UPDATE 15 February 2015:

I still continue to use this watch on a daily basis and it still runs well, keeps great time, and the solar charger continues to work well!  It has been such a pleasure to NOT have to deal with watch battery changes!!!  The strap is still as flexible as the day it arrived and even with daily putting on and taking off cycles, there are no cracks or other damage to the band.

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I opted to try this watch because I was looking for something that was easy to see and that did NOT need to have its batteries replaced every year or so.  If you use your watch in the water, every time you replace the batteries you are supposed to replace the seal.  That is not only expensive, it is a pain.  So, I decided to give this watch a shot.  Here is what I liked about it:

  1.  The watch actually has a large enough wrist band to fit my wrist!  Rarely do I find a watch that will fit my wrist.  I usually have to either replace the watch band or buy additional links to expand the band it comes with.  There was actually one notch left in the band after I put it on.

  2.  The watch face is large and the hour and minute hands are easy to see.  This is a great feature is you do not have perfect eye sight.

  3.  Casio has an online PDF file for the manual for this watch.  That makes it EASY to read and to setup the watch.

  4.  For its size, the watch is VERY light and you can easily forget you have it on.

  5.  While NOT a divers watch (lacks the bezel settings for dive time) it is water resistant to over 300 feet.  I do not dive anymore, but I have had it down to 20 feet and it has not had any issues.

  6.  Once you have read the manual (sorry, but it is not all that intuitive) the watch is easy to setup and all functions are fast to get to.

What I did not like about the watch:

  1.  It is a good thing that the wrist band fit because it is NOT replaceable!!!  This is a one piece body/strap design.

  2.  There is no second hand on the analog watch face!!  The only place there is a second function is on the tiny digital display window.  Unless you have good vision and good light, this can be difficult to see.

  3.  All of the additional features are accessed and displayed in the very small digital window!  This is a problem for me unless the lighting is good and/or I am wearing reading glasses.

  4.  Alarms and hourly chimes are NOT loud.  If you work or are in a noisy environment it is easy to not hear an alarm or chime.

Overall, I am happy with this watch because I did NOT acquire it for the sports functions, I acquired it for the solar power feature (no more battery changes)and the large analog display face.  I would recommend this watch for anyone looking for the same features or for anyone with good eyesight who wants all of the additional features.