No real complaints, February 21, 2010

Bought this at the same time as a Casio Databank DB35H model. I like this AQW101 “fishing” watch better and will be using it. Just wish it had the 5 alarms like the databank models…

Pros:

1) Face is much easier to read than the DB35H.

2) The analog hands are nice to have. I find myself glacing at those and being able to read them quicker than the digital display at times.

3) The moon and temperature things are nice novelty items

4) The buttons are easy to work with and so far, no problems with them getting hit by accident.

5) The overall style and finish are excellent, especially for the price.

6) The band is good quality (better than on the cheaper DB35H).

Cons:

None really, but if pressed:

1) Its a bit on the big side. Not a problem unless you’re “small boned” – and even then, with the band, it conforms well to the wrist.

2) The temperature measurement is modified by your body heat (about +10F)…

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A nice-looking watch — I like the dual function and the moon dial and temperature, even if the leaping fish are overkill, December 15, 2009

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Nathan Andersen “film lover, philosophy profe… (Florida) – See all my reviews

  

  

  

I like inexpensive sports watches. I can’t bring myself to wear a watch to impress, and can’t imagine wanting a fancy (and expensive) one. I’m like my dad: when it comes to watches I prefer function to form. I like the digital time, the digital timer and the stopwatch. Unlike my dad, however, who for several years (to my mother’s chagrin) wore a calculator watch everywhere he went (God rest his soul, I loved the man), I do like it to look good.

I needed a new watch, and wanted to get one that had both a digital readout and hands. I’m not sure why such watches even exist, but I think they look good, and I’m really happy about this watch. I think it looks good on me, and fits well (and I’m a very tall guy, with big wrists) and it has all the functions I could ever want in a watch (timer, alarm and stopwatch, etc.) plus a few more (the compass dial is a fake, though, and this won’t give you directions). It reads temperature (though for that it’s only an accurate…

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Neat features but…, May 2, 2010

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B. Fanny “Ex Amazon Customer” (NH) – See all my reviews

  

My preference being an analog style watch I struggled to find something that was a decent multifunction watch and without spending a fortune. I give this 3 stars for the features it has, expecially the tide, moon phase, and temp; which is what interested me the most.

Tide feature is going to be rough since it is based on setting a lat / long for whatever area you set it to and is something I don’t want to mess around with as some of the boat launches I use in the ocean are sometimes unusable at low tide.

Temp feature though the concept is cool, does not really work. On your wrist it is going to be a varying tempeture based on your body head and where you are located (in the sun, with wind, in rain, etc).

Can’t commennt too much on the moon phase or suggested fishing times as I painfully have not been able to go out much to confirm or reject this. Neat though.

The other features fill the watch up with lots of extra effort to…

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