CasioWomen's Vintage LA11WB-1 Sport Black Resin Band Watch

I have been buying this watch for many many years. It is by far my favorite watch.The Good:1: I LOVE the countdown timer. It is the best feature. Just one button to push to get a 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30-minute timer. Comes in handy a lot more than I would have guessed.2: It is simple and small and elegant (IMO), not big and bulky like some sport watches. I don't want to see a watch face that has 100 pieces of information on it. I do not need to know the moon cycle or what time it is in Japan when I glance at my watch.3: Fantastic water resistance: I work with dogs in the water and this watch never has a problem with the water or slobber or trauma it receives.4: Waterproof band: Since the band is not fabric, it doesn't stay wet or get gross. Since I am in and out of the water, this is huge for me.5: Price, The price is hard to beat.The not-as-good:(1) the band does not last forever. I have to replace the watch every few years because the band breaks (but as I said I am pretty rough with it and I wear it 24/7). I have never had the battery run out. I have kept ones that had the band break and the watch part on those STILL WORKS.(2) It does not have any backlight feature. I sometimes want to check the time in the middle of the night and there is no way to do this without finding a light source.But if you ask me those are TINY TINY downsides. Replacing a 10-15 dollar watch every few years is still better than

This watch has:-Time-ONE alarm-Stopwatch-A very nice time-setting system-Date-Day of the week-TimerIt does NOT have:-Backlight (light up screen for when it's dark)Although this watch is extremely small, (watch face = surface area of a quarter) I have no trouble reading anything on it. The timer numbers are a little hard to see at first glance, but that's nothing to worry about.When I bought it, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to hear the alarm or timer because of some reviews I read, but I can hear it just fine. I wouldn't use it to wake myself up in the mornings, but I use it once I'm awake.There IS a date display on this watch. You just hold the bottom right button to look at the date. It also has the day of the week.As for the size, I would say that it would fit small-medium sized wrists. I have a very small wrist. I tighten it to the 6th hole.I do not believe in swimming or showering/bathing with a watch on unless the watch is obviously meant to be waterproof. This watch says it's water RESISTANT, but I don't want to take risks. Hence the four stars on water resistance. I do keep it on when I wash my hands and do dishes. No problems there.If you're hesitant about this watch, don't be hesitant anymore. It's definitely worth it. The price is great, and the watch is great.

I bought this for one single event where I needed a watch and couldn't have my phone. I bought it because it was cheap, but it has actually become a staple in my life and I wear it on my wrist Every. Single. Day. It is so helpful! It has so many functions (alarms, timers, stopwatch, etc.) that I didn't even expect from it! I use the alarm every day to wake me up in the morning. It's perfect because it's loud enough that I always hear it but not so loud that it wakes my roommate. Also, it isn't waterproof (to my knowledge) but I've definitely gotten it good and wet before and it has survived (although I definitely wouldn't recommend showering with it or anything). It is much smaller than I anticipated, but that's good for me as I have smaller wrists and it would look way too chunky on my wrist otherwise. (The face is probably less than an inch by an inch but the actual display is probably a centimeter by half a centimeter... sounds small but it actually works well.) It is just like having a black wristband on my wrist. Maybe that's not the best if you have really bad eyesight and need giant numbers, but 10/10 would recommend otherwise. Also, I've run into other people with these before and we always agree that these are the best watches ever!UPDATE (3 YEARS LATER): I STILL HAVE THIS WATCH!!! And I still wear it every single day! This thing has gone with me hiking at insanely high elevations, survived me wiping out on a wakeboard, been in a blizzard, and even been with me snorkeling way out in the ocean (where I even used the timer while I was diving so I knew when to head back to the beach). I gave up pretty early on keeping it out of the water and so I have been showering with it every day for years (it's super convenient for making sure I don't lose track of time in the shower!) and I have had no issues or malfunctions at all despite it having been fully immersed in water many, many times and thrown about a ton. Casio should hire me honestly because I have been raving about this watch ever since I got it and I don't see that ending anytime soon. I'll probably still be wearing it in another 3 years!