I have owned several Casio watches. That's is the only brand of watch I will buy. They are very inexpensive and every one has lasted me at least 5 years without even a battery change. I don't try to take care of them. I beat them up on the job or at play. When I get scratched or bruised, so do they.

I've owned this particular watch now for about 7 years. The 10 year battery is still going strong. The watch is all scratched up. I lost it once on a job site and a few months later the customer found it and returned it. It was probably laying out in the rain and snow for those 3 months as I was working outdoors in the late fall. So I started wearing it again. That was over 2 years ago now and it's still running great. I'm thinking about smashing this watch with a hammer so that I can have a good excuse to buy a new one of the same kind. The 10 year battery is too long!!! I'm afraid this watch might last forever. I could try losing it again, but it would just come back!

In all seriousness, this is one very tough watch. And to think it looks like a very nice dress watch, which was why I originally bought it. My mother tried to teach me to change my clothes before going out to play, but I just never learned. But don't let the great looks of this watch deceive you into thinking it's a delicate piece of jewelry. Its a mountain biking, kayaking, hiking, outdoors-man, adventure watch if every there was one.