This watch is the absolute best because of the countdown timer.  It's my "mommy" timer, my "I'll do it in 5min" timer and the "you have to read for 20min" timer.  I wish this feature was on more cascio watches because I'd buy them.

I had to recently replace the battery and was hugely saddened when I found the timer no longer made sound.  :(  Then I read another post that confirmed that battery replacement disabled the timer.  I went back to Batteries Plus to try and return my lifetime battery replacement for a watch that no longer worked.  I brought in my other color countdown watch to demonstrate.  They took my broken watch back and figured out that the cover was put on the wrong way.  They fixed it!!!!!!!

It was a good day.  :)