Casio Edifice Funk Men's Watch ECW-M300EDB-1AER

My wife has bought me this watch for my birthday. When she first asked me what I would like for my 70th, within a certain price range, I decided upon a new watch. I have had several Casio watches over the years and trust them for quality and reliabilty. My last one was a Protrek with barometer etc etc. and has given superb service. One issue was the resin strap which has split on one side of one of the buckle holes and as a result it won't be long before the whole strap breaks.So, what did I base my criteria on when beginning a search for a new watch. I decided, given what I said before, that I wanted a metal bracelet. Secondly I wanted, as with the Protrek, solar power to avoid battery changes. Thirdly I wanted to have the watch time to be kept automatically correct by connection to the atomic clock. Fourthly I wanted a digital display as well as analogue. Fifth I wanted an alarm and finally a display backlight.I visited all the high street jewellers and couldn't find one that matched all the above criteria within the budget that I'd been given other than the Casio watch that I'd selected. Probably the closest was a watch in the Citizen range but they were much more expensive than Casio.This watch cost £275 in HS which is more than £90 dearer than on Amazon (with free delivery thrown in). My main concern was how to adjust the bracelet should it not fit my wrist, but, having checked this out in local jewellers, the cost to take links out was £5.50, which I preferred rather than buying a kit to take them out myself. So what a saving!! The watch is guaranteed for 2 years and would have to be returned to Casio if a repair was necessary. The same applies to high street jewellers too except they would send it back on your behalf. I decided that the £90 saving was worth taking that chance!!The watch was delivered very efficiently by Amazon and I've had a chance to find out how it works. It really is very simple to set the time zone/city for the country where you live or are visiting for the atomic clock to give you the correct time. It was quite amazing to see the fingers and digital display change when I set the city to LON for the UK. A second time zone can be set too in a similar manner which could be handy if travelling regularly to Europe or elsewhere for that matter. A simple press of a button changes the zones you have chosen. The instruction provided with the watch are easy to follow and are very concise and as long as they are followed there will be no problems.The watch itself is weighty and feels and looks strong and durable. Handsome would be good word to use and looks very elegant on the wrist. I had links taken out of the bracelet by a local jeweller because it was much too big for my relatively small wrist and now it fits beautifully.I have to say that I am very pleased with the watch and look forward to many years of accurate timekeeping plus use of the features described earlier. If you're in the market for a watch with similar requirements to mine - check this watch out. You won't be disappointed and the price and looks will bring a big smile to your face!!

Having yet again gone to wear a watch and discovered the battery was flat I decided it was time to move up to some technology that meant this would no longer be a problem. There are several manufacturers with their own systems but Casio seemed to be a good compromise between features and price, and has the advantage of not only being solar powered but receiving the time signal so it is always accurate, every day, at any point. As someone with a bit of a thing for accuracy, this I have to say really floats my boat - every time the radio has the time beeps before the news the second hand on the watch will sweep exactly onto the hour in time!I had some concerns the watch would be too heavy, too bulky and too complicated to use. Its not too big at least for my wrist, it is large but its not bulky I actually have an Suunto outdoor watch thats bigger and heavier it turned out. Its not complicated to use, although setting the timezone and switching the home and travel timeszones feature takes some remembering.The only thing to say in the negative is the strap is huge and you will need some links taken out unless you have an arm like a tree trunk. I bought the "Domu 16 peice watch repair tool kit pin & back remover" form amazon and took the links out myself but I am sure any watch shop would do it for you for twice the price of the kit!

I've been wearing this watch now for a while now and I absolutely LOVE it! I can't stop looking at it! It is, in my opinion, not only the best watch i've seen, but the best functioning watch i've ever had (and i've had quite a few).The layout is stunning. The red on black styling is superb. It's very clear to read given that there's plenty of light. If it's a bit darker, then the luminescent markers on the hour indicators and hands illuminate for hours, but there is also a orange glow light that gives you just enough time to see what time it is!The weight of the watch is about right - not too light and not too heavy, but lets you know you're wearing something substantial. The build quality is also excellent.Both myself and all my sons have Waveceptor watches, which is cool because our perfectly synchronised timepieces beep at exactly the same time on the hour!Being waterproof is great as you don't have to worry about taking it off all the time. My one and only gripe is the date setting - it's the American format, i.e. Month/Date and you can't change it around which is a shame, but apparently it's the same on all Waveceptor watches, so i'll just have to get used to that!I would recommend this watch to everyone I know. I've also had a few of my friends commenting on it (with envy!) so i'm really chuffed.Good price too and very fast delivery in a well packaged box.PS. Don't lose the instruction manual as it's tricky finding them on the net.