My watch arrived today, only one week after I ordered it, even though I used super saver shipping!  I was pleasantly surprised.  Great tracking and it was packed very well.  I was surprised when I pulled it out of the box as it was right on time,day and date were right on, and the right city had been selected (NYC) for receiving the signal.  After reading the thick little manual (the half that was in English...don't freak when you see how thick it is), I came to the conclusion that this watch does a lot of stuff that I don't care about.  I knew this up front, but after reading, I was happy that I didn't have to figure out every option that this little gem has.  I'm retired and not that much into all kind of features that are now on watches, cell phones, computers, etc.  However; the whole solar powered/atomic thing intrigued me.

  It didn't take me long to understand the main points about the operation of this watch.  After reading, I was very worried about the fact that power lines and radio waves, as well as the lay of the land, could interfere with the atomic clock signal which provides the automatic settings of day, date, and time.  I live in a log cabin, surrounded by trees, with power lines probably an eigth of a mile away, and a radio station right across the road from me!  The first window I tried, error, didn't work.  I tried a window on the other side of the house and had a signal that was jumping between L2 and L3 (medium to strong signal).  L1 is the lowest signal and L3 is the strongest.  It worked, but I tried the window in the back of my house and success...a good strong L3!  Location makes all the differance when downloading the signal.  You can do this manually until you find the best place...then, just put the watch in the window when you go to bed and it will do the rest, provided you have selected the auto option.

  The solar power was charged well right out of the box...where it had to be in darkness for days!  I will put it in the sunlight tomorrow to make sure it is fully charged.  Artificial light works, but sunlight is better.

  I would suggest that you follow the instructions to get the built in light to stay on for three seconds as opposed to 1.5.  When I tried the light, I was pleased, but it went off too fast.  The 3.0 seconds it good enough to see the time.

  I love how the watch is made...looks good enough to wear to work, go casual, or even wear with a suit!  Not to thick and the band, with the double clasp, is great!  Feels really good on my wrist.

  If I was forced to voice a negative, the only thing that I can think of would be the buttons that you push for the various functions.  A little hard to push, but after a few times, I got the hang of them.  They are made that way so they don't get pushed accidentally.  A child would have a hard time pushing them, but I can see where that could be a good thing!  This wouldn't be their style anyway.

  Oh yeah...when I registered the warranty and answered the questions, a good thing happened...I hit the send button and got and extended warranty certificate food for an additional year!  This is only for G-shock.  So, I have a two year warranty!  Honestly, I don't believe that I will ever need it.

  My conclusion is this...if are considering this watch at all, GET IT!  I do not believe that you would be disappointed at all!  Amazon.com has the best price of any place that I checked...especially with the free shipping.  That's it for now and I hope that this is helpful.  Get it and enjoy!