SGW100-1V offers a potpourri of funtionality, a solid construction, and clean design elements. The watch is perfective for surfing. It’s not heavy, but light on the hand and easy-to-read, good solid watch. Just be sure to replace the battery. As with all watches, it’s reccomended that you recognise what you’re getting to get the most for your money. With this watch, I got all I wanted/needed, so that’s why I ranked 5/5 stars. Thanks for reading, hope this helps.
21 of 22 persons found the following review helpful.
Great watch!
By Somedayscratch
I was looking for a watch with a compass built into it to use when on holiday in strange cities so that I could get oriented after getting out of subways, etc. This was the least pricey of the bunch. It works great and has helped me to navigate home from the pub already! If you don’t need an altimeter or anything like that it serves the purpose.
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