Men's Vintage A178WA-1A Silver Stainless-Steel Quartz Watch with Grey Dial

Fantastic watch. My dad has had the same watch for 20 years and it’s still going strong on the original battery. He rarely uses the light feature to conserve the battery, but otherwise wears it daily. He wanted a new backup watch and couldn’t find a different model that had all the nice features this one has - date, day of the week, month, year, time of course, alarms, etc. all with a large easy-to-read display. So when I discovered the same model was still being sold we got it. As you can see in my photo, the old watch (on the right) with 20 years of daily wear still looks very good. The new watch is on the left. My dad is very happy with it!

way exceeds quality expectations, & hence, a very good value for the price .. original battery & still going flawlessly after 12 years

Casio Men's A178WA-1A Illuminator Stainless with 3234 module. Obituary, three years later. First off, let me say I'm about to buy two more of these. That's how satisfied I am with the cost/value/performance of this watch. After 3-years of constant wear, it still looks like almost new. I only remove it to shower. But, just shy of 3-years, while sleeping, one of the band-mounting holes broke and the wrist band cannot be reinstalled. So, it's done, kaput. I paid $15.61 and wore it for 1,048 days. That comes to 1.5¢ per day. ------------------------------------- As noted by someone else, the case is not stainless steel, although the band appears to be. Here's hoping the chromed plastic case doesn't get scratched too easily, only time will tell. The back of the case is some type of metal, perhaps stainless steel. As delivered, there is a scratch on the back. Maybe that's why I paid half as much here as this watch goes for elsewhere. If that's the case, I am happy to live with a little scratch. :-) I like this type of watch band, the same as my retired Casio which served me without issue for three years. Length adjustment is easily accomplished with a locking lever. No need for removing segments as I've seen in some previous watches I've owned. And it's perfectly comfortable on my wrist. It doesn't pinch/grab my hairy arm. The included user's manual has such tiny print (standard) that my old eyes required a magnifying lens to read it. Fortunately, the manual is available in PDF on their web site and is much easier on the eyes. Most of the settings are so intuitive and familiar I found no need to use the manual. Exceptions were setting hourly chime [SIG] and the daily alarm. The stop-watch is great! Precision to 0.01 second, with a total elapsed time up to 23:59:59. Another reviewer stated the A178 showed a total elapsed time of 9:59:59, that is incorrect. I wish it had a countdown timer. Countdown WITH repeat would have been even sweeter. In fact, those two features were criteria I had in mind when I decided to buy this watch. I knew it didn't have those features when I ordered. But, it seems the only current models available with them are sport watches and I didn't want an Ironman or other such ... they're just a bit gawdy for my taste. The LCD display characters are larger than on most non-sport watches. This appeals to me. The 6-digit time display (common nowadays) is a feature I paid big bucks for 40 years ago, when it was a hard to find feature. The dual time feature is useless to me. I may wish I was a jet setter, but such is not the case. Besides, on the rare occasions when I have the luxury of travel I've always, somehow, managed to add or subtract the time in my head (am I a genius?). Or even go to the horribly tedious (sarcasm) effort of temporarily re-setting my time to match my location for longer visits. I'd happily trade the dual time feature for an actual countdown/repeat timer. To each their own. Claimed accuracy is 30 seconds per month, which would be terrible if true. But, my experience with other digital watches over the last 40 years is that they're significantly more accurate than their claims. I just set the watch to NIST on 8/17/2016. Only time will tell. [EDIT on 9/27/16] 41 days after setting the watch accurately by the NIST time, it is slow by six seconds. That equals less than five seconds per month ... much better than the claimed 30 seconds. And, I've reached my tolerance for inaccuracy, time to reset the watch. Once a month looks like a good time frame for this.[/EDIT] I am retiring a Casio A159WGEA-1 which I bought June 23, 2013 on Amazon. That watch's battery is indicating signs of weakness (dimming display upon setting time) after only three years. This, in spite of the watch's Amazon ad claiming a seven year battery. And I never used any alarm functions nor any illumination. Also, on the retired watch, the (A) button became almost non-functional within months, making it difficult to set the time. [EDIT 3/28/2017] So far, so good ... it still looks and functions perfectly.[/EDIT] A tag which came attached to this, A178WA-1A, makes a claim of "10 year battery" ... I'm highly doubtful about that claim. But in all honesty, if it lasts 3-4 years I'll be satisfied. It will take time to evaluate accuracy and durability. Even though it lacks a few featured I'd ideally like to have, for this price it's a GREAT deal. P.S. Today is October 8, 2022. So, it's a few years later. I still love this model, but good grief, talk about price increases. Nearly DOUBLE what I paid 3-years ago.

