This is my second Casio solar atomic watch. The first one I returned within days when I bought this one. It was all metal. The band was so uncomfortable that it was almost painful to wear. It was also too big and heavy. I wanted a watch that shows the day, date, and time. The atomic and solar features seemed interesting.

I am very impressed with the atomic part. I live on the east coast and it synchronizes every night on my wrist in bed asleep at either the first or second set time (12 midnight and 1 AM ET). It is nice to know that my watch is always accurate to the second and that it will automatically adjust for daylight savings time. I have not had it long enough to comment on the solar aspect. I hope it gets enough light to keep it charged.

COMPARISON WITH MY OLD WATCH

My old watch was a Timex of very similar design except it did not have the atomic or solar features and only had a plastic watch face which easily scratched. It was smaller, lighter, and had a leather band.

PROS OF CASIO
- atomic feature
- solar (?)
- mineral face

CONS OF CASIO
- smaller size of digits make it harder to see
- size, weight, and plastic band make it less comfortable

It took me several days to weigh these to decide which I wanted to wear. Casio won out. The atomic part was most important because I like always having accurate time to the second. The solar feature and mineral face should make the watch much longer lasting and keep it looking better for much longer. I do miss the larger digits and comfort of my old watch.

You may wish to go to the Casio web site to download the manual (qw3063.pdf).