CasioWAVE CEPTOR (WVA-M630TDE-7AJF) 6 MULTI BANDS SOLAR MEN'S WATCH JAPANESE MODEL 2014 JULY RELEASED

I was looking for a radio controlled watch with a white face with black letters as I think that is the easiest to read for an analog watch. I prefer function over form. I couldn’t find that but came close with this Casio watch. Its face is titanium colored which is still easy to read. It has the advantage over my old watch in that I can read the day & date at a quarter after the hour whereas the old one was covered at that time. It’s amazing how often it’s a quarter after when needing the date. The Casio’s day & date is only partly covered at half past the hour and is a little larger so easier to read. The old watch does have the INDIGLO back light which works better than the single point of light of the Casio. The Casio does have glow in the dark hands but that seems to fade fairly quickly. I got a watch meant for the Japanese market so had to download the English version of the manual which is easier to read on a computer screen anyway. The controls aren’t that intuitive to me so needed the manual. The new Casio’s band is the easiest to add or remove links that I have seen; you can do it in 10 seconds with the provided tool. The watch does sync to the WWVB time signal from Fort Collins, CO as well as other time signals overseas. I live in Colorado about 217 miles away and have had no problems receiving the signal. I had to replace the battery in my old watch several times but the Casio’s solar cell should eliminate that chore. I don’t need the timer functions which complicate the controls but I’m happy with the watch, I still prefer a white face with black numbers and hands. I included a picture of my old watch for comparison with its white face to the Casio’s titanium one. Overall it’s a great watch and would buy again.