CasioAW81D Series | Watches for Men | Analog Digital Watch | Silver Stainless Steel | 1/100 SEC Stopwatch | Countdown Timer | World Time | LED Light | 50M WR | Multi Alarm | Calendar | 10 Yr Batt

This is a great looking and functioning watch from Casio. A world time function, plus a timer and memo capability make this a helpful wrist friend. The blue dial, along with the font for the numbers, really help this watch look and feel like like something from the early 2000's, when music videos were over saturated and we all carried Motorola Razr's and LG Chocolate's. It's a fun, functional piece of nostalgia that works and frankly, will outlast an Apple Watch in it's functions as a watch.Some things to know, though.The body is plastic, the bracelet is stainless steel. This means the watch is light weight and pleasant to wear, but it is in no way a G-Shock. It doesn't offer the same rugged reliability and water resistance, so do not buy this watch and expect that you can go diving or hiking and bash this thing around and have it survive. It might, for a while, but it'll look abused quickly.The "crystal" is also plastic. It will scratch and scuff quickly if you're careless. So if keeping something looking new is a priority for you, this little watch will take some extra care to do so.The four pushers feel positive and not cheap. It's interesting to me how Casio can make so many watches out of plastic materials and still feel better made than some several hundred dollar fashion watches.There is a backlight, and it works. Two amber LED's offer illumination from the three and nine positions. It does not, however, illuminate the digital display. In a way I wish Casio would update this watch and give it better backlighting like they did with other models, and in other ways I want them to leave it be. A piece of that early 2000's charm, as it were.The bracelet is easy to adjust with proper tools (or improper. A well made #5 mechanical pencil, tweezers, and pliers can do the job). A solid fit can be achieved in a matter of minutes.Who is this watch good for?Folks who need an every day watch that doesn't break the bank, has quartz accuracy and reliability, and need either multiple timers or a world time feature. College kids, young professionals, people with lives and jobs that don't take too much toll on their stuff. People who like to have a few affordable watches they can change out with outfits.Who is this watch NOT for?Military personnel, people with rugged jobs. Runners (the bracelet CAN pull hair occasionally), cyclists, hikers, lumberjacks. People who need a timepiece to survive the worst, you should look elsewhere. This watch won't survive your lifestyle.

Decades ago I had to pay twice as much for a do nothing basic entry level analog watch. This one does a lot more and looks better. I like the stainless steel wrist band, because it is a lot more comfortable than the plastic ones. It is well worth paying slightly more for a watch with a stainless steel band. This watch gives me an alarm clock, a count down timer, and a stop watch. I almost brought a kitchen count down timer and an alarm clock, but now I don't need either of them. Saves me a lot of money and desk space. It does require me to read the owner's manual to take advantage of all these functions, but the manual is reasonably well written, unlike some of the manuals that come with computer peripherals. I was able to adjust the length of the wrist band by watching a YouTube video that shows me how. Is this watch perfect? Not at all. I would prefer a thinner one but it would be difficult to find one that has as many functions and is thinner for the same price I paid for this one. Another wish is for a watch face that is as scratch resistant as glass. I figure I can simply get a new one if the watch face is all scratched up if the price continues to stay so low.

I have been using inexpensive Casio digitals for some twenty years now. I am a retired airline pilot and have always liked their multiple alarms, 24 hour clock, date readout and decent enough accuracy. This watch has the features I look for, with a bonus of the data storage and analog readout. I have only had this watch for five days and so far I like it.However, this is my second watch from this order. The first arrived in apparently good condition.....I read all the directions and set it up and it worked fine......for just four hours that is. Then it stopped and everything went blank. No combination of buttons could revive it. On a good note.....Amazon sent me a replacement that arrived just two days later, along with the shipping label to return the old one. So far, the new watch is working as expected. There are minor shortcomings however.The light that illuminates the dial is almost useless. You can see the glow of the analog hands, but that is the only thing visible.....with or without the light for that matter. If you want to read the watch at night, you will have to turn on a light, unless the glow from the analog hands is enough for you. The other visibility problem is reading the digital display....even with decent lighting. The digital display is viewable through a cutout in the analog face plate, and is small to begin with. The problem is that the cutout is not large enough, and the upper portion of the digital data is partially obscured at certain viewing angles. Sometimes the obscuration is worsened because the face plate casts a shadow over part of the digital readout. This problem is tempered by the fact that you still have the analog display as primary. Still, a minor nuisance.Another minor problem is the alarm volume. This has been a tendency of Casio for the last few years. I used to have a Telememo Data Bank that I used as my primary alarm. It would wake me up from a dead sleep over 90% of the time. The newer alarms wake me up less than 30% of the time. Again, a minor problem unless this watch is your primary alarm clock.The last point is about the ten year battery included. I have read that the ten year battery will only last ten years if you don't use the light or the alarm. Every time you use either, it reduces the life of the battery. My previous ten year battery barely lasted three years.All in all, I still like this watch......so far. I wish the backlight, visibility and alarm volume were better, but then it would be an almost perfect watch. Still a good buy for $22.

Just received mine a few days ago, very lightweight. So far it has kept perfect time. The band was easy to adjust it size, and the enclosed instructions were easy to follow to adjust to the correct time and date, I haven't tried to store any phone numbers in the memory but the instructions give you a step by step procedure to follow. The time isn't easy to read at night the luminous dial isn't very bright and neither is the light, but it's OK. For the money it's a good value in my opinion.

I really love just how comfortable this watch is compared to my previous wrist watches.