Worth every penny of the price. I like the way day, date, and time all appear on one screen at the same time. Easy to set. Big numbers are easy to read (in decent light). A fashionista friend commented that it looks like a vintage Casio, which apparently are "in," and fetch high prices if they were actually bought back when. I think this one looks a little chintzy because of that, but for the price, who is complaining. It keeps good time -- seems to be losing about 10 seconds a month. The backlight works well -- not so bright as to be disturbing, but good enough to read easily when you push the "light" button in a dark room. These LCD displays can be a bit hard to read in subdued light -- not just in near total darkness, so it is good that the backlight is available. My one disappointment is that the watch is just "water resistant." They claim it won't get ruined if you get caught in the rain, but it is not for water sports or other activities where it will get submerged. [UPDATE -- after 7 mos of wear, and a couple of hundred showers, it is still running perfectly! I have not worn it while swimming] If you need a more waterproof watch, select a similar Casio rated to resist water to a specified depth. Based on experience with similar Casio watches, the battery in this one should last at least 5 years (they claim 10), if you don't use the backlight too much. The alarm, stopwatch, and second time zone displays are handy, although the alarm may be too quiet to wake you from deep sleep, or to hear in a noisy environment. An available snooze feature can be set to keep bugging you if you don't respond at the set time. You also have some flexibility on having the alarm go off at intervals other than daily. The low-volume alarm can be a plus if it goes off in a situation where it could be disturbing -- you will hear it, but it won't be too disturbing to everyone else.

Ik vind het niet leuk dat de bezorger schrijft dat het in de brieven bus is bezorgt,buuren hebben het pakket met horloge zien liggen bij de brieven bussen waar iedereen van buiten bij kan. Dus kan geen beoordeling geven van het horloge. Ik hoop dat amazon hier melding van maakt.

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This is my third Casio watch in thirty years. The first was retired because its strap got full of paint. A generous soul took pity on me and offered me the same model. From the back of the drawer, this first watch still continued to tell the correct time for many years (except during Daylight Savings Time). For the second one, after ten years of good service, its adjustment buttons have become more capricious and an attempt to repair has been lethal to it. I found the same model on Amazon but unfortunately all I received was a message from the carrier advising me that the package had been damaged and that I would be refunded. The second attempt was no more successful, this time I got no message, but Amazon promised me a refund. A third attempt, with Prime next day delivery, was more successful, but delivered 5 days after the promised date. Too bad finally because the watch was $10 less at Walmart. The watch looks just as good as its predecessors. I recommend it but do not attempt to repair it or change the battery yourself. Also, check Walmart first and don't believe Prime delivery.

Jaha, då var det dags igen. Ytterligare en Casio A178. Har ett flertal, då det är en av mina favoritbeaters. Har en i guld oxå, bara för att. Ger bort en då och då, och då blir det oftast att jag köper två till för att ersätta den jag givit bort, de är så billiga. Är oxå bra att ha några extra för festligare tillfällen som inte är slitna av arbete och fritidsaktiviteter. Klockan har ett reptåligt mineralglas (vilket är ovanligt på casioklockor i den här prisklassen), en extra tidzon, stop watch, grön och skön belysning, är enkel att ställa och har ett 10 års batteri. Displayen är lätt att läsa av och siffrorna är stora. Klockhuset är av resin belagd med chrome. Man får repor, chromet släpper lite men det gör det på alla casioklockor av den här typen det är inget som sker på en gång det tar tid. Tål förvånansvärt mycket. Den funkar för både jobb och fritid men även för festligare tillställningar. Saknar dock timer, vilket är irriterande. Men man kan inte få allt. Jag älskar den här modellen, det är en underdog bland casios klockor och det finns förvånansvärt lite rewievs av den bland casio communities, desto mer finns på A168, en superklocka det oxå, men den här är bättre och alltid billigare. Brukar betala mellan 300-350 kr för dem. Den som söker han finner. Jag rekommenderar dem varmt, man får väldigt mycket klocka för pengarna. Det enda problemet med casios klockor är att det är så billiga att det är lätt att köpa för många.

Lo que se esperaba de él, práctico, sencillo, funcional. Un reloj bueno.