Casio Men’s WS220 Tough Solar Digital Sport Watch

A rare upgrade in quality over the last watch
Casio has taken over as my favorite watch maker for work watches. They are tough and forgiving of what happens to them. I gave my last one away to some who needed it for that shift. (give never loan because you usually end up with the same results).
The person loves it even though it has 5 well worn years on it and the front printed scripted is worn off. My Casio tough watch is even better than the old battery operated one (okay this one has one too but it is recharged via solar power). This new on is not only solar powered but has a large font to read buy to help my aging eyesight. The night light is stronger. AND the interface is easier to navigate.
Well worth the purchase price any way you slice it.

Daily Beater rating: 5
The watch came charged up. On the first day I ran it down to ‘M’. The following Saturday I let it charge in full direct sun for 8+ hours. Since, even with moderate/heavy daily use, the watch has never went below ‘H’. One day a week I place it in the window (often on overcast days) to charge… that’s it, so the solar seems to work great. I do keep the energy saver on and the light on ‘1 sec’ however.
Most people think it’s a G-Shock from the appearance.
Initially I was attracted to this watch because of the dual countdown timers. I was disappointed you cannot have them run simultaneously, only alternating. This is great at the gym, though. I didn’t think much of the large stopwatch memory, but now I love it! Each sequence uses mutiple memory slots (a date/time slot, and another for each lap) but with 120 available it doesn’t matter. I wish it were possible to turn off the ‘best’ lap feature because sometimes I consider the longest time ‘best’. The manual is thick thick but the watch is pretty easy to use and all the alarms are easy to set/change.
The backlight is weak, not the blue vibrant electro-luminescent of casio or timex indiglo. There is a tiny yellow diode in the bottom left near the ‘T’ in the word SELECT. It gets the job done. It doesn’t really bother me except I may have gotten the ‘gold’ model WS220-9AV instead had I paid closer attention.
The watch beeps nicely. I can navigate to any mode by listening to the sound of the beeps. Press until high pitched beep (standard time mode) +3 regular beeps = countdown timer, for example.
The alarm is not super loud. The sound would be lost driving on the highway, but not around town streets.
The band is good, does not pull hair. I trimmed 4mm off and it still looks great. Some would prefer a metal buckle. I would not.
At times I wear heavy gloves at work. I can press all 5 buttons fine.
Several times I have forgotten to take it off before showering/swimming. No issues with underwater button presses in my experience. I trust the seals so far.
My biggest gripe is the “crystal”. It’s just acrylic. Nowhere near sapphire or even hardlex. If an eyelash drops on it a light feature line will appear. Collect’em, buff’em out, collect some more. The letters ‘tough solar’ and ‘illuminator’ will probably wear off at some point.
Lost ~4 seconds over 3 months.
If the watch is pointed beyond the bill of my hat I see 88:88. 30 degrees?
The current time is viewable in all modes besides REC (recall memory).
The “running man” icon is animated.
I will never enjoy this watch as much as my mechanicals, but for the $36 price tag as a daily driver it is very enjoyable. I expect 10+ years of service easily, unless we run out of sun.
If you enjoy watches that “do many things” this piece will probably satisfy.
4/5 but probably closer to 5 if you consider value.

A very good everyday watch!
I ordered this watch on the 21st of July with free shipping. I was a little surprised it came on the 30th, when Amazon claims it can be delivered within 5-8 days. Most websites that offer free shipping like this usually gets to me by the 5th day I placed the order, but what do expect from free shipping? Anyways, it is a good watch. I received the exact same model and it came in fully charged. It has an abundance of features that can be useful in everyday life. I chose this watch because I was looking for a cheap, but reliable watch for my EDC(Every Day Carry). It was solar powered, which caught my main focus. And it being water resistant as well(you can actually do casual swimming with this watch with no water damage, I’ve tested and it was true.), it was shaping up for a good survival/outdoors watch. I could rely on this watch if I went out camping again and as for survival, it’ll work. Just as long as you don’t give it blunt trauma(it is not designed to be along the lines of G-Shock resistant, so please do be careful. It may seem rugged, but is not designed for abusive use.). I am very pleased to receive a watch of this quality for such a good price at around 32 dollars. If I had to, I would buy this watch again.

Muy útil a la hora de hacer ejercicio

Durable not expensive no problems all good

El reloj tiene todas las funciones que se necesita para llevar un registro de tus tiempos de vuelta, ya sea para running, bicicleta, etc. Además solar y horario mundial, estaba en oferta así que fue una excelente compra.